Glare from eye glasses

[walkien]

How do you fix the glare from eye glasses in Photoshop?

[al606]

I'd like to see an answer to this as well. I've experimented with cloning eyes (can work if the subject is not too big and you don't look too hard) but it never looks quite right because faces are not symmetrical.

If you have some control over the situation it's best to have the flash off-camera or take the glass completely out of the frames.

[MTalley]

I keep a small jeweler's screwdriver handy. Last portrait sitting I did, we popped the lenses out of the fellow's glasses and it worked quite well. Plus, he got a free eyeglasses cleaning and adjustment out of the deal.

Can't help much on the "after the fact" problem, assuming you already have a bunch of pics with eyeglass glare.

[lancea]

I watched a video tutorial on this very subject earlier in the year (but not sure where it is now) and it was very much a case of drawing on the eyelids and whatever else was affected. It looked difficult even seeing a pro do it. When you think about it, there's never going to be a simple answer if you don't deal with it at the source. MTalley's suggestion appeals - but I guess you'd then have to draw in some glass to make it look real ;)

[tim]

Once you've taken the photo it's too late to easily correct it - information's been lost already. When you're doing the shots tilt the glasses downwards so the reflection from the lights doesn't reflect into the lens. Otherwise move the light source. This book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0240802756/102-9127707-6895351?v=glance) is a good resource.