Graduated Neutral Density Filter

Photography is all about light, and light can be one of the hardest things to control, particularly outdoors. Photographers prefer to take out door shots during the golden hours – dawn and dusk, the light is warmer and the contrast is manageable.

On bright days and in certain scenes managing the contrast becomes quite difficult. To get the foreground appropriate lit leaves the background over exposed and vice versa. The compromise can leave the image lacking detail and depth in the colours. This is where a graduated neutral density filter can be useful.

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Photography- Fisheye Lens

Fisheye lenses can be a lot of fun to play with creating interesting effects and distorting visual reality. Some photographers will dismiss them as a “toy”, but they have their place in a camera bag.

Fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens. They a short convex lens which can take a frame up to 180^o of view. I always need to lean forward to ensure my feet are not in shot. Using a tripod can also be tricky if not positioned correctly, as can be the photographer’s shadow.

Using a fisheye lens

Get close to the subject, real close, between 3cm and 30cm. Keep the subject in the centre of the frame, as distortion and bending occurs at the edge of the frame. 

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Photography - Polarising Lens

no polarising filter

light polarising filter

Many lenses on both DSLR and compact cameras will enable photographers to attach filters. The question is which one(s)? There is a large range of filters that have large range of effects on the final image. A good start point to the filter collection is a polarising filter.

Polarising filters modifies the way the camera sees and treats light. Like a pair of polarised sunglasses, it affects the camera sees reflection and glare. It can also change the vibrancy of some colours in a shot.

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