Last week I bought a set of three lens filters: polarizing, neutral density, and a clear protective one. I put the clear protective one on right away. Earlier this week I wanted to try them out, so we went for a walk in Mount Doug. The cool thing with these filters is you can stack them on top of each other. So, for the walk, I had the clear protective filter plus the polarizing filter on top of it. As soon I put the polarizing filter on the greens, reds, and yellows of the natural vegetation was enhanced, making the images more vibrant. Camera filters can improve images by enhancing the contrasts in the image, producing photos with more vivid colours, and eliminating glare and defections from glossy surfaces (“How are Camera Lens Filters Used in Photography?,” 2018). The neutral density (ND) filter I have not experimented with yet. Apparently, this type of lens is supposed to reduce the amount of light that comes into the lens but doesn’t affect the colours of the image (“How are Camera Lens Filters Used in Photography?,” 2018). From this article I found, it says to the ND filter can be used on a sunny day or when trying to take photos in direct sunlight (“How are Camera Lens Filters Used in Photography?,” 2018).  The top photo  demonstrates the difference between a photo without a polarized filter (left) and a photo with a polarizing filter (right). The second photo is similar, but with a neutral density filter (right photo)

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Reference:

How are Camera Lens Filters Used in Photography? (2018). O 42 West. Retrieved from https://www.adorama.com/alc/a-beginners-guide-to-camera-lens-filters