diff --git a/src/encoder/mod.rs b/src/encoder/mod.rs
index 9f4ec28..09bd61e 100644
--- a/src/encoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encoder/mod.rs
@@ -777,7 +777,15 @@ impl Default for EncodeMetadataOptions<'_> {
 #[non_exhaustive]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct EncodeMetadataApplicability {
+    /// The photometric interpretation of the image data.
+    ///
+    /// If `None` then metadata tags are not filtered, otherwise only tags applicable to the given
+    /// photometric interpretation are recorded.
     pub photometric: Option<PhotometricInterpretation>,
+    /// The planar configuration of the image data.
+    ///
+    /// If `None` then metadata tags are not filtered, otherwise only tags applicable to the given
+    /// configuration are recorded.
     pub planar: Option<PlanarConfiguration>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/encoder/tag_filter.rs b/src/encoder/tag_filter.rs
index 5b7ffef..cc3cc90 100644
--- a/src/encoder/tag_filter.rs
+++ b/src/encoder/tag_filter.rs
@@ -169,16 +169,10 @@ impl TagFilter {
             Level::Photometric(photometric) => {
                 match (photometric, target.planar, target.photometric) {
                     (Photometric::All, _, _) => Choice::Ok,
-                    (Photometric::Planar, Some(PlanarConfiguration::Planar), _) => Choice::Ok,
-                    (Photometric::Planar, None, _)
-                        if matches!(self.filter_level, FilterLevel::All) =>
-                    {
+                    (Photometric::Planar, Some(PlanarConfiguration::Planar) | None, _) => {
                         Choice::Ok
                     }
-                    (Photometric::YCbCr, _, Some(PhotometricInterpretation::YCbCr)) => Choice::Ok,
-                    (Photometric::YCbCr, _, None)
-                        if matches!(self.filter_level, FilterLevel::All) =>
-                    {
+                    (Photometric::YCbCr, _, Some(PhotometricInterpretation::YCbCr) | None) => {
                         Choice::Ok
                     }
                     _ => Choice::Discard,