Often when we are shooting with a coloured film, we come across a blue or red caste on your image. This may be due to incorrect white balance or when the lighting is not according to the standard day light.

We have known that if we wish to increase the contrast then we need to use contrast enhancement filters, and when we want to decrease the contrast we can use diffusion filters, but what do you do if you want to increase the tone of a particular colour in your frame?

As is obvious from the name, contrast filters are used to enhance colour contrasts in photographic images.

Ever if you are a beginning photographer you must be aware of what filters are and their various uses in photography. But for those who do not know, filters are camera accessories made up of glass that are used to get various coloured, black and white and focus effects, such as split focus, diffusion, colour correction and contrast reduction, in photography.

Sometimes having everything clear and in focus is not the right picture. So what do you do if you want to give a hazy glamorous feel to your picture? Well that’s when you look into using diffusion filters.

While framing shots you will have often come across a situation when the closer you get to an object, the more difficult it is to focus on it. After a certain distance, if you get any closer, then no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to focus on the subject.

We have already discussed that a neutral density filter can be used to decrease the exposure, depth of field and increase contrast.

Gone are the days when Black and white photography was termed as ancient or redundant; this beautiful art is fast returning as a trendy way to shoot. Now, people are experimenting more and more with the film.

What should you do in case you are shooting outdoors and the sun is so bright that, even at the lowest aperture, opening your camera light meter shows over exposure? In such a situation you should use a neutral density filter.

Most of you would have often wondered why we need to use a UV filter whenever we are shooting in Sunlight? To answer that we first need to understand what UV light is and why is it harmful in photography.