pooterpa76 Loc: Lebanon, Pa.

is there anything pp i can do to eliminate the glare on my glasses(self portrait). i only have ps elements 2.

pooterpa76 Loc: Lebanon, Pa.

ty in advance for any help.

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

Glasses glare can be such a pain.

There are several ways to PREVENT it and it all depends on the specific correction in the lens - how much curvature in the glass. Prevention is better than correction, so let's do that first.

Best and easiest is to raise that light a bit - maybe move it a bit left or right.
You can tilt the glasses slightly. Sometimes just a small tilt is all you need.
More involved is to take two images: one with glasses on,and then WITH NO HEAD MOVEMENT, remove glasses and take the second shot. Then in software, select the eyes from the NO glasses image and copy and paste into the glasses image but retain the glasses frames. Takes some practice, but works great.

But now - with the image you have - you have the worst possible glare as it covers the eyeball itself. Repairing glare that crosses the iris/pupil is difficult or impossible. HOWEVER, if you have one eye that has an intact eyeball, we can select that eye put it on its own layer (Cmd-J) select Transform>Flip Horizontal and then put it over where the obscured eye is. I just did that to a portrait yesterday, in fact, and you cannot tell it was done.

If it is just a bit of glare around the eye, but not over the iris/pupil, some careful clone work around the eyelid area usually works.

gdwsr Loc: Northern California

Good explanation Captain.

Lynamick Loc: Barnard Castle England

Once you have set the shot up, either take the lens out of your frames or use a spare set of frames without lens.

pooterpa76 Loc: Lebanon, Pa.

thank you for your help

pooterpa76 Loc: Lebanon, Pa.

thank you

skidooman Loc: Minnesota

I agree with all of this Capt, well said. I would add this. A slight forward lean. Too much will look silly,,and sometimes just that slight forward lean is all you need.

Bubu Loc: Out of this solar system

Will a polarizer help?

ronz Loc: Florida

Glasses glare can be a nightmare. It appears from the photo your light is very strong and just right of the camera I may consider lowering the power a bit, raising the light a bit and ask your client to lower his chin slightly, often that takes the glare away. That's the beauty of modeling lights, you can often see those problems before you shoot and much better to correct it in the camera than later. We all face this problem at times. Experiment with a friend until to find what works best for you. Light position is very important.

tayco Loc: Wisconsin

Exactly what Captain C said, I practiced on it in PS Elements 2, and it turned out pretty good. That is not my primary editng tool, but for quick fixes i like to use it. Not sure if you wanted to try for yourself, or I could post my example. :-)

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

My opinion. First the framing is a little off. Since you're facing photo right, kind of, your nose should be center photo. Difficult if you're doing it yourself I understand but perhaps a little left side crop would help.

Glare. When shooting folks with glasses, as in this shot, I have them tip their chin down a bit and I'd have turned farther to my right while still giving the camera my eyes.

This technique isn't perfect but it does help.

Also, having done a career in television news / sports photography I do know this, position the lights farther toward the sides rather than your front, this will help as well. 60 Minutes is a good one to watch for this.
Their lights, on folks with glasses, are always high and way to the sides.

Your lighting gave your face excellent dimension and definition but you're right about the glare. Keep up the good work.

Good Luck

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

You can also dodge and burn, selectively, shadows, midtones, and highlights. Leaves the glare, but that might be okay.

mdeman Loc: Damascus, Maryland

This was my best effort.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Looks like you could stand to get an upgraded version of PSE about now.