A unique neutral density graduated filter that features a soft transition into a darker central area (4 stops). Above the darker central area, the filter transitions to a lighter top. The design makes sunrise and sunset shots over water look more natural while maintaining a bright foreground. It also works for backlit mountainous terrain.
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I photograph a lot of landscapes, and many times filters will transform the shot into something special. I’ve always tried to create my work in the field, not later in post-production, camera craft is very important to me. I just returned from photographing in Sedona for a week, and filters were invaluable there. I was teaching a workshop with my wife, we had a great group, and filter use became a popular topic in the field. During class I mentioned …
The Reverse Graduated ND Filter
Back in the days of film getting the right exposure in the field was a critical step, especially scenes where the dynamic range was greater than the contrast range of film. Scenes such as sunrise and sunset posed a challenge until Singh Ray and the late Galen Rowell pioneered Graduated Neutral Density Filters. These filters allowed photographers to control the dynamic range in a scene by selecting an appropriate filter density for the situation at hand. A Graduated Neutral Density Filter is darkest at the top of the filter, gradually fades toward the middle, with the bottom half …
Defining your Infrared Photographic Vision
First of all, finding my own photographic style was one of the most challenging things I have done in my photography career. Secondly, it has changed and morphed as I have aged and become more deliberate in how I capture my images. I have also heard people using photographic style, photographic vision and photographic message synonymously in conversations. In my opinion, they are different, but yet dependent upon one another. My photographic vision depends upon the message I want to …