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F I L T E R S
The more you know about filters, the more you will
understand the characteristics of light and the more
you will understand the relationship between the two.
The Filter Gallery
takes great satisfaction in
helping you to learn about
the enormous range of
photographic filters and
how they can help improve, enhance, and tailor
your images.
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3 Key Categories
The easiest way to understand the world of filters is
to group them by function. Almost every filter falls
under one of the following 3 categories:
Chromatic, Non-Chromatic, and Special Effect.
Simply Put
• Chromatic (color) filters are used to change, alter,
or balance the color content of light. 
Chromatic filters include several sub
groups all of which affect color in some
way or another: color compensating,
color conversion, color enhancing,
color balancing, and black-&-white
contrast effects.
• Non-Chromatic filters are used to change or modify
the behavior or intensity of light. 
This group includes: polarizers, NDs,
UV-absorbing, and optical flats.
with filter without filter
• Special-Effect filters are used to change or
modify the physical aspects of the image.
This category is quite diverse and includes
many intriguing groups: diffusions, mists,
frosts, low cons, fogs, star effects, center clears,
diopters, and multi-image attachments.
with diffusion without diffusion
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