Photo Walk 08/29

I’ve been wanting to try a black pro mist filter for a while now, but they were previously only available in larger sizes. Tiffen finally released a few more sizes, 39mm included, so I snagged a 39mm and a 46mm. 39mm filters or e39 are common sizes for Leica lenses so I was really happy they released one.

A pro mist filter will bloom the highlights in your photos. These are common in the video world for a nice dreamy effect on the image quality. You can keep it subtle or you can go really hazy. A black pro mist filter does the same thing but helps you retain contrast. Again, popular in the video world.

For stills photography, especially digital, a black pro mist filter will help you achieve a look that’s closer to film. Film handles highlights a lot better than digital does, but digital handles shadow detail better than film. This kinda gives you the best of both worlds, preventing harsh highlights and letting the light fall onto a subject or spill into the frame more softly. Kyle McDougall has a great video explaining the use in both video and photo.

I chose to keep it subtle and went with a 1/4 stop filter but you can go nuts with these. I think a half stop or more could be really fun for night photography.

From here on out if there are any digital photos posted on this site it will be with this filter. I may tag promist for all of them just so it’s a bit organized.

Later this evening we finished Sandman. I enjoyed the extra closers. I guess we will start GoT House of Dragon next.