Essential Photography Filters

How to create stunning images using photography filters… when to use them, why we carry them, and when it’s best to put them away.

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19 teaching videos for photographers who want to learn about using photography filters
More than 110 minutes of video content – in-depth explanations, examples, workflow, and case studies.
Workshop-style lessons taught by professional in the field.
Case Studies: Circular polarizer filter, neutral density filters, graduated neutral density filter, stacking filters, when not to use a filter, and more!

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What You’ll Learn

Gain a clear understanding of the effect each filter produces with a view of our cameras and comparisons of finished photographs.

Discover how to cut through glare and capture natural, vibrant colors using a Circular Polarizer filter.

Learn how we use Graduated Neutral Density photography filters to handle a broad dynamic range – and how to get it right in-camera.

We’ll show you how to choose the right ND filter and camera settings to capture stunning landscape photos, without losing detail.

We’ll offer insight from real-world situations to help you anticipate and avoid the problems with photography filters.

We’ll share some situations where we choose to leave our photography filters in the bag. You’ll see when and why we make that choice and how it influences the look of our photos.

Learn to build your own photography filter kit to create breath-taking landscape photos.

What Customers are Saying

Great collection of instructional videos

Thank you Jay and Varina . Another great collection of instructional videos. I watch a lot of videos and you two are really the best in giving useful information.

Richard Duckworth

Florida, USA

Clear and Concise Information

It has been great to work through your video tutorials at my own pace and concentrate on subjects that most interest me. You provide clear and concise information, and the workflow portions are excellent for driving home the techniques you are teaching. I have also enjoyed your free webinars. Thank you so very much!

Jody Olson

California

I’m successfully using Hyperfocal Distance all the time now!

I spent gobs of time trying to wrap my head around Hyperfocal Distance, but for whatever reason, I just never found the right teachers until I saw your class on the subject. I’ve watched it twice now, and guess what? I’m successfully using Hyperfocal Distance all the time now! It’s literally like you guys opened a curtain and let the sun in.

Kirk Peterson

Tennessee, USA

Jay and Varina’s style of teaching is so amazing

Your and Varina’s style of teaching is so amazing. You bring the workshop to my home in lucid and easy to understand style. I have subscribed to many including PPSOP, Lynda…But your team is the best! I have recommended The Complete Ultimate Collection to all my friends.

Sunil Udupa

Mumbai, India

Varina is an exceptional teacher

Varina is an exceptional teacher (I’ve experienced hundreds over the years and she is among the very best, if not at the top). These case studies are an exceptional complement to the fieldwork teachings where both Varina and Jay excel with their skills and explanations. The Ultimate Landscape Photography Course is a MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE for anyone wanting to get into or improve their skills in this field.

Ron Brit

Manitoba, Canada

I thoroughly enjoyed the video courses

I thoroughly enjoyed the video courses by Varina and Jay Patel. Their clear presentation style and real life examples of their teaching enabled me to rapidly understand and put into practice what they were teaching. Their style is quite personal as if you were on site with them. Excellent photography in the examples supports the learning experience. Histograms were always a bit of a mystery. Seeing how to use them to improve my “in-camera” results will enable me to get the results I see in the field.

Michael Franklin

Ottawa, Canada

Lots of in depth information

Mastering Exposure Webinar had lots of in depth information. Very logically presented. Thank you SO much!

Jessie McGuire

Long Island, NY

Mastering Exposure Webinar did an excellent job of explaining

The Mastering Exposure Webinar did an excellent job of explaining the importance of the different types of histograms, and when different types of bracketing/blending would be beneficial.

Paul Tibbitts

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

great content from a very knowledgeable instructor

In Sharp Focus Webinar contained great content from a very knowledgeable instructor.

Paul Peters

Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada

Excellent Class for a New Student

The Creative Sharpening Class by Jay Patel enlightened me as to the different approaches to sharpening various aspects of a landscape scene. It would be an excellent class for a new student of Lightroom as well as someone experienced who can be reminded by the very good illustrations of the various tools and the interactive potential of these tools in Lightroom. I went back over part of this tutorial several time. It is excellent.

Larry Wilkinson

Michigan, United States

Is Essential Photography Filters Tutorial for me?

This tutorial is for you if:

You have a basic knowledge of camera settings including exposure and focus.
You want to know which photography filters we carry, when we use them, and how we decide when it's best not to use any filters.
You want to learn how to use neutral density photography filters to capture creative nature photos.
You want to learn how to manage dynamic range using a graduated neutral density filter correctly in-camera.
You want to learn to build your own photography filter kit.

This tutorial might not be the right fit if:

You are a beginner landscape photographer. If you don't know how to use your camera in manual mode, you may want to find out more before you start this course.
You want to learn the basics. You'll get the most from this course if you have some knowledge of exposure, histograms, and high-speed bracketing.
You want in-depth explanations of how to and where to focus. In this course, we assume you have some knowledge of how to effectively use your camera's focus settings.
You want to learn about post-processing. This course is focused on fieldwork.

About Essential Photography Filters Tutorial

Essential Photography Filters tutorial is packed full of easy-to-follow explanations, rich examples, and in-depth case studies. You will learn best practices and camera settings for using Circular Polarizer filters, Graduated Neutral Density filters, and Neutral Density filters to create images that match your vision.

Here are some key concept covered in this landscape photography tutorial: