I’ve tried every filter-adding app out there, from Instagram to VSCO. And I’ve been playing around with presets and filter tools in Lightroom for just as long. I even have a folder called "lens flares and light leaks" which I'll occasionally open in Photoshop when I need to jazz up a landscape image in a hurt. So what?
Despite all that, I still firmly believe in using the best filters over adding digital ones in the editing suite. The visuals are just better when you filter the light during capture, especially for creative effects. The results are more accurate. More realistic and more believable. But only if you have good quality glass. That’s why I was interested to try the relatively new Kenko Anamorflare filters, designed to replicate the characteristic flare you get from anamorphic lenses... without the cost and faff of actually using anamorphic lenses.
