Wow, what a difference photo gels make!!!

CuzzA · 07/31/2014, 04:19 PM

I thought I would share my experience with photo gels today. I saw this on another thread and figured I'd give it a shot.

I purchased these gels from here and here is my first attempt.

Pretty impressive. The photos were taken back to back under the same lighting with the gel in front of my iPhone 5 lens.

risin · 07/31/2014, 05:05 PM

wow, never heard of these before. Pretty easy solution for some decent pics.

CuzzA · 07/31/2014, 05:07 PM

Btw, it's the orange tint gel that removes the blue.

tigger2577 · 07/31/2014, 05:09 PM

Interesting. Looks great though

CuzzA · 07/31/2014, 06:31 PM

Here's the link to the thread for a more detailed illustration.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...era+gel+filter

LiquidCache · 08/01/2014, 12:37 PM

Ordered them!

CuzzA · 08/01/2014, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidCache

Ordered them!

I mean seriously, it's a must have. For $5 with shipping you can't beat that. I plan to pick out the best gels and then order full sheets to use with a future DSLR.

anbosu · 08/01/2014, 02:22 PM

Do you mind sharing where you ordered them?

cnreef · 08/01/2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CuzzA

I purchased these gels from here

aguila88psi · 08/01/2014, 06:48 PM

Here's my review on these, they work great but they scratch up easily so order extras.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2391740

Webmanny · 08/01/2014, 07:20 PM

For some reason this link takes me to a product called Rosco Roscolux Swatchbook. Looks like a color palette book, not a gel. Can you provide an updated link?

CuzzA · 08/01/2014, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by aguila88psi

Here's my review on these, they work great but they scratch up easily so order extras.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2391740

Nice, beat me to it I guess. I didn't see your review. I actually contacted him and he no longer has the gels. Nevertheless, it should be stickied everywhere!!! After lots of photo frustration (adjusting light intensity, different angles, every camera in my house) I had enough. Then of course I spent hours researching how to take great pics until I saw his thread. And it was pretty clear that gels are the answer.

Now the search begins for a dslr.

CuzzA · 08/01/2014, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Webmanny

For some reason this link takes me to a product called Rosco Roscolux Swatchbook. Looks like a color palette book, not a gel. Can you provide an updated link?

That's correct. It's a sample swatch book of all of the different gels. They're basically colored transparencies. It was the cheapest product I could find and because I couldn't find any info on what exact color I needed for reef pictures I figured I could sample and pic the ones I like best, then order full sheets.

Perhaps Pedro knows the best color to choose as he has more experience with them.

aguila88psi · 08/01/2014, 08:00 PM

I wanted to do some more research on what exact color the filters were but never got to it, now I use a d7100 without the filters for my pics, I'm thinking of doing a quick video on how I setup my camera so others can do it as well.

There's a guy named mark short on facebook that still sells the filters, they are different but still work pretty well.

CuzzA · 08/02/2014, 07:02 PM

Here's few more examples I took with my lighting at its normal full intensity. I think "Light Amber" is giving me the best results so far. Again with an iPhone 5.

CuzzA · 08/02/2014, 07:04 PM

Sorry can't rename photos on iPhone so have to post separately.

CuzzA · 08/02/2014, 07:05 PM

Again

LiquidCache · 08/07/2014, 05:45 PM

Which gel did you find works the best? I bought the same thing you did.

CuzzA · 08/07/2014, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidCache

Which gel did you find works the best? I bought the same thing you did.

So far "Light Amber". I haven't had the time to really experiment with them. Post some pics of your before and after shots.

08/01/2014, 06:48 PM	#10
aguila88psi Zoa Addict Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix Posts: 2,756	Here's my review on these, they work great but they scratch up easily so order extras. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2391740 __________________ Pedro R. Current Tank Info: work in progress

08/01/2014, 07:20 PM	#11
Webmanny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 33612 Posts: 2,461	For some reason this link takes me to a product called Rosco Roscolux Swatchbook. Looks like a color palette book, not a gel. Can you provide an updated link? __________________ 32 gallon Biocube, DIY LEDs and Triton Method. My N=1 study of me, validated by me, and supported by completely anecdotal evidence, states that my advice is 100% correct, most of the time.

08/01/2014, 08:00 PM	#14
aguila88psi Zoa Addict Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix Posts: 2,756	I wanted to do some more research on what exact color the filters were but never got to it, now I use a d7100 without the filters for my pics, I'm thinking of doing a quick video on how I setup my camera so others can do it as well. There's a guy named mark short on facebook that still sells the filters, they are different but still work pretty well. __________________ Pedro R. Current Tank Info: work in progress

07/31/2014, 05:05 PM	#2
risin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 715	wow, never heard of these before. Pretty easy solution for some decent pics.

07/31/2014, 05:07 PM	#3
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	Btw, it's the orange tint gel that removes the blue.

07/31/2014, 05:09 PM	#4
tigger2577 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 207	Interesting. Looks great though

07/31/2014, 06:31 PM	#5
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	Here's the link to the thread for a more detailed illustration. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...era+gel+filter

08/01/2014, 12:37 PM	#6
LiquidCache Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Carrollwood Posts: 727	Ordered them!

08/01/2014, 02:22 PM	#8
anbosu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mount Juliet, TN Posts: 4,528	Do you mind sharing where you ordered them?

08/07/2014, 05:45 PM	#18
LiquidCache Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Carrollwood Posts: 727	Which gel did you find works the best? I bought the same thing you did.