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Equipements

In my experience the following filters are pretty essential in that they can't really be duplicated in post production using photoshop.Up to 80% we can trust photoshop but if you are looking for a perfect picture you have to use filters in your works.
 
Polarizing Filter
Useful for cutting out polarized light - can remove reflections from glass, water etc. and increase colour saturation & contrast of a shot.

Graduated Neutral Density Filters
The main feature of this filter is  it is Dark at one end and clear at the other, with either a hard transition between the two or a soft one.  For landscape photography  tis filter is used ,as they allow you to balance the exposure for a bright sky and a darker land. Available in different strengths  and can be combined.

InfraRed Filter
This filter always block visible light from a source and it, only allowing in infrared or near infrared light. You can get filters that screw to the end of the lens, but personally i love the flexiblity that the seperate holder/square filters give you.

The polarizer, netural density and infrared filters could all together be useable as a screw in filter, but in my experience if you're using neutral density graduated filters you have to have them as seperate filters in a holder so you can adjust them seperate to the lens and so you can stack several if neede
 Neutral Density Filter
A dark filter - used to extend the exposure time, useful for long exposure shots. Basically limits the light entering the lens, available in a variety of strengths..

soon we will post our comments on other equipments used in photography  and various tips.