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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: alan_b on October 26, 2016, 12:03:28 am

Title: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: alan_b on October 26, 2016, 12:03:28 am

With modern coated glazing, polarizer filters make the colors go wacky. :P  I've used B+W for as long as I remember, and recently got a Breakthrough Photography polarizer to try, with no difference.  Is it possible for a polarizer to not do this?  It's not a huge deal to fix in post with different rotations, but it is another step.

A couple examples:

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: alatreille on October 26, 2016, 01:14:27 am

Hi Alan,

If the film is there, you're doing the only way I know to get rid of it!

If you find another - let me know!

Cheers

Andrew

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: alan_b on October 27, 2016, 03:06:51 am

Ah well, not that big of a problem.

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: TonyVentourisPhotography on October 27, 2016, 06:42:32 am

I always use polarizers.  If I find the glass is not worth the editing or its crazy results beyond what is reasonable, I make a shot without and jut paint in the parts I do want "polarized."  Especially in interiors with lots of wood, you can get better color and less glare with a polarizer. 

I use both b+w and Singh ray.

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 27, 2016, 08:06:28 am

Or you can use it for effect:  :)

(https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7019/26982195375_eae95b0c56_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H7jND6)

Polarizer + Plexi (https://flic.kr/p/H7jND6) by Slobodan Blagojevic (https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobodan_blagojevic/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: alan_b on October 27, 2016, 12:28:27 pm

Ha - Slobodan, that's awesome! 8)

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: BobDavid on October 29, 2016, 08:58:20 pm

I like that one, Slobodan.

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: shadowblade on November 03, 2016, 11:37:56 am

Why are there rainbow colours in the sky?

Title: Re: Polarizers and Architectural Glazing?
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 03, 2016, 05:51:43 pm

Quote from: shadowblade on November 03, 2016, 11:37:56 am

Why are there rainbow colours in the sky?

Because of shooting plexiglass through another plexiglass, from the adjacent museum wing.