Question about Glasses --- HELP

A friend has asked me photography her daughter tomorrow and the little girl wears glasses. I'm afraid all I'll see will be the softbox on the lens of her glasses... what should / how should I shot the pictures???

As always THANKS for all your help.

Wm.

use a polarizer to banish refelctions.

WilliamL wrote in post #2027416
A friend has asked me photography her daughter tomorrow and the little girl wears glasses. I'm afraid all I'll see will be the softbox on the lens of her glasses... what should / how should I shot the pictures???

As always THANKS for all your help.

Wm.

There are several ways of addressing this issue and no two will work everytime...

1. Remove the lens from the frames. Empty frames work best.
2. Raise the back of the lenses ear piece so that they point down somewhat.
3.Raise / lower /move the lights
4. Have the person tilt/ turn/lower/raise their head until the reflection is minimized..
5. Use a dulling spray, hair spray works sometimes too and comes off easily with alcohol. DO NOT USE THIS ANYWHERE NEAR HOT LAMPS!!!
6. Have them remove the glasses and use them as a hand prop

I hope this helps

Les

Generally posing the subject can be accomplished to remove reflections. Just work her around the light tipping her head looking in different directions.

I know this is not practical but you can also check in the LCD monitor to look for reflections. You'll have to zoom way in.

During a session were I took about 300 images of couples for a youth event I used a laptop and the Digital Photo Professional software with the OES Capture feature to have large previews on screen as I took each shot. Many couples wore glasses and I only had to re-shot a few.

PhotoScout wrote in post #2028138
I know this is not practical but you can also check in the LCD monitor to look for reflections. You'll have to zoom way in.

During a session were I took about 300 images of couples for a youth event I used a laptop and the Digital Photo Professional software with the OES Capture feature to have large previews on screen as I took each shot. Many couples wore glasses and I only had to re-shot a few.

The laptop approach is the best for any event where it is possible! I love being able to see the light in the eyes and focus immediately, such a great tool