The Tiffen Black Pro-Mist 1/4 Filter helps to reduce the value of the highlights while slightly lowering the overall contrast. This filter is especially useful for smoothing out and softening facial wrinkles and other blemishes. While designed for use with movies, this filter can also be used for fashion and beauty applications. Unlike a traditional diffusion or soft focus filter, Pro-Mist filters provide little loss of detail across the image. The 1/4 density provides more contrast and highlight reduction than the 1/8, but less than the 1/2, while still allowing for a soft, pastel-like quality of light. Black Pro-Mist These Hollywood/FX filters were originally designed for the TV and Motion Picture industry, but are now available to all photographers and videographers. Offers all the benefits of the Pro-Mist filter in a more subtle form. Highlight flares are controlled. Contrast is lowered, but with less lightening of shadows for a more delicate effect Creates a soft light "pastel" effect Delicate effect with contained highlight flare Also available in DV Select Kit 3 and DV ”Film Look” Kit