Reaching for the sky in photography isn’t some overly cheesy metaphor — it’s something photographers should take literally. The sky can often make a photo stand out with billowy clouds, dark storms, ...

The neutral density filter is indispensable for landscape photographers. SOPHISTICATED SLR CAMERAS with their array of lenses can do many things, but there are still situations where a photo can only ...

On a bright day, many photographers know it is nearly impossible to capture a landscape with a balanced exposure that retains enough information to render the scene as it appears to the naked eye.

Reader Question: Are lens filters still necessary for digital photography? Are there filters that National Geographic photographers use to make their pictures look better? My Answer: Most National ...

Meet Benro NE1: the first-ever ELECTRONIC variable neutral density filter!

Neutral density filters make daytime long-exposure shots possible — but they also require some significant color tweaks in post processing to get the colors true to the original scene. Lee Filters, ...

In my last article (LJ, February 2003), I described how to improve candid flash photos by removing red-eye using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). In this article, I present another GIMP gem ...

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Variable neutral density filters are very useful for photographers that like manual control in bright light. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for one, though, you can make your own from just a ...