Glasses: Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

Emmasmom Loc: Missouri

Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Emmasmom wrote:

Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

Have the one with the glasses tilt her head a little down-- or tilt the glasses slightly on her face. Some will also remove the lenses-- but in an informal portrait, I'd not do that.

tlbuljac Loc: Oklahoma

still nice looking subjects

busted_shutter

A polarizing filter should work.

skidooman Loc: Minnesota

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

Emmasmom wrote:

Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

Have the one with the glasses tilt her head a little down-- or tilt the glasses slightly on her face. Some will also remove the lenses-- but in an informal portrait, I'd not do that.

I agree with this,,,but watch the head tilting down. Too much and it looks bad and adds a double chin. Tilting the head down in combination with a slight forward lean (your subject is definately leaning back and her head is lifted up) will usually eliminate this. If needed a slight tilt of the glasses downward will help also. All of these techniques applied sparingly will eliminate the glare, without it looking unnatural.

photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ

skidooman wrote:

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I second this......works great.

Bunko.T Loc: Western Australia.

Emmasmom wrote:

Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

My wife always tilted her glasses forward for just that reason.

MWojton Loc: Yardley, PA

Emmasmom wrote:

Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

The next time she gets glasses, spend the extra $80 or so for a non glare treatment on the lenses. The person will see more clearly, especially at night, and it will eliminate this appearance. Sorry, don't mean to sound like a smart a**, just an eye doc who deals with this everyday.

MW

docjoque Loc: SoCal

You can take two shot and blend them in PS. first shot with glasses. Second shot, have every remain still and remove glasses and take another shot. Use a layer mask and blend them in PS.

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Emmasmom wrote:

Ugggg, I hate that I can't seem to take a picture without a glare on the glasses...any suggestions?

As LRF suggested simply have your subject with glasses tilt her head down a very small amount.

EstherP

For informal portraits, your subjects don't HAVE to look at the camera. Have them look off to the side a bit, not just with their eyes, but with the whole head. May take a bit of planning as you probably would want everyone in the picture to look at the same thing.
EstherP

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

EstherP wrote:

For informal portraits, your subjects don't HAVE to look at the camera. Have them look off to the side a bit, not just with their eyes, but with the whole head. May take a bit of planning as you probably would want everyone in the picture to look at the same thing.
EstherP

Very good Esther, I have a constant battle with my neice every time I want to shoot her 5 year old he gets a stupid "Goofy" smile as I call it on his face. I tell him don't smile and it upsets his mother till I showed her two different shots, one with him looking off a bit now she never says anything.

Emmasmom Loc: Missouri

Acutally with my daughter the best shots I have gotten of her was when she wasn't looking at the camera, I love those shots but with a group I wasn't sure how that would look but I will try that next time, thanks!! :D

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Emmasmom wrote:

Acutally with my daughter the best shots I have gotten of her was when she wasn't looking at the camera, I love those shots but with a group I wasn't sure how that would look but I will try that next time, thanks!! :D

To my thinking the forced smile that most parents impose on their kids distracts from the true image of the kids. My last post I was talking about my neice and her 5 year old, the kid looked like a mule eating briars thru a barbed wire fence when he struck that forced smile pose. It might be cute to a lot of folks but I am looking for that natural shot.

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

Turn head slightly.