Monday, September 5, 2011

Get to know more about Camera Filters

By Harvin Gulfill


Camera filters are as important as the lens or the camera itself. Camera filters are transparent or translucent optical elements that whenever light passes or enters the lens, it modifies it, and that's why you get a seemingly new improved image. Filters can affect the image in a various of new by their contrast, sharpness, highlight flare, color, and light intensity, either individually, or in various combinations. They can also produce a range of "special effects." The Camera filter has a large and real effect on your image and the brand of lens or sharpness does not.There are a number of filters out there that can change the way your image looks like from an objective view. Here are a few camera filters that might be handy for you.

Camera filters can be found in any camera shop. They usually come in as plastic disks in round or oblong shape with rings around where you can mount them using accessory holders to the camera. However, using Camera filters has its downsides such as having low definition of images due to scrapes or scratches on the filter or increased exposure due to the decrease transmission of light.

ND (Neutral Density) Filter The ND filter works by reducing the color and light that passes through your lens in equal amounts resulting into a better selection of aperture and shutter speed. Disturbing moving objects are made to look less obvious or less evident.

UV filters This filter is used to trim down haziness created by ultraviolet light. A filter of this kind is especially handy when you're into photographing landscapes on a cloudy day or taking images from airplanes.

Colour Filters There a lot of variety of colour filters; these can be solid colours or graduated. If you like to take photos of sunsets, a red or orange filter can help by exaggerating the colours. You can use blue colour filters when you're taking a shot of the sea. So, practically, a colour filter can dramatically enhance the colours of your photos.




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