The Digital Photographers Guide To Filters

The Digital Photographers Guide to Filters is a guide which demonstrates the traditional filtration and post-processing techniques to help a photographer create better images then ever before. The guide is written by Ross Hoddinott who has steadily built a reputation as a leading landscape, wildlife and close-up photographer. He has also published another book, Digital Macro Photography. In this The Digital Photographers Guide to Filters, Ross hopes to encourage the reader to explore the vast creative possibilities of using filters whether they are new to photography and looking to buy their first filters or already own filters and want to maximise their use.

Part one of The Digital Photographers Guide to Filters starts off by looking at in-camera filtration. Chapter one is about choosing a Filter System, whether to choose slot-in or screw-in filters, sizes, brands and how to look after filters. The following chapters take the various types of filter available in turn and explains them fully. These include polarizing, neutral density, graduated, soft-focus and close-up filters. Part two then looks at in-computer filtration, explaining correction, enhancement and special effects.

There are many images showing the varying techniques and filter types with a caption next to each explaining how the picture was taken. There are also small boxes on many of the pages with short tips, advice and information. I feel the book does exactly what Ross set out for it to do and if you are looking to develop your photography using filters then this book is definitely going to help you.