Filters

Filters

• Filters literally filter the light that passes through your lens to your sensor

• They can be used to help with exposure, cut down glare, enhance color, give special effects

Neutral Density Filter

• A neutral density filters acts like a pair of sunglasses.

• It cuts down the amount of light entering your lens

• This allows you to use slower shutter speeds in brighter light conditions

Neutral Density Filter

Neutral Density Filter

Graduated Neutral Density Filter

Graduated Neutral Density Filter

Polarizing Filter

• A polarizing filter cuts down on glare and diffused light

• This will make clear surfaced easier to see through

• This will also make your sky more blue and crisp

• Some Polarizing filters are made to be turned to affect the effectiveness of cutting glare

Polarizing Filter

Polarizing Filter

Without filter With filter

Polarizing Filter

No Filter

With Filter

Black and White Filters

• These filters are colored

• Your cameras have settings to mimic these filters or you can use on lens filters

• Whatever color the filter is, it makes that color appear lighter and all other colors darker.– Ex: a red filter will make red appear lighter

while it makes green and blue appear darker

Black And White FIlters

Black and White Filters

Simulated Black and White Filters

Plain Black and White Green Filter

Red Filter Yellow Filter

Specialty Filters

Star/Spectral Filter

Diffusion Filter

Spot FIlter

Colored Filter

Zoom Filter