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Hi! Enthusiast with limited skills here, asking for a bit of advice. Just beginning to move beyond using haze, UV, and CPL filters to NDs, GND's, and coloring filters. Can y'all shed some light on the differences between using filters to color, shade, or highlight compositions as opposed to "painting" in Photoshop or Lightroom?
I have installed both PS and LR5 on my Mac, but am reluctant to tackle the mountainous learning curve and battle my way through the maze of tools, menus and endless options. I realize ultimately I will have to invest much time - but I'd like to understand what is possible with filters first, and at least reduce post-processing time by using them when appropriate. Plus, what can filters do that pp can't. I already surmise the possibilities in pp are endless - that does not make it appealing, but perhaps necessary.
I recently purchased the following to try out:
Singh-Ray Vari-N Duo thin
Lee Foundation kit, with 1.5 stop GND hard, 1.5 GND soft, 3.0 GND hard, 3.0 GND soft, and a "sunset" #2
I shoot a 5D3 with 77mm L zooms and 72mm primes. For now it's landscapes and walkabouts. Don't do portraits, sports, or weddings.
I'm headed to Charleston in a week, so a wide variety of subjects to work with.
Thoughts?
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