Noticed when shooting darker skin tones, sometimes the reflectivity of the skin is nice, but in certain circumstances it's not ideal. Any advice on the most appropriate screw-on polarizers to use for this application? I don't shoot with a mattebox, so the Rota Pola/Rota Tray is not going to work for me.
Using circular polarizing filter to dial in sheen/specularity in skin tones
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Imamacuser
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Are these reflection issues still present after having the subject wipe down their skin with a cloth to remove body oil? I recognize that's not feasible or practical in all situations, I'm just trying to understand the issue that you're running into.
B+W makes great polarizers, but they're on the expensive side. If this is for indoor interviews, you'll want a high light transmission CPL. A B+W XS-Pro cuts 1-1.5 stops and a Carl ZEISS CPL cuts 1.6 stops, so do your research on the filter factor rating.
B+W makes great polarizers, but they're on the expensive side. If this is for indoor interviews, you'll want a high light transmission CPL. A B+W XS-Pro cuts 1-1.5 stops and a Carl ZEISS CPL cuts 1.6 stops, so do your research on the filter factor rating.
