Kim_Johnson
Camera lens filters can serve different purposes in photography. They are super helpful in capturing scenery in difficult lighting conditions.
They can enhance colors and reduce reflections and also can protect your camera lens.
The first thing you should do after you get a new camera is buy a clear lens to protect your expensive lens. They can be purchased at next to nothing, and are a big money saver.
Some photographers rely on filters for their everyday work, while others rarely use them.
Landscape photographers rely heavily on various filters while Portrait photographers rarely use them.
I sometimes experiment with my little point and shoot camera. I do not use filters but sometimes I use what is around. My windshield of the car like in the photo above, and my sunglasses lens.
Or just the windshield like below.
The last photo shows the light naturally with no filter.
And one more snap with natural light.
Owned camera filters yet never used them. I like to be able to experiment with one shot and not limit it. I took photography but was never trained in using filters, so I guess that’s part of the reason I don’t use them. But what I know for sure is, if I take a shot naturally without filters, I have more versatility with that shot.
Try it out, you can use different colored glasses as well, but I like the polarized ones.
I found this cool list. Check it out.
https://petapixel.com/2015/08/22/10-simple-photography-hacks-with-household-things/
Great post, and wonderful photos!
Thank you Mom!
Great ideas 🙂
Thank you!! : )
Great you give me some ideas!
lol Glad you like them. Another tip for you. Do you have a metal colander? A strainer? You can use one of those to make a shadow filter, its a pretty cool effect.
Nice! I also use sunglasses as a filter! I’ve got rose colored ones! It gives a nice effect
Mine have a pinkish tint to them, not exactly rose colored but the effect is really pretty I think.
I like all of them!
Thank you Ellie!
Amazing photographs
Thank you Gina!
Lovely photographs!
Much appreciated Nina!
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Beautiful shots! Where was this at Kim?
This was in Oceanside, CA. Thank you Andrew!
Great explanation Kim.
Thank you Carol.