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Home: Video University Forums: Digital Photography for Videographers:
Any advice for dealing with glasses reflections in group portraits?

 

 


Brackish
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Jun 8, 2007, 5:31 AM

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Any advice for dealing with glasses reflections in group portraits? Can't Post

Other than having them remove their glasses, what are
the steps that should be taken?

First, I'm wondering about the positioning of the light
stands. Does it help to spread them out more to the
side, away from the camera?

Second is dealing with the glasses wearer. Is it better to
have them tilt their head one way or the other? Or better
to have them hold their head normally but instead move
the glasses? Do they move their own glasses or do I?


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DarrenS
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Jun 8, 2007, 1:57 PM

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Re: [Brackish] Any advice for dealing with glasses reflections in group portraits? [In reply to] Can't Post

Tilt their glasses down an inch. Make sure you ask permission first. Never remove their glasses, unless they don't wear them often in everyday life. Lightstands should be placed where they will light the subject the best, not where they won't cause reflections.






DarrenS
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Jun 8, 2007, 2:00 PM

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Re: [Brackish] Any advice for dealing with glasses reflections in group portraits? [In reply to] Can't Post

I didn't read your subject line. Group portraits are always more difficult of course. I hate doing them. Same rules apply, however.


Brackish
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Jun 8, 2007, 3:40 PM

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Tilt their glasses down an inch.


How do you go about this? You don't change the position on the
nose at all but rather lift them a bit higher where they
go over the ears?


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DarrenS
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Jun 8, 2007, 4:04 PM

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Re: [Brackish] Any advice for dealing with glasses reflections in group portraits? [In reply to] Can't Post

You got it.