March 19, 2025

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A close-up view of a Schneider-Kreuznach 138mm Spot 50 Close-Up lens filter. The filter is circular with a black rim displaying its specifications, and is placed on a neutral background.

Close-Up Filters Can Deliver Macro Photography On a Budget

French photographer and YouTube creator Mathieu Stern's latest video discusses the wonderful world of close-up lens filters. Unlike some of Stern's stranger topics, like working with the world's blackest material and capturing travel photos with an infrared digital camera, close-up filters are something nearly every photographer might want to add to their kit.

Diagram of Earth's horizon showing the "blue hour" before sunrise on the left, and a city on a cliff lit warmly against a blue sky and sea during this time on the right.

Capturing Blue Hour in Landscape Photography

The difference between a good landscape photo and an extraordinary one often comes down to one thing: Light. And there's a magical window of time, called the Blue Hour, that offers some of the most atmospheric, cinematic light in landscape photography. However, many photographers overlook or struggle to fully capture its unique potential.