Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners
The importance of flags
A course by Zony Maya , Photographer
About the video: The importance of flags
Overview
“In this lesson we will get to know the flags, which are important elements for any photographer, because they help us to block the light. ”
In this video lesson Zony Maya addresses the topic: The importance of flags, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners. Learn to make the most of sunlight to create portraits with your reflex camera.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now I will explain how flags operate. There's a saying I really appreciate: focus on knowing how to illuminate correctly. It emphasizes understanding not just placement of light. but crucially the art of Flags work like this. They are for removing unwanted light that we often feel uncomfortable with existence. especially when surrounded by constant brightness. The shines brightly outside. streaming in through windows and doors. bouncing off surfaces everywhere. Yet occasionally. we wish this pervasive illumination would fade away. Hence. flags become our allies. shielding that exists before...”
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Course summary for: Lighting with Natural Light for Beginners
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Zony Maya
A course by Zony Maya
Zony Maya is a Mexican photographer and visual artist. He has a degree in communication from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Escuela Activa de Fotografía, and la Academia de Artes Visuales, and is passionate about using photography and video to create his projects.
He received a FONCA grant and a Fulbright-García Robles Scholarship as well as a master's degree in photography, video, and media from the School of Visual Arts New York. His work has been exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Manifesta 11 European Biennial of Contemporary Art in Switzerland, and the XIII Bienal de Fotografía at the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico.
He has collaborated with brands such as Nestlé, Bimbo, Puma, GNP, and Palacio de Hierro, along with publications such as National Geographic, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Glamour, and Gatopardo. He currently shares his knowledge through workshops and conferences in different countries across America, Asia, and the Middle East. He is also an ambassador for Canon and founder of the Maya-Barrón Scholarship.
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