I might stick to my new 50mm lens for the whole month of February. I’m reconnecting with all my filters that finally fit on one of my digital camera lenses! I looooooooove my filters. Anything accessory-ish like that is totally fun for me. I have lens shades, 20 or so filters, flashes, filter step-down rings, all kinds of fun things. I think accessories of all kinds are wonderful - including purses, jewelry and shoes, but camera accessories are so fun to look at.

When I was a kid, I used to organize all my toys. That was where the fun was - in the organizing. Dorky, I know, but playing with all the stuff in my camera bag gives me that same kind of kid joy.

On Sunday, I broke out my 85 filter and went outside with Shayne and Chloe. An 85 filter warms up the color temperature of an image. It was originally developed to convert tungsten film to daylight. Without it, images would look very blue when you shot tungsten film outside. Now that I’m all-digital these days, I use the 85 filter to make images warmer. You can do something similar with your white balance settings, but I’m old school and like playing with my filters.

What should I play with next? Center spot? Star Filter? Polarizer? So many filters, so little time…