The Tiffen 4 x 5.65" Black Pro-Mist 1/2 Filter softens blemishes and wrinkles, gives you a softer quality of light and reducers contrast. If you need a more sublte effect you might want to try the 1/4 Black Pro Mist filter. The Black Pro-Mist gives the same effects of the Pro-Mist filters but in a more suble form.