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11/24/2004 04:16:54 PM · #1 |
I am doing a shoot Sat. of a 6 year old girl who wears thick glasses. I have never done one where someone wore thick glasses. Does anyone have any suggestion on lighting to keep from having a glare and to keep the glasses from looking so thick. I have 2 studiomaxII's strobes and my 550ex plus several disk for bouncing light. I am really nervous about this one and any input would be greatly appreciated.
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11/24/2004 04:22:54 PM · #2 |
Don't stress :-)
I guess it all depends on how active she is. If she'll sit still, then moving her head slightly left or right will eliminate most glare from a standard two-light setup. (one light infront-left and the other infront-right).
You could try a more dramatic lighting setup which uses less light so that alone reduces glare..and in my opinion, creates way better portraits anyway. I find fully lit portraits look too "Sears-ish" for lack of a better term.
Good luck!
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11/25/2004 09:04:08 AM · #3 |
Thanks Lori. I have never met her so I don't know how active she is. Her mom did say they had trouble in the past with her glasses glaring so I am sure she's be patient with me trying to avoid it. I'll play with different lighting and see what I come up with.
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11/25/2004 09:06:32 AM · #4 |
You might see how easy it would be to remove the glass from the frames - I know lots of fotogs who do that and it makes the shoot much easier and spontaneous.
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11/25/2004 09:07:26 AM · #5 |
Back in college in the tv studio class i took we had an aerosol spray that took the glare/shine/reflection off of stuff (like chrome chairs, etc). Assuming it is somewhat opaque and washed off, spray her glasses...
the old trick is take out the lenses. |
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11/25/2004 01:01:31 PM · #6 |
| polarizing filter plus what lori said about having her head angled slightly away from the light. |
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11/25/2004 03:01:30 PM · #7 |
Many celebs and politicians have glassless specs for these occasions. If this is not possible then lowering the chin will help - the lady is a touch older than 6, but there is no reflection from a studio flash and brolly.
Good luck, and let's see the results
Ian
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11/25/2004 03:39:26 PM · #8 |
I think the best way other than removing the lenses from the frames as so many people suggested already, is to raise your lights and doint them downward on the subject. Be careful not to put it too high, or you'll get that 'butterfly' lighting affect. I also seen someone say lower their chin which is great. And best of all, when it's applicable (I'd never force anyone to do this, nor really 'suggest' it unless the glare and eye magnification was so horrible that it really required it) you could simply ask the young lady to remove her glasses. Some will, some are dead set on having them on :S.
I think all in all, if you try moving the lights around you'll find you can get the desired lighting, with minimal glare. Anything other than that is really taking the easy way out. Good luck with your shoot, just remember a great portrait will remove any unconfortable feelings about the thickness of glasses.
P.S. There is some way and I'm not sure how, but there is some way in PS to remove glare, the studio I work for does it all the time but I'm not sure the process :( Good luck again.
Joe
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