1. Filters

2. 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

3. 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

4. Neutral Density Filter

5. Neutral Density Filter

6. Graduated Neutral Density Filter

7. Graduated Neutral Density Filter

8. 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

9. Polarizing Filter

10. Polarizing Filter
Without filter With filter

11. Polarizing Filter
With Filter
No Filter

12. 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

13. Black And White FIlters

14. Black and White Filters

15. Simulated Black and White Filters
Plain Black and White Green Filter
Red Filter Yellow Filter

16. Specialty Filters

17. Star/Spectral Filter

18. Diffusion Filter

19. Spot FIlter

20. Colored Filter

21. Zoom Filter