How to Use Filters in Black-and-White Photography
There are two main filters to use with black-and white-photography - correction and contrast.
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Instructions
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Study the scene or object you wish to photograph in black and white.
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Look for shadows and how the shadows play among the lighter portions. A filter will lighten its like color, but will darken its contrasting color. For example, a yellow filter will lighten yellow colors, but will darken the blue colors in your scene.
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Try a soft-focus filter to give your portrait or object a soft or hazy look. Portraits will have a dreamy effect.
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Use a polarizer if you are taking pictures of anything that might have a glare such as artwork. A polarizing filter also works well on keeping any glare spots off your scene when shooting in bright sunlight or near water.
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Tips & Warnings
Store and carry filters in special filter cases.
Label each pouch with the type of filter and what it does.
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Comments
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twofourseven
Feb 13, 2010
Love it love it. Great article! :D -
Nov 22, 2005
I often use a yellow filter to bring out the contrast between the white clouds and the sky behind - pretty much the way a polarizer would do in color photography. For even more definition, use a red filter, which makes the clouds stand out even more.
