focusing on eyes with glasses (Page 2): Take the glasses, focus, get exposure in manual on tripod, put glasses back on. Click.

CamObs Loc: South America (Texas)

Take the glasses, focus, get exposure in manual on tripod, put glasses back on. Click.

coco1964 Loc: Winsted Mn

Also having a slight forward tilt to the glasses helps reduce glare.........

rts2568

Mary P wrote:

When taking pictures with a small DOF, is it possible to get the eyes in focus when the subject is wearing glasses? My camera focuses on the glasses, not the eyes...

To Mary P
From rts2568

Manually focus when shooting through glass while using an auto focus camera. Though I'd be rather curious as to the DOF you mention that won't include the eyes in focus when it focuses on the glass. Perhaps a slightly smaller aperture wouldn't go amiss?

rts2568

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

manual focus, DOF Preview adjust as necessary, or deal with it in post processing

fotkaman Loc: Earth

In addition to the above great advices, I'd ask the model to take the glasses off first, you get focused but push the button only halfway down and hold, then the model puts the glasses back on and you take the picture...:)

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

Weddingguy wrote:

Mary P wrote:

When taking pictures with a small DOF, is it possible to get the eyes in focus when the subject is wearing glasses? My camera focuses on the glasses, not the eyes...

One method that works well is to take a shot or two with the glasses off, then the rest with the glasses on. In post process if the eyes are not tack sharp, simply transfer the sharp eyes to the non-sharp eyes image in Photoshop

Yep! Works great

rts2568

fotkaman wrote:

In addition to the above great advices, I'd ask the model to take the glasses off first, you get focused but push the button only halfway down and hold, then the model puts the glasses back on and you take the picture...:)

Not likely I'm afraid to say here, but with such a narrow DOF mentioned by the OP, I'd suggest that such would not work because to take the glasses off, get a focus, get the glasses back on again; then unless the head concerned is clasped by some rigid device, the focus point will have moved by the time you take the shot.

Besides, if the glasses are on when taking a photo of a model, then the 'glasses' are likely to be required for the shoot.

Just a thought or two.

rts2568

fotkaman Loc: Earth

rts2568 wrote:

quote=fotkaman In addition to the above great adv... (show quote)

I thought the model was wearing the glasses and the camera was focusing on the glasses, rather than on her eyes. Anyway, all of the above suggestions are still very good, mine was just a thought...:)

Lazy Old Coot Loc: Gainesville, Florida

Try focusing on the glasses, press shutter half way to lock focus, then move camera the half inch or so closer to the subject. The focus should then be on the eyes. Take the shot. Once you have focus on the glasses you just have to move the camera the same distance as the distance between the glasses and the eyes. ......... Coot

quote=Mary P]When taking pictures with a small DOF, is it possible to get the eyes in focus when the subject is wearing glasses? My camera focuses on the glasses, not the eyes...[/quote]

Mudshark Loc: Illinois

two things jump at my old bones here...first turn the damn AF OFF and manually focus the camera...are we spoiled or what?!!!
I use the spot center focus all the time and never have this problem to start with........focus on the eye holding the release half way down, recompose and shoot....soon it will be done on auto pilot....
Sometimes I think photographers search for ways to make things complicated...

rts2568

Mudshark wrote:

two things jump at my old bones here...first turn the damn AF OFF and manually focus the camera...are we spoiled or what?!!!
I use the spot center focus all the time and never have this problem to start with........focus on the eye holding the release half way down, recompose and shoot....soon it will be done on auto pilot....
Sometimes I think photographers search for ways to make things complicated...

To; Mudshark

From rts2568

Back to basics eh Mudshark?

Good advice Mudshark, as mentioned by others before you, but few seem to get the message and come out with all sorts of excuses and impractical work arounds rather than appreciating the reality of your prediction "....soon it will be done on auto pilot...."

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fotkaman Loc: Earth

rts2568 wrote:

quote=Mudshark two things jump at my old bones he... (show quote)

Well, yeah, but I caught myself many times a sliver off the focus when doing it manually, so I started trusting the AF better...

:wink:

rts2568

fotkaman wrote:

quote=rts2568 quote=Mudshark two things jump at ... (show quote)

To fotkaman
From rts2568

Ah yes, fotkaman, many have such a confrontational conflict. The only this to advise here is that if you don't have problems with the autofocus for the kinds of subjects you use your camera for, then stick it. Just keep in mind, many entries over the past weeks, how a digital focus will fail you.

As to your mentioning having trouble with setting the focus manually, well I don't know enough about yopu to advice convincingly, but do keep in mind that if you need a correction lens on a viewfinder, over the correction on your camera body, that they can be arranged. If you had trouble focussing off the LCD, then just maybe you need glasses or need to upgrade your prescription? Only you can know this, one way or the other. With you having trouble with manual focussing though, one has to raise the point about eyesight.

Wishing you well

rts2568

fotkaman Loc: Earth

rts2568 wrote:

quote=fotkaman quote=rts2568 quote=Mudshark two... (show quote)

Oh no, it's got nothing to do with my eyes and everything to do with my insecurity - the autofocus seems to be doing a better job...
:thumbdown:

Mudshark Loc: Illinois

It is my experience that machines often do a more efficient job but humans, who after all build the machines, can always do the best job...thus manual focus, etc., is always the best...perhaps not the fastest or most efficient....