{"id":56994,"date":"2015-01-09T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/?p=56994"},"modified":"2019-03-09T11:28:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T11:28:46","slug":"magic-of-polarized-light-in-commercial-studio-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/magic-of-polarized-light-in-commercial-studio-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic of Polarized Light in Commercial Studio Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.1&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#0c1319&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#2b3a42&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;60deg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;-80px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Magic of Polarized Light in Commercial Studio Photography<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Video Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.4&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1000px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;5px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;5px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div data-rel=\"Pro_Club_Active_Member\" class=\"progressally-video-container progressally-vimeo-video-container\" progressally-vimeo-id=\"116357885\"><a class=\"video_not_found\" href=\"https:\/\/popup-click-open-trigger-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/plugins\/photigy-video\/images\/img-not-f.jpg\" style=\"width:1200;\"\/><div class=\"imm_play_icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/plugins\/photigy-video\/images\/play.png\"\/><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h5>This online workshop for advanced studio photographers that will teach you how polarized lighting can solve many problems that commercial photographers are facing and dramatically reduce post-production time<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>It looks like a magic&#8230; Things disappear&nbsp;with a slight turn&nbsp;of a filter. You&#8217;ve discovered the huge potential for studio photography was hidden behind the physics of polarization.<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This is a recordings from Pro Corner online workshop where we explored the possibilities of polarized lightning for a studio still life photographer.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Below are unprocessed out-of-the-camera images that were changed by using a polarized light.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>These images <b>can&#8217;t be considered final images a photographer would produce for a client, but represents the possibilities of using polarized lighting for a commercial studio photography shots<\/b><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Highlighting only label in beverage photography:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][cwp_hq_et_pb_baslider _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.4&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Before-3.jpg&#8221; src2=&#8221;https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/After-4.jpg&#8221; 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