Introduction
Today, you can create almost any effect in post-processing. However, there are hurdles: 1) you need a good editing program, 2) you have to master the program to get good results, 3) you have to spend some time in front of your computer to get the desired effect. Alternatively, you can invest in expensive specialty lenses to achieve a specific result. This is especially challenging, if not impossible, for achieving the effect in videos. Given these challenges, especially in video, a simpler solution emerges – using filters. Let’s have a look!
Sample Images
![Walkingway filters, Black mist soft filter streak blue star filter 4 6 8 points stars Retro soft camera photography Nikon Z z7 z7ii ii z6 zf z8 z9](https://phillipreeve.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0868-retro-soft_PR.jpg)
![Walkingway filters, Black mist soft filter streak blue star filter 4 6 8 points stars Retro soft camera photography Nikon Z z7 z7ii ii z6 zf z8 z9](https://phillipreeve.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_1106-BM-1-2_PR.jpg)
![Walkingway filters, Black mist soft filter streak blue star filter 4 6 8 points stars Retro soft camera photography Nikon Z z7 z7ii ii z6 zf z8 z9](https://phillipreeve.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_1002_Retro-Soft_PR.jpg)
![Walkingway filters, Black mist soft filter streak blue star filter 4 6 8 points stars Retro soft camera photography Nikon Z z7 z7ii ii z6 zf z8 z9](https://phillipreeve.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0926_PR.jpg)
![Walkingway filters, Black mist soft filter streak blue gold star filter prism filter kaleidoscope 4 6 8 points stars Retro soft camera photography Nikon Z z7 z7ii ii z6 zf z8 z9](https://phillipreeve.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC_1406_PR.jpg)
![Walkingway filters, Black mist soft filter streak blue star filter 4 6 8 points stars Retro soft camera photography Nikon Z z7 z7ii ii z6 zf z8 z9](https://phillipreeve.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_1057_BM-1-2_PR.jpg)