Friday 8th August 2008 | ||||
Filters, multiple exposures and landscapes
On what is considered by some the luckiest day of the century, 08/08/08, we have for you lucky people, an edition packed full of information that could add some challenges, fun and a few chuckles to your life. So why you may ask should we consider a whole load of articles on filters is going to achieve this effect. After all we haven't got a smile filter, or have we. The challenges come from 'getting to grips with grads', and from working out what coloured grads you can use with ND grads, as well as how to use ND filters and multiple exposures to produce special results. The fun comes from experiment with something completely new, and has nothing to do with what you might get up to with the model you took along to one of the landscape viewpoints we have explained today. The chuckles you will find come quite naturally when you are reading several pages, including the special effects filters, and the page that explains how you can get similar effects to using filters, but not from that as much as the attitudes that some of the 'grumpies' have that editing is cheating but doing the same with a wet darkroom and filters is not. |
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We decided to do the articles on filters this week as we wanted to get ahead, and have some days off taking photos, but as usual, once we started writing, more and more information just needed to be added, and we haven't here looked at the difference in quality between one make and another. Well the weather hasn't been up to much has it, in anticipation of a break in the weather we have decided to give ourselves a short break, so there won't be a newsletter next week, the next one will be in two weeks time on the 22nd August. We don't expect to be able to charge off next week, but perhaps if we lighten the load slightly we will be able to take some days off next week and some the week after. Filters you will discover can still be and are still used, they are not just for historic recreations of the days of film or only by those still living in that age. Neutral density grads, and polarizers are really useful, while most of the others may come more into the 'exciting and fun' categories than the 'photographers essential armoury' listings. In one of this weeks articles we do compare what can be done with filters, what can be done in camera in other ways, and what can be done in editing. We have a lot of practical stuff, like identifying what you might need, and looking at the difference in both design and price between different ranges and sizes. With one system you will discover you can build a set with about five times as many filters as another for the same budget. A cheaper make we give you details on you could get far more, but as we haven't used them we cant tell you if we like them or not. We also cover within this, double and multiple exposures, which you may feel has nothing to do with filters as none are usually used, however the filter holder and black or blocking card can be used to produce similar effects as some filters, so we wanted to cover that, and well we didn't want to do half a job so we covered a lot more as well. The articles on these topics are:-
12 on filters and 1 on multiple exposures, oops
that's 13, and we wanted to have all lucky numbers this week, but three of these
existed on the system before (protective, coastal and filters for digital
photography) so its 10 new articles we have added this week. We have also added
a new Filter
Section
From the information you will see how you can 'improve' photographs, which may be minor or may involve adding a colourful sunset that did not exist, adding a rainbow or dropping a reflection where only a field or road existed, all with filters only. Remember its not cheating as long as we don't do the same in editing!! There will be more to come, after all having thought about this all and looked through all the 'toys' again, I will have to write some articles won't I, to justify those extra filters I am going to get. Of course I need them now, what will be your excuse. As most use filters for landscape photography, although you will see loads of other applications, we felt that getting some more location guides available for landscape photography would be the ideal addition this week We have also added more dates into the photographers diary, providing more items you can get out and photograph, subject to the weather of course. |
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In the News This Week
Nikon ViewNX version upgrade to 1.1.1 (free
download), correcting some errors or problems. Our page
showing the latest
Nikon camera firmware
and software
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Summary of Articles Included this week Filters - What you need
Filters for digital photography
Filters
for coastal photography
Protection
filters
Filters - Other solutions
Polarisers
Filters-ND graduated filters Graduated filters
ND filters
Effect filters
Filter holders
Stepping rings
Double
and multiple exposure
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Lists relating to Filters
Further information page
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Locations Guides Added This Week | ||||
Alum Bay,
Isle of Wight
Bantham,
Devon
Blea Tarn,
Cumbria
Bowermans Nose, Devon
Bratley View, New Forest, Hampshire
Buachaille Etvie Mor, Inverness-shire
Dunstanburgh Castle,
Northumberland
Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ingleborough, Yorkshire
Loch
Achtriochtan, Argyllshire
Parkhouse Hill, Derbyshire
Salt
Cellar, Derbyshire
Sandy Mouth Bay, Devon
Silver
Sands of Morar, Inverness-shire
Slemish Mountain,
Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Turnberry Point Lighthouse, Ayrshire
White Park Bay, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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