Filter Frolic : A Workshop On Filters and White Balance

WITHOUT using Photoshop,how do you  erase all the moving cars and people from your street scene? How do you get the yellows and greens out of your indoor pictures?  How do you make the blue sky bluer and the white clouds whiter?  It can all be done inside your camera when you take the picture IF you know what you are doing with filters! But which filters do digital or film cameras really NEED?  

This indoor/outdoor photo Safari, taught by architectural photographer E. David Luria, will teach digital and film SLR owners how, why, where and when to use neutral density, graduated and color correcting filters, such as the circular polarizer, the warming filter, tungsten and fluorescent filters for color photography, and cloud-enhancing yellow and red filters for black and white photography. We will also review the built-in filtration systems of digital cameras known as “white balance” settings, using the paintings and sculptures of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery as our “test patterns.” Then we go out on the street to experiment with filters in outdoor settings. SLR cameras and tripods required for this Safari. Mr. Luria will bring a variety of filters for use by participants.