How and When to Use Polarising Filters
A polarising filter was one of the first things I added to my photography kit and I use it for most shoots.
As most of my images include the sea or some body of water, having a polarising filter makes a huge difference to the final shot and creates an image that can’t be mimicked in any software (to date).
A polarising filter takes the glare off wet surfaces, reduces reflections and saturates colour, improving contrast.
In this video I demonstrate how to use a polarising filter and give an example of the difference it makes to an image.
Side Note: I got up really early one morning to film this video in an awesome location but when I arrived the rain was so torrential I was stuck in my van! The view improves.
Here is the final image.
Gear Used: I use Kase Wolverine Magnetic Circular Filters (link below). I am not an affiliate, so this is a totally independent review.
These are the best polarising filters I’ve come across so far. They “are made of colour neutral pro glass” so have minimum colour cast (some filters leave a colour which can interfere with the image and will need to be edited out later). They are also super strong.
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