Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills, 3rd Edition

filters

Itti Karuson

essential skills

~     A knowledge and understanding of photographic filters.

~     An understanding of the appropriate application of filters to modify light for the purpose of appropriate exposure and visual effect.

~     A basic understanding of colour theory.

~     Documenation of images illustrating different filtration techniques.

~     Creation of images using technique, observation and selection demonstrating a practical understanding of filtration.

Introduction

The purpose of a filter is to selectively modify the light used for exposure. Filters are regularly used by professional photographers. They are an indispensable means of controlling the variations in light the photographer is likely to encounter. The ...