Photographic Filters Photoshop plug-in

Note: The new and improved version of Photographic Filters is also available in DaVinci™, our newest addition.

About

The plug-in works just as having a real, physical filter in front of the lens while shooting. The difference is, it takes the guesswork out of the process, the experimentation is done in the post processing and you can take your time, something you don't have when in the field. And, you never have to clean them.

Features

Live preview of the final image
Interactive filter creation
Full control over all aspects of the filter properties: hardness, strength, angle and offset
Graduated and solid mode
Comes with full range of Cokin filter presets
Ability to create your own presets and share them
Both start color and end color are selectable. White is transparent
Grayscale mode, that works just like shooting B&W film with the colored filter
Ability to save and load settings
Full featured demo available

Technical details

Product supports both 8 and 16 bit RGB images
Photoshop 6 and up or Elements required
PC version available

In action

This filter can drastically alter the look and the mood of the image. It can create the effect of image being taken in the sunset, or the dusk, make the sky bluer, water greener, even out the light and so on. The uses are countless. Let's explore some of the possibilities.

Here's the image that was taken in the sunset, but the air was too clear to create the sunset effect I was waiting for, so I had to resort to post processing to get the desired look.

Let's start the Photographic Filters plug-in Clicking on the Cokin presets opens up the list of the available filters. Clicking on the Graduated Tobacco and fine-tuning the offset slider created the desired effect.

Here's the result:

Or, making the image look like it's been taken in the dusk is just a matter of selecting the Gray Grad Cokin preset:

Here are some examples that demonstrate the level of control available:

Hardness: Hard

Hardness: Soft

Strength: Strong

Strength: Weak

Offset: High

Offset: Low

Angle: Right

Angle: Left

B&W Conversion

With 'Grayscale' option on, you can emulate the effect of shooting black and white file with the color filter. That has an effect of accentuating the certain color, while muting others. For instance, when shooting green grass and the blue sky through the green filter, the grass will be bright and the sky will be dark. Similarly, shooting the portrait through the red filter will give the skin very smooth look.

Let's see how it looks in the action:

Before

'Grayscale' is checked and filter in use is red. Notice how features rich in red color become bright, while the greens became dark:

After:

Here are a couple more examples of b&w conversion. Original:

Blue filter

Green Filter

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