Glaring me right in the eye!

[Muuraija]

Are there any tricks to cutting down on the glare caused by the flash on glasses. Don't have an off camera setup, and I'm finding often times I need the light directed almost right at the subject.

[jgrussell]

Have the subject push his/her frames up behind the ears. That usually tilts the lenses enough to reduce or eliminate glare.

[number six]

Have them turn their head away from you and shift their eyes so they're looking at the camera. This will shift the reflection from the glasses away from the camera.

-js

[Muuraija]

I didn't think to try either of these... Thanks!

[windpig]

I spent 2 full week ends working on this issue. It opened a can of worms, in that glasses create glare, but also shadows from the temples and rims become distractions. I came up with a light set up that seemed to work by placing a shoot through umbrella 90 degrees to the subject in a room that allowed light to bounce around without reflecting off a surface in behind the camera. I'm interested in seeing how effective a CPF is.
Ralph