Photography Filters And How To Use Them. CPL, ND, Night Sky and UV Filter.

The world of camera filters is complicated and overwhelming. There's acronyms galore, and it's difficult to figure out exactly what each and every kind does. Let's dive into the world of CPL's, ND's, and UV Filters and talk about what each one does, and how they can help improve YOUR photography.
MY FAVORITE FILTERS: breakthrough.photography/?aff=10
Timestamps:
Circular Polarizer - 2:24
ND Filter - 3:59
Variable ND - 6:43
Graduated ND - 9:37
Night Sky Filter - 10:57
UV Filter - 11:59
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[@xcvlkm]

2:24 Circular Polarizer (CPL) 3:59 Neutral Density (ND) 10:57 Night Sky Filter 11:59 UV Filter (Clear)

[@repriser9876]

I like his quick run down different filters and explained with actual photos

[@paulhudson117]

Beautiful job explaining everything in one video. Great comparison and photos showing the difference. Thank you

[@Thealexyates]

Solid video dude! Love the production quality and audio you got even while in your van. Definitely makes it super enjoyable to watch. And the animations were on point. Gonna pick up a couple of these breakthroughs to add to the collection 🤙 thanks for the informative vid

[@magalymoreno5171]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was looking for a clear explanation of the use of these different filters and you've been the only one to have answered all my questions! :)

[@wecantstayput4958]

Nate, you have a great teaching style. Please keep these videos coming.

[@TBKR90]

Brilliant vid man. Best one I've seen comparing lenses. I use CPL filter 99% of the time & I love it (looks awesome too!) Subbed 👊🏽

[@AldoEsAmor]

Seen so many ND videos lately, trying to get my first ones. This is the best video and best explanation I found. amazing video. Thanks! Very useful!

[@JacquelynSmith_perfect45degree]

Wow, great info delivered well! Thank you!

[@xstina_ali_benaiah7376]

Great video! Thanks for explaining it clearly.

[@bronx889]

Great teaching style. Straight foward and to the point. Thank you.

[@olgademidova177]

The best explanation at youtube that i saw, thank you!

[@khalifaahmed6050]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You are a wonderful teacher!

[@markuslakanen6173]

Thank you very much for this super informative and well-presented video!

[@bornagainsurfer4936]

I always get a ton of value out of your videos...Thanks Nate!!

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@ITn1njas]

Very concise and informative. Thank you!

[@gillahousing]

Love the video the best I watched. Something new I’m getting into.

[@adriandoko]

Fantastic and insightful! Thanks again.

[@davemartin4456]

Thank you very much Nate a very well explained video for newbies like me much appreciated from London UK

[@emmorang]

Great video explaining each!

[@supremeomegacompany]

Great info video this really ally helped me in choosing the right filter

[@gregsmith6373]

Thanks for the video! Cheers from Norway!!!

[@lloydstoryandfilm5960]

Hey Nate, thanks for another very insightful video! You got me considering a Circular Polarizer more than I ever had before 👍 Keep it up!

[@pvcboard]

we sell all kinds of filters, what kind do you need. Maybe I can help.

[@ski_doo_riders]

Thanks for the filter education!!

[@vsatya4364]

Great session on filters. 👍🙏

[@harshareddy3187]

You are just Rocking this ❤️ keep doing what you are best at , very clear explanation . Thanks

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@que_dijo]

thank you brother for this video. All well put and explained"

[@EVILGAB22]

great video, thanks!

[@johnathansawyer8736]

Thank you so much for this! I'm new to photography, (frankly I'm a DAD) but am taking a trip this weekend to the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC and don't own a filter. I can only afford one at a time, so I'm buying the CPL thanks to this vid. Thank you!

[@Nateinthewild]

Love it!! Have a blast out there, those mountains are gorgeous.

[@MsBlobz315]

Great video! I just want to say regarding not being able to do somethings without a filters. I've been able to come up with my own flow to blend multiple exposures using photoshop to emulate an ND filter. I primarily use this if I want a really long exposure and my 10-stop ND filter isn't enough. I import all the exposures into Lightroom, do a little white balance/exposure matching. Then important into Photoshop as layers, auto align all layers and then mean blend. While it requires more work, I like the flexibility of this flow, since it allows you to mask out certain parts of the image that you may not want to be long exposure (trees in the wind)

[@librasulus]

Certainly, you can replicate an ND filter. I have done it using photo stacking, most photo editors have that option. However it does need some time and effort to take the right amount of photos (over 5) and process them, especially if they are not aligned 100%. Using an ND filter is much much simpler - if you can afford it.

[@maxramsey7860]

Great video and information.. love the van maybe I need to try your lifestyle 😏. Learned a lot from the video and the time stamp

[@nagarajankartik9179]

Thank you that was a very clear video and solid content. I want to understand how does this compare in performance to Drop in filters

[@rorycarberry8580]

Thank you, so well explained.

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@heachi5000]

Great information.👍

[@fahadt9420]

Thanks for the information.

[@evanjauregui]

Great video!

[@phoenixa2z792]

Very informative, good job

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@ivan3465]

thanks for great tips, new subscriber 👍

[@MartinV.]

Great Video

[@joel.wuestehube]

Love your style and personality. I bet you ll get to 50k subscribers by the end of 2020

[@iamwiseguyhserusk]

good content. well explained. subbed.

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@ommm8]

Articulate and clear, excellent thanks : )

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@cliffordconklin9632]

Excellent video and spot on. I commend you on not being a sensationalist. Again well done. I have also standardized on Breakthrough filters.

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@oscarfellenburg711]

Great informative video . Please can I ask you some advice , I’ve recently bought a dji Mini 3 drone . It has a fixed Appature although you can adjust shutter speed and iso . Been it’s a mini drone the sensor is very small . I’ve been getting overexposed pictures at sunset even when I slow shutter speed right down , or I can’t see the land scape . The best I’ve managed is using its hdr 3 photo mode helps a bit . So I’ve been looking at what’s available and free well sell 2 6 packs , 1 pack has just ND I think 4 to 128 called all day pack , They also sell for a little more money a sunny day pack of 6ND filters with polariser incorporated in all the filters . I do prefer getting photos and videos on sunny days and with water in my pics , but I live in UK and we don’t get a whole lot of sun . My question is if I use a polorised ND filter on let’s say an overcast day , or with no water . Using the 2nd set of sunny day pack of lenses , Is there any adverse affect ? I don’t want to buy both sets of filters unless it’s neccery. Or do I need just ND filters if I want motion blur and my pics not overexposed ? I’m also getting in to photography since I started with my drone and when I get the camera I want I will go with the best filters you talked about . Thanks in advance and pls excuse my spelling !

[@stavrique]

Thank you!

[@TudorSmithPhotography]

Great and informative video. I love how you just get into it. I'm new to photography and bought myself a variable ND filter. As you said, the quality is not very pleasing, but it's all about learning right?

[@Nateinthewild]

Yep, exactly! It's a great starting point.

[@sahildixit07]

Thank you so much!

[@thingswedouh2499]

Great video 🫡

[@timurhant469]

Well done!

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@curious_gage]

Nice to see a KZbin photographer from AZ 👌

[@Nateinthewild]

I'm from Colorado haha

[@curious_gage]

@@Nateinthewild oh well lol

[@creativetom413]

Your video is great ! I'm figuring out what filter system works out best for me (every type of photo + video) Either a high end vnd for video + fixed filters for photos, or a very high end vnd magnetic system + cpl and mist for everything. I'm trying to get the best quality and convenience. Any tips ? Do cpl from hign end vnd work well ? With vnd's though I think you can combine less filters together that would would with fixed filters (for instance nd + cpl + mist)

[@hamiltonblanza]

thank you for the advice

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@ldouglass6]

Informative video. It would have been nice to have included IR filters. Thanks

[@chevvakulasrikanth9260]

Thank you

[@mlwz1082]

Should you use polarized filters at night, like when shooting a stadium or bright building?

[@shahidk817]

So which filter you suggest for moody landscape?

[@Miquel_Such]

I love your channel! :D

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@rubixplayzgamer2427]

if i hadn't watched this video i wouldn't have known that the CPL filter can be rotated or what it even was for.

[@amyef2000]

always the best advice- especially the part about filtering out the negative people 😂

[@aresbowie2572]

Instablaster...

[@Amateurprotographer]

New sub here, thank you for the great videos! I use UV filters just to protect my lenses.

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@876gas]

Thanks so much

[@Dirtbagjuan]

What would be a good polarized filter for street photography ?

[@rickystelzer]

Can you stack filters? For example put a CPL over a UV filter?

[@RebarChief]

My question is about how do you handle the filters with regards to the various end lens sizes? 67mm 49mm.... and such

[@Nateinthewild]

This is a great question! I buy all my filters 82mm, and then just use step-up rings for my smaller lenses.

[@eugenedyachkin]

Hey man, what kind of circular polarizer did you use in the video at Grand canyon?

[@suesmith9665]

Damn, cpl I need it back in May.

[@naludog8087]

Thanks Nate...Help! How do I best deal with sun glare on the water when shooting video of surfing? ND or CPL? I'm using a Canon R5C with RF100-500 lens. Great video content. Thanks for posting.

[@Nateinthewild]

That would be a perfect use case for a CPL! They help cut reflections so that should do the trick.

[@creativetom413]

Thanks for the night filter example ! What abour the ir option that is included on some Nisi filter ? is it enough to do the job ? And what about the Kase clip in Night filter ?

[@Nateinthewild]

IR filter is a completely different filter, could not be more different than a night sky filter.

[@djboy5]

Phenomenal video and breakdown. I’m a diehard fan of the X4 filters from Breakthrough as well. Question...is there a recommended order in which you stack filters? CPL 1st and then ND on top of that? Leave the Breakthrough X4 UV filter on the lens with the others stacked on it? Is the Breakthrough X4 UV filter even worth having? Thanks!

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@NickL0VIN]

Thanks for the info! What’s the difference between the breakthrough X2 vs the X4? Also, have you used Freewell filters? Thanks.

[@AtlantaTerry]

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[@davidluo9682]

HI Great video! Thanks a lot! Is it ok to use UV Filter (just for protection of expensive lens) and Variable ND together (or Polarizer )? or the UV should be taken off before putting on the Variable ND (or the Polarizer)? Thanks.

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@jamesc5444]

Hey Nate, Jim in Tacoma here. Have you ever used or thought of using a Infrared filter? Great vid as usual.

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@RebarChief]

Step-up ring.... going to have to look that up. Might have been a better idea than what I did with proper sizes. Wonder how price compares?

[@Nateinthewild]

Step up ring is WAY cheaper. You can get one for $10, and then you only need a single filter size.

[@seanmann8732]

I enjoyed the video. Do you use step up rings to limit the amount of filters you need to buy? If so, what brand?

[@Nateinthewild]

Yes sir I do! All my filters are 82mm so I only need to own one set. I don't really have a brand preference for step-up rings as they're pretty easy to make and there won't be many advantages/disadvantages to different brands.

[@nasirahmad-jc3dt]

too good

[@Aviator168]

For using a ND filter to create motion blur. Can't you just take a bunch of photos and overlay them to have the same effect?

[@antdx316]

You can use cheap filters, it does work as a workaround to not having a better filter. The quality isn't super ultra bad you just don't hit potential.

[@ThreeBikeMike]

Thanks for this. I just got a camcorder bundle with a filter kit - they come with not information at all, and companies who sell them don't have any info on their websites either.

[@Nateinthewild]

Glad I could be of help!

[@Harry_Stylus]

Damn that Dad Blue thing stung. I noticed that in a bunch of photos I took in Switzerland and didn't know there was a name for it! 😅

[@Nateinthewild]

Haha sorry man, didn't mean to target you!😂 Golden hour is your friend :)

[@justinjrebbert]

Regarding UV filters for protection: UV filters can have a very minor effect on color rendition. The reason for this is that the filtering effect doesn’t suddenly go from 0% to 100% at the threshold of visible to UV light. Rather, the filtering effect starts within the visual spectrum and ramps up to full effect within the UV spectrum. So if you want to use a filter solely for protection, use a clear filter instead. As the name implies, these “filters” are optically clear with no actual filtering effect at all. And as always, the better, more expensive clear filters are more truly clear than cheap ones.

[@drstrange94]

Do good quality UV filterlike Hoya hmc uv(c) affect image quality ?? Should I use it for protection from scratches or not ?? or just using lens hood is fine?

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@patriciabranch8029]

Which filter do use to aged your subject when you filming your subject

[@Nateinthewild]

I just wait 30 years

[@macwmcel8430]

Talk about IR Filter. They are very important to protect sensor in some situations. Blackmagics blacks to somekind of redish without them.

[@Nateinthewild]

Are you talking about the IR filters that are built directly onto sensors? Because the IR filters that go in front of the lens filter out all light except for IR, which is a very cool artistic effect, but very uncommon in photography and nearly unheard of in videography.

[@cananveguzellik]

Hello I've been trying to get efficiency from this filter for days. I'm bad at my videos. What should be the aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings on my camera? please help me❤

[@Nateinthewild]

Which filter?

[@cananveguzellik]

@@Nateinthewild star filter

[@MegaLeonidovich]

I use PolarPro PM edition ND filters and I love it. thinking about trying polorized version filters.

[@brauliomorrison]

A+

[@walterjohnson5602]

I have a Canon EOS Rebel Camera and the older Canon film EOS Rebel, and what you don't cover is my category of camera in the context of quality is non-professional quality filters. I did find the discussion of types of filters very informative, but it is hard to see why I should pay more for a camera filter than for my eyeglasses. So, for me the issue boils down to whether or not to use a filter at all. My first thought was for lens protection and cleanliness, but your presentation made me consider a CPL filter. In actual practice most of our photos today are taken with our smart phones, and there are filter sets and supplemental telephoto and macro lenses for those too. I have not seen any reviews on those, but the space savings is substantial.

[@Nateinthewild]

There are very cheap filter options on the market. If you saw what a CPL does in my video and you like that, then you can absolutely find a CPL that costs $30 instead of $250. The quality will be substantially less, but that's a choice you can make! I started out with a filter like that, and it was great for learning. :)

[@shardayhilliard4214]

I am going to be shooting a rodeo. It starts at 7PM so the sun is 2 hours from setting. Should i use my cpl, uv or nd4 filter?

[@Nateinthewild]

I can't think of a reason why a UV or ND would help unless you'll be shooting video and need to maintain a 180º shutter angle. The clear choice here is the CPL

[@T_chux247]

What brand of cpl filter would you recommend? Thanks

[@Nateinthewild]

Breakthrough Photography: breakthrough.photography/?aff=10

[@owen9997]

Nice

[@AA-uu8ox]

Very interesting :) How do I mount these onto a smartphone?

[@Nateinthewild]

There are several companies that make filters for smartphones! Moment is a great place to start.

[@AA-uu8ox]

Thanks!

[@ericson701]

My problem when it is sunny and will make a photo whits a lens 1.8 full open. Than the camera blinking ad 1/8000. Than you use also the ND filter (film makers). When you will isolad the back ground. Look out whits cheap variable ND not only the contract lost but you can take fat cross line in you photo. Look out for the price maybe cheap but not the real one.

[@redbaron9365]

what is the best filter to lessen reflection on glass?

[@Nateinthewild]

Circular Polarizer :)

[@pvcboard]

we are camera filter manufacturer, I don't know why, we OEM for USA brand. we sale to them with USD3 per pcs, they sell USD199USD per pcs. who is making money. anyone knows? and I am looking for new customer. my salary is 500USD per month。 if I can't sell our filter, I gonna loose my job. help me

[@playboybunny408]

The more clear the better.

[@ArcAngel572nc]

Lightroom has a "dehaze" option to get rid of haze in a photograph. 👌

[@Nateinthewild]

Yes of course, but that should be a backup option to a polarizer. The image quality will *always* be much better by removing the light reflected by the haze particles in camera rather than digitally "enhancing" the image to remove haze.

[@Hshjshshjsj72727]

thx. why is shooting at f22 “bad technique” however

[@TheEdgeboi]

It causes diffraction

[@David-bc1hz]

Haha about that polish responses ... actually most of those is was a spam!

[@ChannelOneIndia]

👍

[@amybella]

I am sure, that if you compare a 30.00 to a 100+ would probably make little difference, I do not think would be night and day difference. I cannot seem to find a youtube video on difference.

[@picmixgraphy9032]

Can we use ND filter to shoot Milky Way considering lowering light pollution

[@Nateinthewild]

No. An ND filter makes the frame darker, which is the exact opposite of what you want while shooting the milky way.

[@picmixgraphy9032]

@@Nateinthewild Thanks Nate, so which lens is good to shoot Milky Way, to lower light pollution

[@Nateinthewild]

@@picmixgraphy9032 Breakthrough Photography makes a night sky filter specifically designed to reduce light pollution. Click the link in the description and check it out, it's pretty amazing!

[@picmixgraphy9032]

@@Nateinthewild thanks Nate