Filters VS Post - An introduction to using filters in photography
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A short introduction to the importance of filters and how they are able to manipulate light in ways that cannot be replicated in post-production, making filters - at least for some photographers - an essential piece of photographic kit.
The video looks at the three main categories of filters that you are likely to come across, starting with the polariser which should really be in every photographer's bag. It then discusses neutral density filters, variable neutral density filters and finally graduated neutral density filters (the latter being the only filter type that can be reproduced in post-production as long as you shoot two or more frames at different exposures).
Links mentioned in the video:
Introduction the the Nisi Vario-ND filter - • Introducing the Nisi T...
Introduction to the Nisi V7 filter holder - • Introducing the NEW Ni...
Apologies for the sound in some locations. While traveling along South Africa's Wild Coast my Videomic Pro gave up the ghost and I didn't have my lav mic with me.
Timeline
00:00 Introduction - Why do we need filters?
01:58 The Circular Polariser filter
03:30 Neutral Density filters
06:39 Variable Neutral Density filters
07:10 Graduated Neutral Density filters
10:12 Conclusion - Why filters are useful
Пікірлер: 5
Hi Emil, thanks for the fantastic video! I really enjoyed watching and will continue to follow the channel.
@emilvonmaltitz
Ай бұрын
Thanks! I really appreciate the follow and feedback.
@RipiresReviews
Ай бұрын
@@emilvonmaltitz your most welcome. I can’t see you put a lot of energy into these videos and I really respect that 😊 I’d love to see you do a video on photographing big game animals (crocodiles would be exceptional).
Thank you for all the information! Possibly a stupid question but, when you say a variable ND is a ND polarizer, does that mean a variable ND gives you the benefits of both? Meaning stopping down the light while also managing reflections?
@emilvonmaltitz
7 ай бұрын
Not quite. The VND is a sandwiched polarizer so that as you twist you cross polarize and get less light. The downside to this is that you can't control when you polarize. Nisi makes a 6 Stop CPL which has the benefits of both polarizer and ND, but it's only 6 Stops. So with a VND you are going to get polarized skies even if you don't want them. Hence the VND is invaluable for video where you are trying to get 180 degree shutter and are more concerned with that than whether your skies are polarized unevenly or not.