{"id":331,"date":"2018-05-31T11:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T11:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/?p=331"},"modified":"2018-05-31T11:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T11:53:41","slug":"a-study-using-in-camera-filters-in-monochrome-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"A study: using in camera filters in Monochrome mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, I do like a black and white picture.\u00a0 However, when setting the Picture Style to Monochrome, there are further options that can help enhance your photos in camera.\u00a0 I generally play around with the filter settings.\u00a0 In my Canon, I have the option to choose between no filters, yellow through to green, as shown below:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-333 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-05-30-12.22.44-e1527679481149-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-332 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2018-05-30-12.21.02-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><br \/>\nJust so you can understand the conditions, it was a gloomy evening when I was taking these pictures of a red rose in my back garden.\u00a0 I had the camera set to ISO 400 with a shutter speed of 1\/60.\u00a0 I was in Shutter Priority (Tv), with the white balance set to shade.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s an image of the rose in full colour, so you get an idea of the starting point.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-330 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9698-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/><br \/>\nBelow shows the rose in monochrome with\u00a0<strong>no\u00a0<\/strong>filters:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-336 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9692-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an OK picture.\u00a0 I think it makes the rose look a bit like a cabbage those, and could do with some more definition!<br \/>\nThe picture below shows what a\u00a0<strong>yellow filter\u00a0<\/strong>does.\u00a0 In this instance, it has made the image ever so slightly brighter.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-338 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9690-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\nAn\u00a0<strong>orange filter\u00a0<\/strong>brightens the image even further:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-341 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9689-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\nAnd finally, using a\u00a0<strong>red filter,\u00a0<\/strong>the image is completely saturated, with a few spots of over exposure.\u00a0 This might be OK if you&#8217;re attempting a\u00a0<em>high key\u00a0<\/em>style image.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-343 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9688-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>What to remember?<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\nWell, the image taken in monochrome with a filter applied will be impacted by the colour of the subject matter.\u00a0 In this instance, the red filter bleaches the red rose.\u00a0 However, it would deepen the contrast of greens, for example.\u00a0 There is no right or wrong.\u00a0 It&#8217;s all about what you were trying to achieve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, I do like a black and white picture.\u00a0 However, when setting the Picture Style to Monochrome, there are 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