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Using a polarizer to adjust skin tones

Using a polarizer to adjust skin tones

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Using a polarizer to adjust skin tones

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So I already showed you how polarizers can be used to control reflections on glass and make a street more black and saturated. However, circular polarizers also have an effect on how people's skin appears on camera. Just like the street and the glass, our faces also reflect a certain amount of light and as you probably guessed, polarizing filters also have an effect on how our faces appear on camera as well. Check out this shot. Again, as I rotate the polarizer, notice how it cuts down the reflection, and kind of makes caucasian skin tones look more plastic like, and takes away some of the healthy vitality you get with natural flexions on the skin. So there may be story applications where you want your talent skin to look less than natural and normal. Maybe a character is a cyborg, or maybe you're doing a period piece and just want to go for a certain classic look. And while we're on the subject of skin, yet another application on the polarizing filter is to help control hot spots on…

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