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 58mm GRAD ND FILTER GRADUATED NEUTRAL DENSITY NEW $15.99 Time Remaining: 17d 7h 24m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
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 New 10 pcs for P Series Cokin filter box Square Graduated filter box $7.59 Time Remaining: 7d 11h 49m Buy It Now for only: $7.59 |
 Square filter kit for Camera 77 mm DSRL includes ND2 ND4 ND8 Graduated Filters $19.99 Time Remaining: 21d 7h 49m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 58MM FILTER COLOR GRADUATED KIT + MICROFIBER FOR CAMERA SRL CANON 600D T3I $33.24 Time Remaining: 3h 19m |
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 58MM Graduated Color Filter Kit for Canon EOS 600D 550D 500D 450D 400D 350D 300D $34.99 Time Remaining: 12d 39m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
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 Filter Kit for Canon with EF S 18 55mm Graduated Color Filters Gray Orange Blue $14.99 Time Remaining: 12d 19h 49m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 77mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 77 mm Grey Filter $5.90 Time Remaining: 27d 13h 33m Buy It Now for only: $5.90 |
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 Filter kit ND 2 4 8 UV CPL graduated red + keeper + cap for Nikon camera DSLR $26.59 Time Remaining: 3h 19m |
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 Graduated gradual ND2 ND 2 ND4 ND 4 ND8 ND 8 filter +pouch for Cokin P seriesUS $21.95 Time Remaining: 6d 5h 34m Buy It Now for only: $21.95 |
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 ND 2 ND 4 ND 8 Graduated square filter + hood + holder for Cokin P Series $19.99 Time Remaining: 15d 50m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
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 10 in 1 Filter set graduated color Orange Gray Pink Coffee for Canon D SLR 67mm $59.37 Time Remaining: 3h 19m |
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 P SERIES Grad ND neutral graduated filter for Cokin $11.75 Time Remaining: 22d 3h 52m Buy It Now for only: $11.75 |
 77mm Graduated blue Color Filter Lens Nikon Canon Sigma $5.75 Time Remaining: 21d 10h 50m Buy It Now for only: $5.75 |
 Lee Filters 100x150mm 9ND Graduated Neutral Density Soft Resin Filter $126.38 Time Remaining: 8d 19h 9m Buy It Now for only: $126.38 |
 SALE 58mm Graduated Gradual Grey Color filter for DSLR 01 $5.19 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 25m Buy It Now for only: $5.19 |
 82mm Graduated Neutral Density ND 82 mm Grey Filter $6.80 Time Remaining: 27d 13h 35m Buy It Now for only: $6.80 |
 77mm Graduated Gradual Grey 6 ND4 Lens Filter Screw on 77 mm mount $13.94 Time Remaining: 23d 10h 32m Buy It Now for only: $13.94 |
 82mm 82 Graduated Blue Lens Filter for Blue Sky Effect $6.80 Time Remaining: 13d 12h 44m Buy It Now for only: $6.80 |
 58mm Graduated Neutral Density Grey ND Filter For Canon $5.76 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 8m Buy It Now for only: $5.76 |
 52mm Graduated Orange Color Filter For Nikon Canon $6.49 Time Remaining: 9d 9h 6m Buy It Now for only: $6.49 |
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Photographic Filters – The Ins and Outs
In the good old days of film photography the only way to achieve many effects on your photos was with the use of specialized glass (or plastic) filters, fitted to the front (or in some cases slotted into the rear) of camera lenses prior to taking the photo. Fortunately in the modern digital world some of these filters are still used and while many of the old effects can be reproduced in a digital darkroom, others still require the photographer to do the work prior to post processing.
If you speak to most photographers (either professional or amateur) chances are they will probably have some kind of filter in their camera bag, even if they don't use it. While there are too many different types of filter to list them all in detail, a rundown of the most popular would be a good place to start giving advice:
Protective filters:Usually a UV or a Skylight filter, both often employed to protect the end element of a lens from slight knocks (it is far cheaper to replace a filter than a lens!). One word of warning though, filters of this type are often bought cheaply, but this seems strange to me, people will pay thousands for expensive camera lenses and then place a cheap piece of glass at the front, often affecting the image quality of your final photo.
Polarising filters: One of the most popular and useful filters, these are used to eliminate or reduce glare from water etc. as well as to give the appearance of more vivid blue in skies, and are a must for landscape enthusiasts.
Neutral Density filters : These filters reduce the available light reaching the lens, allowing slower speeds to be used in bright conditions (excellent for showing the movement in water), and come in a number of strengths. There are two types of ND filter, a full ND where the whole filter is one dark colour, or graduated ND where the colour effect is started midway through the filter, these being used to allow for skies to not be over exposed while exposing correctly for foreground objects.
Special effects filters: The final types of filter are where you could go really mad, there are so many different variations to choose from, from starburst filters – creating striking bursts of light, to various coloured filters – giving the chosen colour cast to the whole image (Tobacco used to be very popular), these are worth investigating in more detail for a fuller picture, their numbers are vast and the different effects produced staggering, they are however, often filters that can easily be replaced with modern software.
Once you have chosen the style of filter you want to use, you also have to choose from the different types (and manufacturers). There are two very distinct types of photographic filter available; Circular filters that screw onto the front element of your camera lens, these require many different sizes to fit your different lenses, but individually are usually inexpensive. Square filters these slot into specially made filter holders, the huge bonus with these is that with different adaptors this allows you to use one filter on many lenses, as well as stack them up (generally these square filters are of a much higher quality than the circular ones) You also have the benefit of being able to alter the starting position of the filter (depending on what area you want the filter to affect). There are many specialist manufacturers such as Cokin or Lee (the two most famous and popular manufacturers), in fact way too many to mention.
As with all things photographic it is for you to decide what would best suit your needs, in terms of type or style, and what suits one persons budget may not suit another, further research on particular brands is highly recommended (and easy in the internet world).
About the Author
Having been a birdwatcher all my life and an amateur for much of my adulthood I decided it was time to start using my writing skills to show others what I have learnt, and so my global web resource www.fatphotographer.net was born, (much of my writing can be found there).
Photography: Graduated ND filter, landscape