removing glare off glasses

Okay, on CS2...I have tried and I cannot get rid of teh glare on this girl's glasses. Has anyone done this...please tell me how. Thanks!!

Its easier if you avoid the glare in the first place (I know its too late now). But while taking pictures of someone with glass have the pull the arms of the glass a tad above their ears. This will face the glasses down a tad and reflect the light down and not back into the camera.

As far as your question goes, why dont you post the picture. Maybe we can help.

Never tried in CS2 as I usually try to take care of this during the photograph.

One of the first rules I learned is the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. I know this doesn't help you right now, but know that whatever the angle the light is hitting the glasses is going to bounce back like a ping pong ball. So try making sure the light that hits the lens won't bounce into the camera lens by tilting the head to the left, right or down and the reflection will shoot away instead of into the lens.

Here's this friend of mine, his wife and kids...snapshot in the hills. The littlest girl is the glarer

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Clever, very clever solutions to an age old problem...Thanks for asking and the answers...Wonder what other cool methods others have...

That glare is so minimal that it should be a simple job to eliminate. Here is my attempt using a quick clone tool.

Sorry I'm not as experienced as you all. I am learning as much as fast as I possibly can. And all the little tips I get help. Thanks for the tips and I appreciate your time a lot. I will "take care of the problem beforehand" from now on for sure. Learning, learning, and then learning some more.

nvrl8 wrote in post #2051729
Sorry I'm not as experienced as you all. I am learning as much as fast as I possibly can. And all the little tips I get help. Thanks for the tips and I appreciate your time a lot. I will "take care of the problem beforehand" from now on for sure. Learning, learning, and then learning some more.

It sounds like your giving up. This amount of glare can easily be removed but you haven't stated how you have tried to remove it. Have you tried the clone tool?

I'm sure there are many people out here that can offer other idea's and if you did try the clone tool, someone can tell you how, but I'd read the help within CS2 as that will explain it better than we can

I am not giving up, just a little frustrated with a couple comments of basically saying "well duh, ya idiot, you should have known better"....that's why I am here is to learn. Of course I already know that I made that mistake...and it will only happen once..that's the good news

I tried the clone stamp but it made her eye look....well, better off not there at all. I am still learning. I got a great book "The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers" by Scott Kelby which is amazing. I just barely got cs2 four days ago and have been living on my computer and playing with it. Thought I would tackle the glare and just couldn't get it to look right.

I love learning and gathering advice from all you seasoned professionals!!

nvrl8 wrote in post #2051766
I am not giving up, just a little frustrated with a couple comments of basically saying "well duh, ya idiot, you should have known better"....that's why I am here is to learn. Of course I already know that I made that mistake...and it will only happen once..that's the good news

I'll tell you right now that as much as I know about relections from glasses, in this case of multiple people and more than one even has glasses, there is really no way you can see every thing so you did a good job.

I take group shots and try to catch most eye glasses that might catch the light, but even knowing what to look for you can't always catch everyone.

Don't beat up on yourself as I made my comment before I saw the picture.

Even the most experienced photographer could make this same mistake and no matter how much you think you'll watch for it in the future, you will always find someone's glasses reflecting in a group shot such as this.

The books your reading are great! Keep reading and I guarentee you will get that glare to disappear.

I think the thing I would do with the little girl is:
1) select her non-glare eye
2) copy and paste it
3) cntl T to select it
4) flip it horizontal
5) position it over the glarey eye exactly where you want it so it covers the glare
6) Enter, merge the 2 copies, and save

Good luck!

nvrl8 - it just takes a little time in CS2. I've dealt with it many times (I'm learning too). I get in close in CS2 and use the clone tool with a small, feathered brush. I look for areas to clone from that will match what has to be replaced. Then I work with small, short strokes hitting the alt-ctrl-z keys frequently.

Yeah, it's better to eliminate it in the original. Having all the light exactly right is nice in the original too. Oh, and perfect sharp focus. Truth is, sometimes it just doesn't happen that way. I've gone thru 10-12 poses trying to get it all right and finally end up taking one that I can make work. I'm not sure I've ever had one perfect out of the camera. Good thing I enjoy editing too.

Thanks so much...here it is 12:42am....better go to bed. Thanks for being my teachers!!!! (taking notes of everything!!!)

I love editing too....now.

RandyMN wrote in post #2051790
... in this case of multiple people and more than one even has glasses, there is really no way you can see every thing so you did a good job.

I agree with RandyMN's comment here. You shot was well composed and exposed. Photoshop has so many features that it takes a while to at least learn what tools are available, and to learn in how many ways those tools can be used is another story; may look overwhelming but don't let this hurdle discourage you, and keep practicing. There are many knowledgeable people in these forums about PS that it almost becomes a virtual realtime reference whenever you may have a question about PS. Just have fun learning and sharing in the process.

heres the other thing, people that wear glass's know that their glass's show reflection! so as it is driving you crazy when they see the shot it just looks natural to them! i am sorry for not having the magic fix for this problem...i am still learning too.....the shot looks great well composed well exposed.