Polarizing filter?

[byjamesderuvoDHQ]

A polarizing filter can be a good idea as is a neutral density filter, but remember that anything you can do with a filter, you can do in Photoshop to much greater effect. And you have the extra insurance of having an "undo" button.

[A.M.D.A.]

A polarizing filter can be a good idea as is a neutral density filter, but remember that anything you can do with a filter, you can do in Photoshop to much greater effect. And you have the extra insurance of having an "undo" button.

Yes, mimicking filters can be done in an image-editing program. However, I think this offers a few disadvantages:

#1. The polarizer is the one filter whose effect is still better when done in-camera.

#2. Editing photos takes up more time than attaching filters.

#3. When a photo is retouched in PhotoShop, or any other image-editing software, you can no longer say that it is the original. As soon as someone hears the word "edited", "modified" "altered", "retouched", among others, that person will immediately lose some trust in the photograph, because they have no idea what was done to it post-shooting. However, if the photo came straight from the camera, then the viewer will know that what is shown happened in real-life, so there will definitely be more trust toward that particular shot.

Even if the photographer explains only this edit or that edit were applied, other people won't know for sure, they are strictly relying on your word. A peek at the metadata of an original photo will prove that it is indeed, original. But by looking at the metadata of an altered photo, you can only tell it has been altered and in what program. All sorts of edits can be accomplished, and then only some of them admitted afterward.
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~I would recommend doing as much possible in-camera, and reserve minor edits for the computer. Sure, there are some gimmicky filters available, these are probably more effective when applied in an image-editing program. However, the polarizer, ND and UV are the essentials.