A Beginner's Guide to Camera Lens Filters

As a budding or aspiring photographer, you’ve likely seen or even used camera lens filters before. Photographers use these little pieces of glass for a multitude of reasons, but the most common use for photo filters is managing tricky lighting conditions when shooting.

Filters help minimize glare and reflections, enhance colors, reduce light coming into the lens, and more. Each lens filter serves a specific purpose, as each one is built to deliver a specific effect that can help enhance the final look of an image.

They Protect Your Lens

The most affordable types of camera lens filters are clear and simply used for protection. These are great for protecting the front lens element during normal shooting situations, as the clear glass does not affect your images in any way. Protective lens filters eliminate the possibility of scratches, cracks, and dust accumulating on the surface of your lens.

They Can Correct or Enhance Colors

There are certain types of photo filters that can alter or boost the colors in your images. Some have the ability to correct the color temperature of a scene, while others can enhance color and contrast for a more vibrant image.

They Help Ensure Accurate Exposure

When working with particularly difficult lighting conditions, photo filters are a great option for achieving even and accurate exposure across your entire image. They do this by blocking some of the light that enters the lens (in varying degrees). These are particularly helpful when shooting outdoors during daytime, particularly when using fast shutter speeds may not be enough to avoid overexposure.

They Add Impact to Your Images

Camera lens filters can help improve your images in various ways—they’re useful for increasing contrast in an image, creating more vivid colors, eliminating glare and distracting reflections from water and glassy surfaces, and more. But adding filters to photos also gives a little oomph to an otherwise lackluster shot by adding some interesting effects, like multi-point “stars” on light sources or softened edges.

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