Polarising Filters for bright-blue-sky

Polarising filters change the way that camera sees and treats light. Change in how camera sees reflections and glare. As a result it also has the ability to change the vibrancy of some colors in shots.


Use polarising filters for:

Water - When shooting a picture of water adjusting your polarising filter will mean you see into the water differently, cutting out glare and even changing the colour of the water. made the water look crystal clear and a bright blue color. Without the filter the shots had nowhere near the same impact with a big reflection being picked up off the top of the water and a more murky color.

Sky - Similarly, the color of sky can change remarkably using a polarising filter. Rotating the filter you’ll see a blue sky change from a light pale blue color to a vibrant and deep blue color (depending upon where the sun is). A polarising filter can cut out a lot of the smoggy haze that is often in city shots.

Using a Polarizing Filter

Simply rotating the front element of the filter. As you do this you’ll notice that colors and reflections in your shot change. Once you’ve got it to a point that you like simply take the shot.

For the greatest impact try to keep the sun at 90° to you ( to your side - not at your back and not shooting into the sun). This will help polarizer to have the greatest effect.

Shooting in low light, overcast days or at night with a polarizer is not advisable - it’s like wearing sunglasses indoors and will cut down the amount of light getting through to your image sensor.

Where to buy

If you're in EU, Quelle have huge collection of polarization filters