those wearing glasses photographed
Aug 19, 2013 09:05:09 #
All the advice on changing the angle of the glasses works for me. However, sometimes a reflection creeps in and I have had a lot success retouching the reflections away using PSE 11.
Aug 19, 2013 09:18:39 #
This is possible in and out of studio. First and easiest is to get your flash off the camera if you haven't done that. Place the lights slightly higher than normal. Have your subject sit or stand at an angle and (not straight on) turning their head only to the camera with a slight tilt. If you have any glare after this you can always touch it up in P/S but this is how I shoot all my clients with glasses.
Aug 19, 2013 10:01:07 #
picturedude wrote:
Tell the person their glasses make them look fat. They will then remove them. Problem solved.
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Aug 19, 2013 10:12:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have all my subjects bow to me, both before and after taking their picture. It sets the tone. :D
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Aug 19, 2013 10:33:01 #
R_Kindy
Loc: Tulsa
Even in studio lighting, I have trouble sometimes with reflection on glasses. Depends on how the glasses are made, I guess. When other methods fail, I have the subject remove his or her glasses and I take a couple of shots that way. Then later in Photoshop, I combine two photos.
Lasso or marquee the eyes from the non-glasses photo, leaving plenty of space around them, and drop that image on top of the picture that has the glasses, making sure you have the size and the tilt just right. You then erase around your top layer just far enough to reveal the glasses. This effectively removes the lenses from their specs. Just takes about five minutes and works great. Obviously not something you'd want to do if there are multiple poses, but when you need just one head shot, it's great. Also gets rid of the issue of lenses that go dark in pictures.
Lasso or marquee the eyes from the non-glasses photo, leaving plenty of space around them, and drop that image on top of the picture that has the glasses, making sure you have the size and the tilt just right. You then erase around your top layer just far enough to reveal the glasses. This effectively removes the lenses from their specs. Just takes about five minutes and works great. Obviously not something you'd want to do if there are multiple poses, but when you need just one head shot, it's great. Also gets rid of the issue of lenses that go dark in pictures.
Aug 19, 2013 10:59:28 #
picturedude wrote:
Tell the person their glasses make them look fat. They will then remove them. Problem solved.
Hilarious! Made me laugh on a Monday morning!
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Aug 19, 2013 11:42:26 #
HLB wrote:
Need advice photographing those wearing glasses.
Thanks
Thanks
They don't need the glasses to see while they are being photographed, so ask them to take the glasses off. Sometimes it makes for a better photo.
Aug 19, 2013 11:46:40 #
I wear glasses, but I seldom have seen a picture of myself that is flattering: because if I lower my head (to avoid reflection and glare), my double-chin shows and my eyes are lost in the rim of the glasses. As I've read in this blog, the more flattering position is chin up, face off-center. Well, my thick glasses causes other problems - but then you will see my eyes, a thinner nose, and hopefully a happier subject.
So I make sure my glasses have no-glare film on the lenses, try not to have flash photos, and make sure I tilt my chin up. Hope this helps.
So I make sure my glasses have no-glare film on the lenses, try not to have flash photos, and make sure I tilt my chin up. Hope this helps.
Aug 19, 2013 11:56:00 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
coolhoosier wrote:
In addition to the advice you've already received,... (show quote)
I just did a shoot of a glasses-wearing colleague last Friday. I had asked if he had an older pair of glasses from which we could remove the lenses. Bless his heart, he brought a screw driver with him, removed the lenses from his regular glasses (he's braver than I am!), and I shot away - problem solved.
Aug 19, 2013 11:58:21 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
young wrote:
I wear glasses, but I seldom have seen a picture o... (show quote)
If you have separate reading glasses, those lenses are usually thinner and cause less distortion in photos. I wore mine for a required work photo and it really made a difference.
Aug 19, 2013 14:40:42 #
Lol! I Actually Knew A Photographer That Kept Glasses In The Studio With Out lenses. This Was Before Coatings Etc. Just like The Ones That They Display In The Stores.
Aug 19, 2013 16:53:19 #
picturedude wrote:
Tell the person their glasses make them look fat. They will then remove them. Problem solved.
The phrase "morbidly obese" can even result in throwing the glasses 15 to 20 feet away.
Aug 19, 2013 22:14:30 #
marcomarks wrote:
The phrase "morbidly obese" can even result in throwing the glasses 15 to 20 feet away.
My wife won't let me take her picture with her glasses on anyway.
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