what filters should I buy? Advice needed!

exorcist · 2nd July 2003

hi, I am a newbie here. I will focus my interests on black/white photography concerning landscapes and portraits.

I know orange filters and red filters are widely used in B/W photography to create special effects, but i am hesitating that which one i should buy firstly and how to use it to make my pictures attractive?

Of course, i will use the orange or red filter for color pictures. So which one is used more frequently?

Thank you for any advice and suggestions!

--exorcist

jtnet · 2nd July 2003

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Originally posted by exorcist
hi, I am a newbie here. I will focus my interests on black/white photography concerning landscapes and portraits.

I know orange filters and red filters are widely used in B/W photography to create special effects, but i am hesitating that which one i should buy firstly and how to use it to make my pictures attractive?

Of course, i will use the orange or red filter for color pictures. So which one is used more frequently?

Thank you for any advice and suggestions!

--exorcist

i feel there is no which to buy first because both create different effect. However, with budget , consider the organge first. It more " general" in that sense.

i've not tried red filter in colour photography. but the orange make the scence more warm. personally i dont quite like it because it "kills" all other colour.

patch17 · 2nd July 2003

IMHO, orange and red are a bit too close in terms of clour. Why not try a green filter instead of a red for B&W?

a polarizer is always a good choice.

exorcist · 3rd July 2003

hi, guys

thank u for advices!

yes, i have a CPL already. For the reason of budget, i will choose one from red and orange filters for my b/w photography.

I would buy the red filter firstly becasue it can darken the sky in b/w phtography. About the orange filter, i don't know how to use it and need more knowledge about it.

--exorcist

SzennyBoy · 3rd July 2003

If you can "ta-han" for another 8 hours (as of this post), I'll scan in a page from the Lee Filters catalogue I have at home which show the different effects achieved by using different colour filters on B&W.

f55user · 3rd July 2003

Alternatively if you can tahan the 20+MB download, grab the online PDF document from B+W which will show u all the effects..
Download here: http://www.schneider-kreuznach.com/p...terkatalog.htm

If the 20MB is too much, they have also seperate sections you can download individually.

exorcist · 3rd July 2003

hi, thank all of you, guys

i am downloading the documents!

Clupsnap, it is a really good forum with many kind peoples!

clive · 3rd July 2003

orange

SzennyBoy · 4th July 2003

As promised... here are examples of the effects of various colour filters on B&W film.

exorcist · 4th July 2003

SzennyBoy

Thank you!

The filters do have obvious effect in the b/w photography.

After carefully thinking, maybe i will buy orange first...~~

--exorcist

2nd July 2003	#1
exorcist Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NTU Posts: 238	what filters should I buy? Advice needed! hi, I am a newbie here. I will focus my interests on black/white photography concerning landscapes and portraits. I know orange filters and red filters are widely used in B/W photography to create special effects, but i am hesitating that which one i should buy firstly and how to use it to make my pictures attractive? Of course, i will use the orange or red filter for color pictures. So which one is used more frequently? Thank you for any advice and suggestions! --exorcist

2nd July 2003	#3
patch17 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: here and there Posts: 748	IMHO, orange and red are a bit too close in terms of clour. Why not try a green filter instead of a red for B&W? a polarizer is always a good choice. __________________ Today is a gift; that's why it's called the present. The toys

3rd July 2003	#4
exorcist Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NTU Posts: 238	:P hi, guys thank u for advices! yes, i have a CPL already. For the reason of budget, i will choose one from red and orange filters for my b/w photography. I would buy the red filter firstly becasue it can darken the sky in b/w phtography. About the orange filter, i don't know how to use it and need more knowledge about it. --exorcist

3rd July 2003	#5
SzennyBoy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 694	If you can "ta-han" for another 8 hours (as of this post), I'll scan in a page from the Lee Filters catalogue I have at home which show the different effects achieved by using different colour filters on B&W.

3rd July 2003	#6
f55user Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: "You Are Here" Posts: 276	Alternatively if you can tahan the 20+MB download, grab the online PDF document from B+W which will show u all the effects.. Download here: http://www.schneider-kreuznach.com/p...terkatalog.htm If the 20MB is too much, they have also seperate sections you can download individually.

3rd July 2003	#8
clive Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,573	orange

4th July 2003	#9
SzennyBoy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 694	As promised... here are examples of the effects of various colour filters on B&W film.