The Big Six Filters for Photography
May 31st, 2009I encountered some ideas on web discussions like - you don’t need filters with digital, or the only filter you need is a polarizer, the rest can be done in post processing…. however, the Big Six filters that are useful to most photographers, cannot adequately replace with digital techniques…..
One - The Polarizer
This is so obvious I shouldn’t need to get into “why” you need it, but I’m me, and that means I’m going to talk about it anyway. Any time light moves from air to a transparent substance, some of the light doesn’t penetrate into the transparent substance and is reflected away. Whether the light hits water on a lake, the natural oil on human skin, clear cellulose and wax on plant leaves and flowers, lacquer on a car or a guitar, or glass on a building, there are reflections. The reflections are “white light”; they “fill in” the color and reduce saturation… read Full Article.
