When it comes to landscape photography, few accessories are more useful than an ND filter, which allows you to widen your shutter speed to create creative effects in the water and sky. However, ND filters have many variations. So which should you buy as your first choice? This great video tutorial will show you.
Coming to you from Attilio RuffoThis great video tutorial discusses why 10 step ND filter should be the first one you buy. I generally agree with Ruffo for a couple of reasons. The reason landscape photographers buy ND filters is to blur the water or the sky. Generally, the 3 and 6 stops filters don’t stretch the shutter speed enough to really smooth the water. On the other hand, options like the 15-stop filter start to make shutter speeds almost too long to be practical in many situations, and the difference from 10-stops is often not as pronounced. A stop of 10, which extends the shutter speed up to 1,024, is often the hot spot for this application, making it a great starting point for anyone looking to explore long exposure techniques. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Ruffo.
And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out “Photographing the world 1: Landscape photography and post-processing with Elia Locardi. ”
