BLUE/YELLOW POLARIZER

This tip will be old news to many of my readers, but for those who have never heard of this filter, it is worthy of a post. The Blue/Yellow polarizing filter goes by a few different names, depending on the manufacturer. They all do a similar trick however, and create either a blue tone to reflective surfaces, or a yellow tone on the same surfaces, depending on how much you rotate the lens filter. I included one of my photos to illustrate, rotated to the Yellow side of the filter:



The reflective surface in this photo is the flowing stream. The polarizing filter gave it a warm, dreamlike hue, which can save a potentially boring nature photograph. The blue version of the stream looked equally intriguing, but for my purposes I stayed with the warmer version (it was photographed for a real estate company promoting their natural surroundings).

While these filters are hyper-realistic, they are very fun to work with, and can often perform miracles on dreary days. Most filter companies offer this polarizer, and they can be purchased at any professional camera store.

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