ND filters are one of the most common and useful accessories any landscape photographer can have in their bag. If you are new to the genre, you might be wondering how and when they are used. This great video will give you an introduction to ND filters along with some demonstrations of their usage.
Coming to you from fototripper, this excellent video will show you how ND filters are used in landscape photography. If you have not seen them before, neutral density (ND) filters are simply filters that are made to reduce the amount of light entering the lens. This allows you to create effects like smoothing moving water to create silky flows. Taken to extremes, they can be used to create some highly abstract images by eliminating any sort of texture that is created by movement. ND filters come in different powers that can extend your exposure by fractions of a second all the way up to multiple minutes depending on the effect you are going for. Check out the video above for the full rundown.
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