Is it just me, or is this still, after five years, one of the most instructive videos on polarizers and their uses in digital photography? Attests to the quality of your content, Steve.
i am amateur photographer and i have two polarizer filters...this lesson is the best...stive dont tolk about long exposure 4 stop ,even 10 stop ND...ANY filters you lost quality...
OMG! I have watched so many videos about this and been left more confused than when I started, usually with a new list of jargon to bust. So many churn out “90 degrees to the sun” without actually demonstrating what this means and what to do if there’s no sun. Who knew an 8 year old vid would answer all my questions and some I hadn’t thought of - rainbows. Wow, thank you so much. 10.5 minutes well spent. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hi Steve ... I am an avid amateur and I have to say this was easily the best and most informative video on polarizers I have ever seen. Thank you for your time and effort ... I certainly appreciate it.
Steve, I'm an experienced semi-pro photographer with a billion years of experience and enjoy watching your videos immensely. You're precise, informative and on target with everything you say. Those who pay attention to you and follow you have to benefit. Keep up the good work! :)
Man I love your channel. You're soooo thorough and knowledgeable. You know exactly what you want to say and you say everything worth saying more concisely than anyone else I know
As a photography "newbie", your You Tube filled in so many questions with easy to understand answers regarding circular polarizers, and their usage! Thanks.
I've struggled to get good results with a polarizer and red an awful lot of articles. This was the best 10 minutes I've spent in terms of understanding how to get good results with a polarizer. Can't wait to try these techniques out!
I just bought the filter after reading articles about it. I used it for several hours and noticed a difference in my photos already. I love how the filter effectively diminishes reflections. Not to mention, I can take a photo of my laptop screen now (LOL). Saturation increased, indeed. Awesome video! I find it very helpful as a beginner user.
Hi Steve! Excellent video. I too have been using polarisers for around 30 years but there is one thing I use them for which might raise an eyebrow or two. (I'm also a pro shooter.) Portraiture. A lot of the time when I'm shooting women, I will add a polariser to cut down the tiny specular highlights in human skin. Almost everyone has them. I have only ever seen one person with what I called perfect skin. For everyone else, those specular highlights can come from skin blemishes and in a lot of cases, makeup. I find that a polariser flattens and soften these things and most of the time people don't even know why they like one shot better than another. I definitely agree with your point about exposure. I think of it as improving latitude. It's essential for cutting down the hot spots in a background which can make the difference between being able to get a decent shot and not getting it. The polariser is the only filter in my kit. Unfortunately, the one I use - a Canon - costs about $900. Fortunately, it's owned by my employer! Loved your sharpening tute BTW!
I really liked this video! I am a novice when it comes to DSLR cameras, and purchased a cheap plastic polarizer for my camera. After not getting the effect I was hoping for, I turned to the internet for help. This video helped me understand the uses MUCH better, and I will definitely be buying a higher quality filter! Thank you!
I've seen quite a bit of material on polarizers now and these are some of the most compelling examples I've seen yet. Very useful video. Thanks for sharing it
Thank you Steve. Excellent video with great advice and examples. I'm all done searching for CPL tutorials. This answered all the questions! Subscribed!
+Steve Perry I've only watched 3 videos including this one and I love the info. I started on film about 21 or so years ago, I love the convenience of digital. As a teen, I had to spend a lot of money to shoot, today one card gets me tons of photos. I am very happy to see a real photographer on UA-cam. So many of the digital folks depend too much on their equipment instead of developing their skills. I am glad ti hear you mention the 90 degree thing for circular polarizers, most people aren't aware of that. I use it to make the image warmer on a cloudy day, when I do fine art making the sky really dark, or black as you stated, actually works better as I usually turn fine art shots into black and white and the black sky makes it extremely dramatic. These are personal preferences, I am not stating you are incorrect or anything like that. My years of experience and of course anyone who has been doing photography for a long time usually know these things, however, this brings me back to my original point that it is great to see a great photographer giving good and thorough advice.
Fantastic video, you covered every aspect of using polarization in one video, all the other videos were focused on just one application. I'll watch this again whenever I need a refresher on the subject. Thanks!
Great video. As a beginning dslr user I purchased a polarizer on the camera shops recommendation. Now I feel better versed on how to use it. Thanks so much.
Hey Steve, just wanted to say great video! You answer all the questions one may have about polarising filters. Very informative video, well structured, easy to follow... Thanks mate!
Gosh, thank you Steve...I've never used my filter for anything except sky! So much of my photography is done in Australia's outback so big blue skies are not much of a problem and don't often require enhancing. I've never considered using it on reflections or to bring out details etc. The way you demonstrate effects is terrific. A very useful video, thank you.
such a helpful video thanks Steve. Perfectly explained. i just bought one last week and cant wait to go and try it out! i previously just thought my camera didnt take very vivid shots... Thanks. Hi from London!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! I just got into photography and am going to the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC this weekend. I'm renting a 17-28mm 2.8 lens for my sony a7iii but I don't have any filters yet. So I'm buying a cpl! Thank you so much for this.
Excellent video Steve. I was looking to purchase a polarizer for my Canon 5D mark III and it was the exact help I was looking for. Cheers Mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man am I'm glad I found your channel. You shoot the backwoods I love to trek. Except now I have a camera and am learning to use it. Your vids are helping me a LOT. Thank you! I will be looking for your book.
Hi Steve, I had just discovered your UA-cam channel and your info on all aspects of Photography I find very useful. There is a few other that I watch as well... I still use my Nikon N90s. I finally went Digital just over a year ago with a Nikon D500 an a Sigma 40mm f1.4 Art lens... And never looked back, so your posts along with Tony Northrop's channel have been very helpful getting me over the learning curve. Thanks for passing along your photo knowledge.
Exceptionally well-done video. I usually don't add comments to a video, but this was so well done and informative that I have to pass on the kudos. And ironically I had just ordered a polarizer. QUESTION: I'm planning on using this one CPL on two lenses. 85mm prime and a 24-105mm. I bought a 72mm to 77mm step up lens. Fortunately, I've tested the lens cap and it still fits the 85mm (72mm ring fitting). Do you see any issues using a step-up filter adapter?
Mitch McCoy Hi Mitch - It should work fine (you're using a 77mm filter on a 72mm lens, right - stepping rings get mixed up all the time LOL). The bigger problem is when you go with a step down ring (72mm filter on a 77mm lens) - lots of potential vignetting. Have fun :)
So, I just got a polarizer for my drone. Wasn't sure how to set it up. Tried here at home, but see I need to get out for a better test. I have done some watfalls and didn't like how they turned out. Great job Steve. Helped me to understand. Very simple and educational. Back out I go, but with a little more knowledge. Can't wait!
I almost returned my CPL because of the 20mm/blue sky thing. Now, I'm going to go waterfall chasing. And I live in the PNW, where is mostly rainy and overcast. Great video. You answered all my questions. Thank you. Subscribed
Thanks, Steve ! I wish I would have seen this before my recent vacation. My pictures were mostly on a waterfall and plants. I had a polarizing filter in my bag because I did not know how helpful it would have been. Photography is a continuing education hobby!
Wow. You just answered every question I had initially about this lens. Thank you so much for posting this video. Like 10 things I wanted to know and let me tell you. When I saw your overcast rainy day segment? It left my jaw on the floor and butterflies in my stomach....I live in northern nh in the white mountains....I always dreaded rainy days but your video changed alllll of that. The Flume, Lost River, Kancamagus Highway, Echo Lake there are a ton of rivers and mtn views!! As you know there is no foliage season like The White Mountain National Forest in NH. Liked and subscribed I look forward to watching your other videos as you get right to the point and it's simple so I can understand. Cheers :)
This is great! I love your examples. They make it so easy to see the difference! Thanks! I look forward to use this with my new Polarizing filter this summer.
Is it just me, or is this still, after five years, one of the most instructive videos on polarizers and their uses in digital photography? Attests to the quality of your content, Steve.
i am amateur photographer and i have two polarizer filters...this lesson is the best...stive dont tolk about long exposure 4 stop ,even 10 stop ND...ANY filters you lost quality...
in 2020 it still works fine :)
Steve is timeless
Yes! I also find it humorous!
Very informative vid. I’ve just bought a Hoya pro1 and was looking for info to get the very best out of it, this vid ticks that box perfectly.
OMG! I have watched so many videos about this and been left more confused than when I started, usually with a new list of jargon to bust. So many churn out “90 degrees to the sun” without actually demonstrating what this means and what to do if there’s no sun. Who knew an 8 year old vid would answer all my questions and some I hadn’t thought of - rainbows. Wow, thank you so much. 10.5 minutes well spent. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
THE FINGER POINT....genius!! Holy crap, thanks for teaching this 'ol dog a new trick!!!
Hi Steve ... I am an avid amateur and I have to say this was easily the best and most informative video on polarizers I have ever seen. Thank you for your time and effort ... I certainly appreciate it.
Check out my new video - How To Use A Polarizer. (hint - there's more to it than just blue skies).
Love your videos man. Great tips. You know just about everything about everything to do with photography.
Thank you Steve, that was the most comprehensive tutorial on how to and where to use a polarizing filter I have seen. Great job mate.
Steve, I'm an experienced semi-pro photographer with a billion years of experience and enjoy watching your videos immensely. You're precise, informative and on target with everything you say. Those who pay attention to you and follow you have to benefit. Keep up the good work! :)
8yrs on and it's the best video I've watched on CPL
Easily the most comprehensive but easy to follow tutorial/description on a polarizer. Thank you!
This video didn’t lose any of its relevancy. The best one I could find on this topic. Thank you Steve!
Thanks for taking the time to make the video and explain different settings with real life scenarios. Cheers Steve!
Man I love your channel. You're soooo thorough and knowledgeable. You know exactly what you want to say and you say everything worth saying more concisely than anyone else I know
Best Photography video I've watched so far. Instructional, to the point, organized, wish I could give 2 thumbs up. excellent. Thank you !
This is great information Steve, thanks a lot for such a detailed discussion on the filter
This is the most informative and illustrative lesson on polarizers I've found so far.
Great work!
Straight and to the point, zero BS that's what we always get from Steve 👍👍
Best educational video on polarizing filters on YT. Thanks!
As a photography "newbie", your You Tube filled in so many questions with easy to understand answers regarding circular polarizers, and their usage! Thanks.
This was the most thorough overview of polarizers and the different ways to use them I've come across. Great job, thanks!
Easily the best tutorials out there. I appreciate the effort you made you create these
I've struggled to get good results with a polarizer and red an awful lot of articles. This was the best 10 minutes I've spent in terms of understanding how to get good results with a polarizer. Can't wait to try these techniques out!
This was the most thorough and useful video on the subject on UA-cam. Thanks for all the tips.
Seven years old advice is still relevant. Just the info I needed. Thanks!
As usual, Steve explains the key issues clearly and makes total sense - unlike so many would-be instructors out there...
This may have been the most helpful photo video I’ve watched in years. Thanks, Steve!
I just bought the filter after reading articles about it. I used it for several hours and noticed a difference in my photos already. I love how the filter effectively diminishes reflections. Not to mention, I can take a photo of my laptop screen now (LOL). Saturation increased, indeed. Awesome video! I find it very helpful as a beginner user.
Best video i have seen on Polarizing filters.Thank you Steve for delivering it.
Steve, you consistently make some of the best photography videos anywhere on UA-cam... no small feat. Thanks for making this!
Wow Steve....what an excellent job of explaining everything about polarizers. Thanks !
Very well done! What you packed in the ~10 minutes with our your style was just perfect.
Hi Steve! Excellent video. I too have been using polarisers for around 30 years but there is one thing I use them for which might raise an eyebrow or two. (I'm also a pro shooter.)
Portraiture.
A lot of the time when I'm shooting women, I will add a polariser to cut down the tiny specular highlights in human skin. Almost everyone has them. I have only ever seen one person with what I called perfect skin. For everyone else, those specular highlights can come from skin blemishes and in a lot of cases, makeup.
I find that a polariser flattens and soften these things and most of the time people don't even know why they like one shot better than another.
I definitely agree with your point about exposure. I think of it as improving latitude. It's essential for cutting down the hot spots in a background which can make the difference between being able to get a decent shot and not getting it.
The polariser is the only filter in my kit. Unfortunately, the one I use - a Canon - costs about $900. Fortunately, it's owned by my employer!
Loved your sharpening tute BTW!
Awesome tip! Thanks for taking the time to post it. I don't do portraits anymore, but that would be a fantastic idea.
Excellent video, very informative, no beating around the bush, excellent sample shots to illustrate your points. You got yourself a subscriber.
I really liked this video! I am a novice when it comes to DSLR cameras, and purchased a cheap plastic polarizer for my camera. After not getting the effect I was hoping for, I turned to the internet for help. This video helped me understand the uses MUCH better, and I will definitely be buying a higher quality filter! Thank you!
Newbie here heading out tomorrow morning with my first polarizer to try it out. This video was so helpful! Thank you!
I've seen quite a bit of material on polarizers now and these are some of the most compelling examples I've seen yet. Very useful video. Thanks for sharing it
I can not understand how 31 people dislike this awesome informative video about CIR POL Filter !!!
A photography video that spends all it's time giving you tips and useful information instead of trying to sell things!?!
Subscribed.
First time viewer here. I really enjoyed this video. Very well done and useful too!
Thanks so much. Subscribed!
I needed this video today. Thanks for the detailed explanation on CPLs, especially the difference between thin and thicker polarizers.
Thank you Steve. Excellent video with great advice and examples. I'm all done searching for CPL tutorials. This answered all the questions! Subscribed!
A very instructive video on the use of the polarizer. Very entertaining too. Many thanks.
+Steve Perry I've only watched 3 videos including this one and I love the info. I started on film about 21 or so years ago, I love the convenience of digital. As a teen, I had to spend a lot of money to shoot, today one card gets me tons of photos. I am very happy to see a real photographer on UA-cam. So many of the digital folks depend too much on their equipment instead of developing their skills.
I am glad ti hear you mention the 90 degree thing for circular polarizers, most people aren't aware of that. I use it to make the image warmer on a cloudy day, when I do fine art making the sky really dark, or black as you stated, actually works better as I usually turn fine art shots into black and white and the black sky makes it extremely dramatic. These are personal preferences, I am not stating you are incorrect or anything like that.
My years of experience and of course anyone who has been doing photography for a long time usually know these things, however, this brings me back to my original point that it is great to see a great photographer giving good and thorough advice.
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This video is forever as today is the 19/11/2023 and it still offers very valuable information. Thank you so much, Steve 👍🙏👍🙏
This is a great video. Really appreciate the clean & informative format of your tutorial. Thanks!
I think this should be called "everything you need to know about polarising filters" great video!
Way up and by far, the most useful information about polarizers and usage. All facts based and not opinionated. Much appreciated, Steve. Regards, Bill
Very straightforward and educational. Thank you.
Best channel to learn photography..
Literally the most instructive video about polarisers. Strange that no one in 7 years created a video over polarisers. 😅
Fantastic video, you covered every aspect of using polarization in one video, all the other videos were focused on just one application. I'll watch this again whenever I need a refresher on the subject. Thanks!
Great video. As a beginning dslr user I purchased a polarizer on the camera shops recommendation. Now I feel better versed on how to use it. Thanks so much.
Fantastic video.. I'm definitely going to get one
Thanks Steve - again a very useful video. Also I've just purchased the Nikon D7500 based on your video - and thanks again for that !
This was a great presentation. I like polarization filters for water shots but you have pointed the way to so much more!!
im looking at my holiday photos and seeing nothing but haze in some landscape shots. Just bought two CPLs for my lenses!
Hey Steve, just wanted to say great video! You answer all the questions one may have about polarising filters. Very informative video, well structured, easy to follow... Thanks mate!
very informative great to watch really made easy to listen to thanks Steve
Thought about buying one. Now i am sold on it. Thanks a lot.
Great informative video!
Gosh, thank you Steve...I've never used my filter for anything except sky! So much of my photography is done in Australia's outback so big blue skies are not much of a problem and don't often require enhancing. I've never considered using it on reflections or to bring out details etc. The way you demonstrate effects is terrific. A very useful video, thank you.
Great info, well produced and presented. Thank you.
The best CPL video on YT, congrats!
Superb explanation ! I did really enjoyed following all you tricks using the polarizing filter.
Great video. I had not thought of all the reasons you listed to use a polarizer. I'll be pulling mine from my bag more often.
liked the way the whole mechanism has been explained...thanks a lot for sharing! It was really helpful
Excellent tutorial for us beginners learning about polarizer filters. Thank you much 🙏🏼🙏🏼
such a helpful video thanks Steve. Perfectly explained. i just bought one last week and cant wait to go and try it out! i previously just thought my camera didnt take very vivid shots... Thanks. Hi from London!
Excellent video with lots of tips for using the filter. Thank you!
Love you videos. They are always so to the point easily explained, even for dummies like me!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! I just got into photography and am going to the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC this weekend. I'm renting a 17-28mm 2.8 lens for my sony a7iii but I don't have any filters yet. So I'm buying a cpl! Thank you so much for this.
Great tips! Will definitely use the info for my next shoot. Recently purchased a polarizer and can't wait to put it to use.
I saw about 7 CPL tutorail videos, this was the best, great examples and tips, thanks!
Excellent video Steve, thank you. No beating about he bush, straight to the point. Subscribed.
Excellent video. Very helpful, as always. Many thanks
Excellent video Steve. I was looking to purchase a polarizer for my Canon 5D mark III and it was the exact help I was looking for. Cheers Mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Video and now i know why i will get a CPL filter
What a hell of work! You are so amazing. Hope to see more of your works.
Man am I'm glad I found your channel. You shoot the backwoods I love to trek. Except now I have a camera and am learning to use it. Your vids are helping me a LOT. Thank you! I will be looking for your book.
Hi Steve,
I had just discovered your UA-cam channel and your info on all aspects of Photography I find very useful. There is a few other that I watch as well... I still use my Nikon N90s. I finally went Digital just over a year ago with a Nikon D500 an a Sigma 40mm f1.4 Art lens... And never looked back, so your posts along with Tony Northrop's channel have been very helpful getting me over the learning curve. Thanks for passing along your photo knowledge.
Best video on Polarizer ... Thanks Steve !! Great job ...
Exceptionally well-done video. I usually don't add comments to a video, but this was so well done and informative that I have to pass on the kudos. And ironically I had just ordered a polarizer. QUESTION: I'm planning on using this one CPL on two lenses. 85mm prime and a 24-105mm. I bought a 72mm to 77mm step up lens. Fortunately, I've tested the lens cap and it still fits the 85mm (72mm ring fitting). Do you see any issues using a step-up filter adapter?
Mitch McCoy Hi Mitch - It should work fine (you're using a 77mm filter on a 72mm lens, right - stepping rings get mixed up all the time LOL). The bigger problem is when you go with a step down ring (72mm filter on a 77mm lens) - lots of potential vignetting. Have fun :)
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So, I just got a polarizer for my drone. Wasn't sure how to set it up. Tried here at home, but see I need to get out for a better test. I have done some watfalls and didn't like how they turned out. Great job Steve. Helped me to understand. Very simple and educational. Back out I go, but with a little more knowledge. Can't wait!
I almost returned my CPL because of the 20mm/blue sky thing.
Now, I'm going to go waterfall chasing. And I live in the PNW, where is mostly rainy and overcast.
Great video. You answered all my questions. Thank you.
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A video prepared with labor. Thank you very much.
Awesome job my friend. Fantastic work and a massive help. Keep up the sterling performance.
Very helpful and clearly understandable info for someone relatively new with camera equipment. :)
Thanks, Steve ! I wish I would have seen this before my recent vacation. My pictures were mostly on a waterfall and plants. I had a polarizing filter in my bag because I did not know how helpful it would have been. Photography is a continuing education hobby!
Wow. You just answered every question I had initially about this lens. Thank you so much for posting this video. Like 10 things I wanted to know and let me tell you. When I saw your overcast rainy day segment? It left my jaw on the floor and butterflies in my stomach....I live in northern nh in the white mountains....I always dreaded rainy days but your video changed alllll of that. The Flume, Lost River, Kancamagus Highway, Echo Lake there are a ton of rivers and mtn views!! As you know there is no foliage season like The White Mountain National Forest in NH. Liked and subscribed I look forward to watching your other videos as you get right to the point and it's simple so I can understand. Cheers :)
Another Superb Training Video... Thank You, Steve !!!
Thank you. Nicely done and easy to understand.
Very complete tutorial! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video on polarizing filter. Best video on the subject.
Amazing, it's summer 2018 and I just subscribed to your channel because of this video. That proves how good it was.
Thanks a lot!!!
This is great! I love your examples. They make it so easy to see the difference! Thanks!
This is great! I love your examples. They make it so easy to see the difference! Thanks! I look forward to use this with my new Polarizing filter this summer.
Thanks.Good video with concise and important tips
Great explanation, thanks for the examples too.
Great video! Best I could find about this subject
Thank you so much for the video, this clears things out and saves me time from reading tons of articles online.
Im a Canon fan....but love your videos...learn a lot from you...thanks ...