Workshop 7
Colored Gels Rock!
The “Spectra and Tricks with Color Filters” tutorial on page 72 explains how to use filters and alter white balance settings to change the color temperature or artificially color the background in your images. But filters can be used for more artistic purposes too. I have two sets of filters: the serious ones, such as CTO and green, for making selective color shifts (they are carefully sorted and labeled); and my fun filters, which include a random mix of bright colors including yellow, pink, green, purple, and all the others you can find in a LEE swatch book—the more colorful, the better. Any time a scene seems too dull, I can brighten it up with a color ...
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