ND filters are extremely useful for landscape photographers, giving you much more creative control over your images and the ability to create photos that are simply not possible. If you’re new to landscape photography, watch this brief video featuring an experienced photographer showing you some of what you can achieve with a single photograph.
Coming to you from Gary Gough, this great video will show you some of the things you can achieve with ND filters. Necessary, ND . filter simply darkened glass that reduces the amount of light that passes through the lens and reaches the sensor or film, allowing you to use longer shutter speeds. They have different intensities that cause different reductions in the amount of light. The most common options are the three, six, and 10 point filters, although as you can see, you can also use options like 15 stops, as Gough did for this shot. This allows you to do things like smooth out turbulent water or create fascinating cloud trails in the sky. Check out the video above for a full rundown from Gough.
And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out “Photographing the world 1: Landscape photography and post-processing with Elia Locardi. ”
