Filters work by being placed in
front of your camera lens. You can also place several filters in front of your
camera at any given time.
Lets take a look at the most
important ones to use.
Neutral Density Filters
(ND): Neutral Density filters will certainly help you with tough exposures.
These filters work by cutting down the light that reaches your lens. These
filters come in a variety of strengths with the most popular being 0.3, 0.6 and
0.9 - these filters will help with exposure without affecting colour.
Neutral Density filters will
certainly help you with tough exposures. These filters work by cutting down the
light that reaches your lens. These filters come in a variety of strengths with
the most popular being 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 - these filters will help with exposure
without affecting colour.
One half of these filters is
dark and the other is completely clear. They basically work by reducing
brightness. The different numbers stand for the amount of brightness they reduce
- 0.3 ND reduces light by one stop - 0.6 reduces light by 2 stops - 0.9 reduces
light by three stops.
Lets say you arrive at a high
contrast scene, - you take a light reading of the sky and get an exposure
reading of F/22 at 1/8 second; you take a reading from the ground in front of
you and get a reading of F/22 at 1 second. This is a difference of three stops
of light. You need to reduce the brightness of the sky. By using the 0.9 ND you
will reduce the light in the sky by three stops without affecting the light
hitting the ground in front of you.
Polarizing Filters: A
polarizing filter should be top of the list - a polarizing filter can be used
with colour or black and white and is probably the most important filter on the
market today. The polarizing filter will also darken the blue sky to give it a
strong rich colour. It will make mist stand out and can be also used to give
fast flowing water a misty effect. This filter is most effective with side
lighting.
A polarizing filter should be
top of the list - a polarizing filter can be used with colour or black and white
and is probably the most important filter on the market today. The polarizing
filter will also darken the blue sky to give it a strong rich colour. It will
make mist stand out and can be also used to give fast flowing water a misty
effect. This filter is most effective with side lighting.
Warm-up filters: In
overcast conditions, don't put your camera away. This is an ideal time for you
to switch your attention to landscape detail. On an overcast day images often
appear cold and dull. Try using a warm-up filter. These filters will remove the
dull effect that you get shooting without the sun.
In overcast conditions, don't
put your camera away. This is an ideal time for you to switch your attention to
landscape detail. On an overcast day images often appear cold and dull. Try
using a warm-up filter. These filters will remove the dull effect that you get
shooting without the sun.
The 81-series are the best
choice and will give your images an extra bit of life. An 81A warm-up filter is
ideal to use in adding extra warmth to low light images.
Filters for B/W photography:
Just because you use black and white film it doesn't mean that you can't use
filters - there are several filters for B/W photography. The polarizing filter
is one of the few filters that work for B/W and colour photography. It will help
to darken shades of grey in your final print.
Just because you use black and
white film it doesn't mean that you can't use filters - there are several
filters for B/W photography. The polarizing filter is one of the few filters
that work for B/W and colour photography. It will help to darken shades of grey
in your final print.
The red filter is one of the
most popular. This filter will darken the sky giving your image more impact. The
most common red filter is the number 25. Filters for B/W work by transmitting
light of its own colour, and holds back light of the other colours.
There's a large amount of
filters available; these are the most important filters for landscape
photography.
There are also several filters on the market today that will do very little for
your photography. Colour graduated filters should be left at home or placed in
the bin - colour graduated filters work by creating un-natural colours,
destroying your final print.
TJ Tierney. Award winning Irish
Landscape photographer. If you are looking for more photo tips visit
http://www.goldenirishlight.com/photographytips.html
To view some of his images visit his on line
gallery at
http://www.goldenirishlight.com
Neutral Density filters will
certainly help you with tough exposures. These filters work by cutting down the
light that reaches your lens. These filters come in a variety of strengths with
the most popular being 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 - these filters will help with exposure
without affecting colour.
A polarizing filter should be
top of the list - a polarizing filter can be used with colour or black and white
and is probably the most important filter on the market today. The polarizing
filter will also darken the blue sky to give it a strong rich colour.
It will make mist stand out and
can be also used to give fast flowing water a misty effect. This filter is most
effective with side lighting. In overcast conditions, don't put your camera
away. This is an ideal time for you to switch your attention to landscape
detail.
On an overcast day images often
appear cold and dull. Try using a warm-up filter. These filters will remove the
dull effect that you get shooting without the sun. Just because you use black
and white film it doesn't mean that you can't use filters - there are several
filters for B/W photography.
The polarizing filter is one of
the few filters that work for B/W and colour photography. It will help to darken
shades of grey in your final print.
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