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Getting creative
Resin sets
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Lens Hood
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A quick way
to use an ND
graduated filter
A quick way
to use an ND
standard filter
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A quick way
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The ultra-slow shutter speed
has resulted in the water
appearing misty and ethereal.
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The final picture. The
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reflections and contrast,
making a far more evenly
toned, pleasing image.
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0.9 ND Standard
Neutral density
filters
0.9
0.6
0.3
Graduated ND filters
A graduated ND filter has the neutral density
tone covering just part of the filter. Half way
down the filter, the tone begins to dissolve,
until it leaves clear resin. In most situations,
the sky is brighter than the foreground of
a scene, so the graduated ND helps to
balance your exposure. The result is an
evenly lit scene, as opposed to one where
either the sky is burned out and white, or the
foreground is underexposed.
ND grads come in two types: hard and soft.
The hard grad has a much more defined
transition between neutral density and clear,
and is ideal when the area of transition in the
composition is defined a wall, or the seas
horizon, for example.
A soft grad, as its name suggests, features
a more gradual transition, and is the filter
type of choice when the line between sky
and foreground is less defined, such as an
undulating landscape.
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ProGlass filters
For photographers who prefer glass filters,
LEE has introduced the ProGlass range.
Manufactured from the highest-quality
glass, the ProGlass standard neutral density
filters are available in 0.6 and 0.9 strengths.
Optimised for use with digital cameras,
the ProGlass filters absorb more infrared
and ultraviolet light than their resin ND
counterparts, and can cope effectively with
adverse lighting conditions.
0.9 ND ProGlass
(Standard) Filter
0.6 ND ProGlass
(Standard) Filter
0.9 ND ProGlass
Standard ND filters
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The
polarising
filter
Circular Polariser
Circular Polariser
In use
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Combining filters
For even more precise control of the image,
the Big Stopper can be used in conjunction
with other filters for example, an ND grad
or polarising filter.
Big Stopper
Big Stopper
Exposure Guide
Your Big Stopper will have a density of
somewhere between 9 and 10 stops.
Before first use, please take a test image
to ensure correct exposure compensation
when in use.
Normal Shutter Speed
1,000th
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500th
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8 minutes
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16 minutes
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32 minutes
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Getting
creative
Circular Polariser
Urban landscapes
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Portraits
Capturing the essence of someones
personality while simultaneously placing
them at their ease and staying alert to the
split second when everything falls into place
certainly keeps a photographer on their toes.
The choice of filter when shooting portraits
depends on many factors, including
whether working indoors or outdoors, the
subjects skin tone and, of course, what
the photographer hopes to achieve with
the image. Like much of photography, its
all about experimenting, but here are a few
pointers to get started.
0.6 ND Standard
Getting
creative
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Getting
creative
Big Stopper
Long exposures
Success with long exposures relies on one
key item: a decent tripod. This means the
resulting photographs are blurred for the right
reasons and not because of camera shake.
Because theres no exact definition of what
constitutes a long exposure, the extent of
blur within an image is completely down to
the photographer.
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Getting
creative
Landscapes
Despite this, however, landscape
photography can be tricky to master, and
conveying a true sense of place, time and
mood in an image is something that only
comes with practice.
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Getting
creative
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Resin sets
Neutral density
grad set
Filters
0.3 ND
0.6 ND
0.9 ND
Filtered
No filter
Filter
used
0.6 ND
Hard Grad
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Single
graduated
filters
No. 23A
Light Red
No. 11
Yellowish Green
Sunset
Sunset Yellow
The yellow portion of
the Sunset grad.
Sunset Orange
The orange portion of
the Sunset grad.
Straw
For a strong warm-up
effect when shooting
landscapes; accentuates
foregrounds when inverted.
Filter
used
No. 23A
Light Red
Yellow
Sunset Red
Red
Filtered
Orange
No filter
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Yellow
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Real Blue
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Enhances impression of
dawn and evening light
in skies; red sky at
night effect.
Accentuates brown
tones, such as autumn
leaves and stone.
Neutral Density
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For a brown-tinted
monochrome
appearance, which is
less red than Chocolate.
A green-blue to bring
realistic colour into
flat skies.
Mahogany
Sepia
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Sky Blue
Tobacco
Chocolate
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0.6
Coral
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Single
graduated
filters
Reduces exposure in
selected areas without
affecting colour balance.
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Books
Index
Page
Adaptor Rings
Big Stopper
Inspiring Professionals 1
Inspiring Professionals 2
Neutral Density
Graduated Filter Set
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9,14,21
Polariser
8,12,16
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Portraits
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Real Blue 1, 2, 3
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Books
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Chocolate 1, 2
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Coral 1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14
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Sepia 1, 2, 3
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Sky Blue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Holder
Learn from
the professionals
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Starter Kit
Landscape Photography
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Straw 1, 2, 3
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Sunset Orange
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Lens Hood
Long Exposures
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Sunset Red
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Mahogany 1, 2, 3
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Sunset Yellow
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Sunset 1, 2, 3
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Tobacco 1, 2, 3
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Urban Photography
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Neutral Density
Graduated Filters
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19,23,25,31
Neutral Density
Standard Filters
7,11,19,20
Neutral Density
ProGlass Filters
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