Complete Guide to Filters for Digital Photography

by Meehan, Joseph R.

• ISBN13: 9781579904470
• ISBN10: 1579904475
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Lark Books

Summary

Today's photographer is faced with an overwhelming number of choices when it comes to using digital-camera and computer-based filtration. Help is here in this comprehensive overview. It provides the lowdown on how digital cameras respond to traditional photographic filters and which filters are the most useful to own. Photoshop filters and third-party plug-ins are explored. Learn to improve color rendition, create traditional filter effects, and more in the computer. Filters have always been the most important tools in a photographer's creative arsenal. Here is everything you need to know to master the use of photographic filters in the digital age.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Photographic Qualities of Light and the Role of Filters	8	(24)
The Photographic Qualities of Light	9	(7)
Intensity	10	(1)
Contrast	10	(4)
Color Temperature	14	(1)
The Kelvin Scale	15	(1)
The Color Temperature of Photographic Lighting	16	(1)
Reproduction of Color in Black and White	17	(1)
Complementary Colors	18	(1)
How Light Is Perceived	19	(3)
Infrared Light	21	(1)
The Many Forms of Natural Light	22	(5)
Sunlight	22	(1)
Sunrise/Sunset	22	(2)
Twilight	24	(1)
Fog, Mist, and Snow	25	(1)
Filtering Techniques for Natural Light	26	(1)
Artificial Lighting	27	(2)
Household Tungsten Lighting	27	(1)
Fluorescent Lighting	28	(1)
Theatrical and Commercial Lighting	28	(1)
Mixed Lighting	29	(1)
The Importance of Neutral Areas	29	(3)
Color Casts---Where Do They Come From?	30	(2)
An Overview of Camera Filters	32	(25)
Filter Designations	33	(3)
Filter Names	33	(1)
Filter Grades	34	(1)
Filter Factors	34	(1)
Graduated Filters	35	(1)
Filters that Alter the Color of Light	36	(1)
Color Filter Categories	36	(9)
Color Conversion Filters	36	(1)
Creative Uses for Color Conversion Filters	37	(2)
Light Balancing Filters	39	(1)
Creative Uses for Light Balancing Filters	39	(2)
Color Compensating Filters	41	(1)
Graduated and Stripe Filters	42	(1)
Enhancing Filters	43	(1)
Day for Night Filter	43	(1)
Fluorescent Filters	43	(1)
Sepia Filters	44	(1)
Non-Chromatic Filters	45	(4)
Neutral Density Filters	45	(1)
Polarizers	46	(2)
Circular vs. Linear Polarizers	48	(1)
UV, Haze, and Skylight Filters	48	(1)
Filters that Alter Contrast and/or Sharpness	49	(3)
Soft Focus, Diffusion, Fog, and Mist Filters	49	(1)
Which Filter to Choose?	50	(1)
Adding Warmth	50	(2)
Close-Up Filters	52	(1)
Filter Materials	52	(2)
Filter Mounts and Filter Care	54	(3)
Thread-Mount Filters	54	(1)
Filter Step-up and Step-down Adapters	54	(1)
Bracket Mount Systems	55	(1)
Putting Together a Filter Kit	56	(1)
Point-and-Zoom Camera Filters	56	(1)
Storage and Cleaning	57