How to Eliminate Reflections in Glasses in Portraits

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   Average Joe Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 12:56 am

   Oh my goodness, when I saw the title of this post on my iPhone, I got so excited! I myself have to wear glasses full time because my eyes react to contacts, and I’ve always wanted to know how to get rid of glare in case people I photograph have glasses too! Great vid. Thanks DPS!

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   Robert Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 5:34 am

   Don’t just move lights , use a circular polarizer filter too. These aren’t just for blue skys, their effect on reflection is incredible.

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   Lomo Photo Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 5:37 am

   This is very good advice, because the majority of models I shoot wear glasses, so this helps tremendously Thanks.

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   Len Currie Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 6:06 am

   Another tip is to use a little bit of photoshop trickery if you’re not using flash or are trying to get rid of another source of reflection on the glasses, simply have an assistant remove their glasses and get them to keep their head as still as possible..

   Seen this recently on a Matt Kloskowski tutorial somewhere.

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   Len Currie Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 6:07 am

   Whoops, obviously once you do take the 2 pictures.. simply layer them in photoshop and mask out the reflection after lining them up..

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   redd Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 10:55 am

   this is haveing a go at some glass art …

   http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.207576349316302&type=1

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   Ann Barber Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 11:12 am

   You can sometimes change the angle of the glasses too by raising the earpieces a little off the ears up into the hairline slightly – especially when more than one person in the portrait.

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   Richard Hall Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 12:05 pm

   you could always use a spare pair of specs and take out the lenses

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   ccting Says:
   November 24th, 2011 at 12:24 pm

   Can circular polarized lens filter eliminate totally the glass reflection?

   Is is possible to use light polarized filter that 90 degree to the lens non circular polorized filter to improve result?

   Family of angles..–> tilt down towards camera?

   Side lighting –> outside the family of angles?

   Top lighting?

   Sry i am just a noob

10. 
    Kusshal Says:
    November 24th, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    Great Video………….really helpful.
    But what if we are not using the external flashes, how to control the reflection with the built-in flash of the camera? Please let me know, is it the same method for controlling the reflections in built-in flashes?

    Please help.

    Thanks
    Kusshal

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    Robin Öberg Says:
    November 24th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    A polarized filter can totally remove the reflection, if the reflective surface is flat. Glasses are usually not that flat. But, that is also a good thing. A little bit of reflection, that does not ruin details, will enhance the fact that the person is actually wearing real glasses. Sometimes when I watch a bad soap, they can have flat glasses, just because wearing glasses is part of the character. This annoys me somewhat. Make it look convincing, keep a little bit of reflection.

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    Paul Says:
    February 29th, 2012 at 3:33 am

    Good advice and great list of tips. Think I’m gonna bookmark this (thumbs up icon thingy)

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