There are times that you do not need to spend a good deal of money on professional filters to attach to a camera so as to add ethereal elements to your photography. When I was creating my eBook,’The Whimsical Photography Playbook’, I hunted high and low for easy homemade filter methods that any photographer may use to add that hunted’dreamy haze’. Not only do I expect you like this free infusion from my eBook, however, I expect that you also create some extraordinary pictures using these DIY filter thoughts. And don’t forget – you can easily boost your results using simple tweaks in the BeFunky Photo Editor to transform your pictures! Without further ado, here is a round-up of tried and tested home-made filters that you’re going to enjoy! The Sandwich Bag Trick: Most professional photographers use this straightforward and cheap suggestion to bring a fuzzy and calming effect to their photos. Rip a hole at the closed side of your sandwich bag (do not use scissors as you need those rough edges! ) ) . Next, choose the open side of your bag and then slip it on your camera lens so the rough edges from the ripped part can be found around the borders of your viewfinder. Ta-da! You’ve 11 DIY Photography Equipment Hacks And Ideas On A Budget made an instant hazy vignette effect. BeFunky Photo Editor hint: Together with the’Vignette’ tool under the Edit menu may increase this effect even more during the editing procedure. Adjust the color, strength, and mix style until you reach your desired look! The Vaseline & Cheap UV Lens Trick: A cheap UV lens will only set you back approximately $10 and from smearing a little Vaseline on the lens you can attain a soft-focus effect, or make it seem like fog or mist is present in your picture. BeFunky Photo Editor suggestion: Further enrich this soft-focus appearance by choosing the’Soften’ or’Blur’ applications from the Edit menu. Use the Paint option to choose specific components of your picture to add this effect to. The Transparent Plastic & Coloured Markers Trick: This trick is really a personal favourite, and it was originally discovered through popular blog, A gorgeous Mess. Utilizing a part of A4-sized transparent plastic (the thin variety which are frequently used for overheads, record covers etc. ), you must cut the plastic about 1 inch (all the way round ) larger than your camera lens. Then use colored markers to draw large, bold shapes or patterns in your sheet. It’s best to avoid Tiny contours as these Don’t Appear through the viewfinder