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08/28/2004 09:12:23 AM · #1 |
I was just reading about the benefits of using a warming filter for shooting fall foliage in soft lighting, something like an 81A or Nikon A2. Given our ability to bump the saturation slider in the digital darkroom, is there any reason to use warming filters outside of film? Or are the effects completely different?
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08/28/2004 09:21:45 AM · #2 |
Warming and saturation are not the same thing.
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08/28/2004 09:29:25 AM · #3 |
In my case, I use filters because I'm not particularly talented when it comes to Photoshop. I do own a warming filter 81A but I haven't had a change to use it. I hear that if you set your white balance to cloudy, it gives the same effect as a warming filter.
June
BTW, warming and saturation are completely differnt things. You can have a very saturated picture that has cool colors. I mean temperature cool, not cool cool.
Message edited by author 2004-08-28 09:30:54.
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08/28/2004 09:31:38 AM · #4 |
| The warming example shots I saw showed a similar effect to slight bumping of saturation. The colors looked "richer", for lack of a better word. Could you explain the difference between warming and saturation? |
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08/28/2004 09:31:49 AM · #5 |
| The white balance adjustment does the same thing as a warming or cooling filter. You can get amazing results by playing with the WB settings rather than using filters for this purpose. |
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08/28/2004 09:33:36 AM · #6 |
it appears shooting in RAW, and then upping the Kelvin color temp would produce the same effect as a warming filter.
it also seems you could simulate the different grades of filters by doing this.
though i havent tried it.
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08/28/2004 10:55:55 AM · #7 |
Ok, this makes sense to me... I can experiment with the WB settings to get a better feel for the differences between saturation and warming. If I can digitally achieve the same thing with no image degradation then I like the idea of not wasting $$ on filters.
Other then polarizers and ND it seems like digital eliminates the need for filters since so much can be done in software. Yet another great benefit!
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