Mastering Filters for Photography: The Complete Guide to Digital and Optical Techniques for High-Impact Photos

by Chris Weston

The most comprehensive, updated resource on using optical and digital filters to create stunning effects

Whether you're shooting nature, wedding, portrait, landscape, or any other type of photography, filters are indispensable tools for bringing images closer to the way our eyes actually perceived the scene in real life, as well as for creating unique mood and color effects. In Mastering Filters for Photography , author CHRIS WESTON covers everything you need to know about the range of optical and digital filter options, showing you how to use them to master contrast, intensity, color, tone, and for creative special effects.
 
Filled with more than 300 images from master photographers, before-and-after shots, and step-by-step instructions, Mastering Filters for Photography is the one book you'll need to make filters an essential part of your photographic arsenal. 

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent guide for anyone looking to use photographic filters, and a great refresher for anyone who might have been away from it for a while (like myself). This book goes in-depth, is almost entirely illustrated with image examples, and even covers how to do many similar techniques post-capture in Photoshop.

[Fiona Cano-lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very helpful book if you want to start using filters or just want to know the difference between a GND and a Grad Blue filter. Covers all the day-to-day filters ie polarizers, uv,neautral density etc but it doesn't cover every type of creative filter but star bursts, soft focus and coloured filters for B&W are included.