New Info...Type of FILTER...

GENERAL INFO ABOUT FILTER yg baru aku tau...ho3..

Filter	Effect
Red	This tends to have a dramatic effect in that a red filter lightens the yellows and reds while darkening the blues of the sky. By doing this, a dull photograph jumps to life. Red filters are ideal for "moonlight shots" during the day and for clouds in an impending storm. But note that a red filter will not be appropriate for low-light conditions or active subjects because it blocks the light by three stops, making proper exposure difficult.
Yellow	Most popular type of filter for b&w, particularly for landscape photography. A yellow filter darkens a blue sky so white clouds appear with greater brilliance.
Orange	Darkens blue even more than yellow filters to create a very dramatic cloud atmosphere in landscape pictures. Orange filters are also the most popular for magical effects.
Green	Makes greens lighter and reds darker. Hence, in landscape shots or close-ups, leaves would look brighter while red flowers seem darker.
Sky light/Ultraviolet	This filter acts as an excellent lens protector and also as a transparent layer filter that will absorb ultraviolet light.

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5 Quick Landscape Photography Tips

1. Golden hour
There's a reason some photographers strictly adhere to shooting only during the "golden hours", which is mornings and evenings. The light temperature is then warmer and the intensity not so harsh, casting a nice glow with long shadows to give a three-dimensional feel to the scene. If, like us, you often miss the first light, try shooting in the evening instead.


2. Position, position
Getting familiar with the area you're shooting in is a plus, and knowing where the light will fall at certain times of the day is a bonus. Although you will get a more even exposure with the sun behind you, try to avoid that — it will make your scene look dull and unflattering.



3. Highlights and shadows
The exposure for the sky and foreground often differs by a wide gap and most meters in point-and-shoots will be fooled into optimising the settings for the foreground which burn away the highlights in the sky. If your shooter has manual exposure mode or exposure compensation, try underexposing the scene by one stop to retain more information in the sky. It is better to lose shadow details than highlights.



4. Skies and clouds
It's beyond any mortal's control to determine where and when clouds appear. But when they do, there is a sense of depth to your picture and it makes the sky less boring, too. For a more intense-looking blue sky, attach a polarising filter if your lens can accommodate one. If not, most point-and-shoots allow you to tweak minor colour settings in the menu. So mix-and-match these settings for different results.



5. Silky waters
Waterfalls and streams are tricky elements to photograph. Although a tack-sharp shot looks nice, it doesn't represent fast-moving nature. If your shooter allows, reduce the shutter speed and use a tripod. With these settings, water will appear to be smooth and silky, thus making it more visually exciting. Alternatively, some point-and-shoots have scene modes for these situations. More often than not, they work well.

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5 Quick Potrait Photography Tips

1. Depth of field
If your camera has manual controls for setting aperture, adjust it to about F3.5 or below. This creates a shallow depth of field which causes blur background while keeping the subject sharp. Your viewer's attention would also be drawn straight to the subject. If your camera has no such functions, try scrolling through the scene modes available — chances are there will be a portrait mode and this optimises settings for taking pictures of people.



2. It's all about the communication
If your subject is too tense, the picture will probably reflect it. Unless that is the effect you want, you'll have to talk to the person in front of your lens and loosen them up. Crack a joke or talk about the weather. If you know the person well, chat about things that interest him/her. They will start to relax and that's the moment you start snapping.


3. Level it
Get to the eye level of your subject. For children, squat down to take pictures of them. If your adult subject is sitting down, then you should get to his/her eye level, too. This makes them more relaxed as they don't have to raise or lower their head to look at you, which may cause some unnecessary discomfort.

4. It's in your eyes
They say the window to a person's soul is through the eyes, and this is especially true for portraiture. Try to fix your camera's focus on the subjects' eyes as this creates a more appealing picture than focusing on their nose or ears. If your point-and-shoot has only one focus point, frame the eyes within the focusing box, half-press the shutter to focus (don't remove your finger yet) and then reframe your shot before pressing the shutter button down fully.


5. Environment
If your subject lives in an interesting environment, use wide-angle lens to capture the surroundings in your shot. This will let your viewers have a better understanding of the subject and create a more visually attractive picture, too. But note that you shouldn't cram every item available into the shot — this may mess up the image and your viewer may be left wondering what you're trying to portray.

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