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Ten polarizer tips

Ten polarizer tips

I'm a big believer in substituting and working around certain film making tools if they're too expensive or too much time and hassle under the circumstances. But a polarizer filter is a film making tool for which there is no real substitute or work around. There are just some things that can only be done with the polarizer. In the previous installments of the great polarizer spectacular, I covered some of the most common shooting situations that polarizers can help with. So I want to just wrap up with a few practical matters, and things to watch out for when using polarizer filters. So here are ten tips for using polarizer filters. Tip number one, Polarizers will cut down one and a half to two stops of light. So you want to be careful about using them in low light recording situations. And remember that you also have to adjust your exposure after putting a polarizer filter on the camera. Tip number two, vignetting that darkness around the edge of the frame may occur particularly with…

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