Eliminating Reflections in Glasses: Ask David Bergman

Today's question from Vince J: “How do you prevent glare from glasses when shooting portraits? My key lights are covering up entire eyeballs because of the reflections.”

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[aramb]

As a fulltime glasses wearer, I approve this video ;-)

[joem]

That was positively outstanding. That software, along with the discount you obtained for us, looks fabulous. The last minute or so of the vid with the gels is something I've been wanting to play with for years. My wife will love the software too because it will allow me to figure out my lighting, etc. without pestering her every few minutes. She is my most used model and I know she wishes I would stop taking pictures of her, especially in everyday, around the house outfits. Thanks so much, David!

[ashwanibhola]

When you raise the light above or move it to the side, you then have to contend with harsh shadows of the eyeglass frames casting onto the model's face. You get really limited to specific setups that can address both glare and shadows.

[pieterdhaeze]

Hi David, thanks for the clip, the amazing software and the discount. Tip for glare: take two photos, one with glasses, another without and merge them in Photoshop. Only drawback: model must stand still.

[karenkaptures]

Wonderful video-thanks! I take self-portraits and do at least a few with glasses because I wear them most of the time. Great solutions

[Lindsaywakelinphoto]

Thanks David, this is a problem I often encounter and it can be so frustrating especially in a limited studio space I can only raise my lights up a little so I usually ask my client to tilt their chin down, turn their head slightly or push their glasses up their nose or down a little depending on the angle.

[rozkumari]

Wow that was great and considering I am not a photoshop guru but I know lighting this was perfect. I have a big client this weekend and she wears glasses and feels most comfortable wearing them. We are shooting in studio 3 different looks so im so glad I found this video. After watching a couple photoshop tutorials this makes way more sense and my Moto always goes take a good shot from the beginning so I don't have to rely on photoshop for a miracle. Than you

[theblackmanarmedwithacamera]

WOW! THIS IS REALLY COOL!! GREAT VIDEO AND VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND!!!🤘🏾🤘🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[renatasteiner]

I have researched this topic a lot, and this is by far the best tutorial out there. Thank you so much! I

[ОльгаЧернозуб-ъс]

Thank you. Your english is so good for me to understand.

[jenniferruth]

Awesome! I shoot volume sports portraits and always have a few kids that really want to keep their glasses on. I understand bc I wear glasses and would prefer to keep them on also. I checked out that software and will be purchasing it!

[kustoo]

Feel like this was made specifically for me.

[alfonsosangiao]

I just bought this program 10 days ago jajja I think will be good inversion

[Dimas_One]

Thank you! It really helped me a lot! I know it seems obvious... but it was a nicer refresher

[barneylaurance]

If you're going to take an extra photo without glasses and composite that in to get rid of the reflection, make sure you distort it to match the effect that the glasses lens has. I've got fairly strong short sight, which means the glasses lenses reduce the size of stuff behind quite significantly. You can often see the background through them where without the lenses you'd just see my head. Otherwise you'd make it look like I was wearing plain glass instead of corrective lenses.

[barrypack]

Great video. This always comes up with headshots!

[greenocorporation]

Helo David ! Can you let me know which software is this….?

[christianalmeida]

What software is that simulating the studio?

[pattymattes]

Thanks David! I've run across that problem. The other problem with glasses is those photo grey/transition glasses in outdoor shoots. I have those too. Ugh!

[shadowyzman]

Amazing video David. This is very helpful :)