Filters

[K77 CTR]

My dad has given me all his old filters but I have no idea what they are used for.

Portrait Soft Spot
Grad Violet
Warm Tone
Orange
Portrait Soft Focus
Star Fractor
Skylight

Any advice would be helpful

[markmullen]

Portrait Soft Spot - gives a soft area around the centre so that the background of a portrait is soft
Grad Violet - makes everything look like Top Gear a few years ago
Warm Tone - warms everything up
Orange - more use in black and white
Portrait Soft Focus - useful on older subjects, quite flattering
Star Fractor - makes lights in the scene starbursts, useful at night, although can be replicated with a small aperture
Skylight - used with film cameras, no effect now other than a very small warming effect.

[K77 CTR]

markmullen said:

Portrait Soft Spot - gives a soft area around the centre so that the background of a portrait is soft
Grad Violet - makes everything look like Top Gear a few years ago
Warm Tone - warms everything up
Orange - more use in black and white
Portrait Soft Focus - useful on older subjects, quite flattering
Star Fractor - makes lights in the scene starbursts, useful at night, although can be replicated with a small aperture
Skylight - used with film cameras, no effect now other than a very small warming effect.

Thanks for that, guess things have moved on a bit

[Simpo Two]

Hold them up in front of your face and you'll see what they do.

eBay.

[GetCarter]

Simpo Two said:

Hold them up in front of your face and you'll save money on drugs.

EFA.

[K12beano]

markmullen said:

Grad Violet - makes everything look like Top Gear a few years ago

???

[nellyleelephant]