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Jan 24, 2012 10:01:27   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
I am thinking after reading all this PP info, maybe it would just be easier to take a tiny screwdriver and remove the lenses for the shot and put them back in again afterwards. A KISS approach. I did that with a few Glamour shots customers back in the 80's. Some people just don't look like themselves without their glasses.

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Jan 24, 2012 10:25:36   #
Jack Disbrow Loc: Northern New Jersey
 
If working professionally, have a selection of men's and lady's glasses frames available; just the frames - no glass. Let the subject choose the one they prefer and shoot away. No lens,no reflection! (And, in some cases, no customers.)

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Jan 24, 2012 10:38:03   #
anotherview Loc: California
 
Two simple ways exist to avoid the glare in eyeglasses from using flash lighting on camera. One, ask the subject if he or she feels comfortable taking a picture without eyeglasses. Some subjects readily remove their eyeglasses. Problem solved.

Two, if a subject wears eyeglasses, then pose the subject with the eyeglasses angled slightly away from presenting a surface parallel to the lens surface. Then the flash lighting striking the surface of the eyeglasses will bounce off at an angle, away from the lens surface. You may wish to take a test shot to ensure no glare. Problem solved.

The Angle of Incidence governs the behavior of photons striking a surface. This Web page discusses this matter: http://www.photoflexlightingschool.com/Lighting_Principles/Secondary_Reflectors/Angle_of_Reflection___Angle_of_Incidence/index.html

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Jan 24, 2012 11:06:56   #
daddyloveszm Loc: Las Vegas
 
Angle of incidence is a quick lesson that will benefit you...

Check this little tip...cut...paste...go!

(link removed for spamming)forum/tips-and-taking-photos/161948-photography-tip-avoiding-flash-reflections-in-eyeglasses#161948

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Jan 24, 2012 11:22:23   #
Brad Loc: Middletown, Pennsylvania
 
I wear glasses and had some passport photos taken once. The photographer had some eyeglass frames without the lenses intact.

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Jan 24, 2012 11:48:42   #
BUDDY36 Loc: Tennessee
 
BuckeyeTom73 wrote:
PNagy wrote:
Scott Kelby suggests shooting twice; one with the glass and the other without. If you can take the shots from nearly the identical distance and angle, you could use Photoshop to clone in the eyes and skin under the glasses. I know; this is still a lot of trouble.

If you shoot without a flash the problem is greatly mitigated. To do that it is best to have a very fast lens. I have several that are F2.8 and two that are F1.2.

If both of those fail to achieve perfection, you are stuck with a compromised image, or a difficult post processing problem. At least the worst of the problems is usually one side of the face. A few times I have resorted to borrowing eyes from another photo, matching it in luminosity and color, and sizing it onto the face with glasses. Of course this works perfectly only if you have some other shots that are from virtually the same angle. I am not sure if there is a 100% way of eliminating the problem of glare from glasses, but the above could be a starting point for a work-around.
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I've used the Scott Kelbey suggestion several times. It is a bit of work, but no more than trying to PS out the reflections. The only problem I've run into is when the glasses are 'photogray' or tinted. What I had to do to make the person(s) look natural was to cut the glasses frame from the one image and paste them onto the picture without the glasses. Fortunately, PS makes that easier now with the special lasso and masking tools.
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SO...what you are saying here is if you don't have all of the photo equiptment to change things, then you are up a creek without a paddle. I choose to remove the glasses and have the person hold them in their hand and catch that in the picture.

Buddy 36 just saying.

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Jan 24, 2012 11:54:32   #
Mudshark Loc: Illinois
 
There is no good solution...I've heard of large studios buying up outdated and/or auctioned frames and just trying to find a close match for the subject...with no glass of course.
The simple solution but not always totally effective is to have the person raise the back of their glasses, i.e. off their ears...a tad bit so the front plane of glass looks down a tad bit. This will kill much glare sometimes.

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Jan 24, 2012 11:55:11   #
ole sarg Loc: south florida
 
I agree, there are some great shots of that type. This was especially popular in the 40s, 50s, and 60s....


BUDDY36 wrote:
BuckeyeTom73 wrote:
PNagy wrote:
Scott Kelby suggests shooting twice; one with the glass and the other without. If you can take the shots from nearly the identical distance and angle, you could use Photoshop to clone in the eyes and skin under the glasses. I know; this is still a lot of trouble.

If you shoot without a flash the problem is greatly mitigated. To do that it is best to have a very fast lens. I have several that are F2.8 and two that are F1.2.

If both of those fail to achieve perfection, you are stuck with a compromised image, or a difficult post processing problem. At least the worst of the problems is usually one side of the face. A few times I have resorted to borrowing eyes from another photo, matching it in luminosity and color, and sizing it onto the face with glasses. Of course this works perfectly only if you have some other shots that are from virtually the same angle. I am not sure if there is a 100% way of eliminating the problem of glare from glasses, but the above could be a starting point for a work-around.
Scott Kelby suggests shooting twice; one with the ... (show quote)


I've used the Scott Kelbey suggestion several times. It is a bit of work, but no more than trying to PS out the reflections. The only problem I've run into is when the glasses are 'photogray' or tinted. What I had to do to make the person(s) look natural was to cut the glasses frame from the one image and paste them onto the picture without the glasses. Fortunately, PS makes that easier now with the special lasso and masking tools.
quote=PNagy Scott Kelby suggests shooting twice; ... (show quote)


SO...what you are saying here is if you don't have all of the photo equiptment to change things, then you are up a creek without a paddle. I choose to remove the glasses and have the person hold them in their hand and catch that in the picture.

Buddy 36 just saying.
quote=BuckeyeTom73 quote=PNagy Scott Kelby sugge... (show quote)

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Jan 24, 2012 11:57:58   #
rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
 
snowdrop wrote:
Would anybody have suggestions as how to photograph a person wearing glasses? I am finding I get a reflection in the glasses and sometimes their eyes are not clear. I am using a panasonic lumix. Thank you.


How about just a glasses frame without the lenses?

Sorry, I jumped the gun. It was already posted.

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Jan 24, 2012 12:02:38   #
PNagy Loc: Missouri City, Texas
 
Buddy:

My methods would eliminate totally the undesired effects of glasses. Someone else suggested shooting from different angles. If you find an angle that eliminates the glare, then you do not have the tedious work-around. It is worth a try, although in many instances you will not be able to do it. Then you are stuck with some extra work. As to having expensive software... you can do much the same things in Photoshop Elements, and you certainly can do it in GIMP, which is free, although the procedure would be somewhat different. I have never used GIMP.

Peter Nagy

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Jan 24, 2012 13:22:50   #
Mudshark Loc: Illinois
 
I guess I should just become a more modern and gentle kind of a guy...so what you need to do is go to the photoshop palette, pick the 4-Is tool and paint the glasses of your choice on the image. I really like the 1950's bling frames....

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Jan 24, 2012 13:27:50   #
PNagy Loc: Missouri City, Texas
 
Just paint? That would be a grueling task. You have to paint on subtle changes of luminosity and color. Why not take an eyeglass frame and shape it with the warp tool, erasing the parts that should be invisible? (This thread is becoming surrealistic.)

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Jan 24, 2012 14:12:37   #
jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ
 
MWojton wrote:
As an eye doctor, that is one of the reasons I give for recommending non-glare, or anti-reflective lenses with your new glasses. It improves the persons vision and mutes lights shining at them.


Yah, but that anti-reflective non-glare coating smudges easy and your are constantly cleaning your glasses. I will never buy them agian. I find that they attract more dirt too. Not worth the trade offs.

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Jan 24, 2012 15:10:10   #
billybob40
 
I have them take the lens out of the frame.

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Jan 24, 2012 15:58:24   #
patrick28 Loc: Port Jeervis, NY
 
snowdrop wrote:
Would anybody have suggestions as how to photograph a person wearing glasses? Thank you.


Take the picture.
Ask the subject to carefully remove the glasses and take a second shot. The subject does not have to be perfectly still between shots. You're only going to use the eyes from the second shot.

In PP remove the glass portions from the glasses in the first shot. Now you've only got the rims with no glass in them (no eyes ether! :thumbup: ).
Move the eyes-only from the second shot onto the first. Again, no need for precision. Lower the opacity of the layer with the eyes so you can see what you're doing as you move the eyes into the glass rims on the lower layer and position the imported eyes over the original eyes with the glasses.

Paint black/white on the layer mask for the imported eyes to finish it off.

Hint: take several shots without the glasses to avoid blinking, squinting, winking and nodding.

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