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Arthur Trevino
 

light glare in eye glasses


While using a TWIN LENS CAMERA...How can I guarantee NOT to get light glare in a person's eye glasses when using studio lights.....without putting my head in front of the taking lens to check for glare.....and without raising the umbrella lights.....and without making my subject tilt his head in strange positions to remove the glare...and without making the person take the glasses off????????


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August 26, 2003

 

Jon Close
  I think you've covered most of the basic solutions. ;-) 2 others - slightly tilt the glasses downward on the subject's head (but not so much that the glasses' position on their head looks unnatural), or remove the lenses from the glasses frame and have the subject pose wearing the empty frame.


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August 27, 2003

 

Arthur Trevino
  Thanks Jon for your quick response.
Yep, I've heard your solution too.
Now, let me throw another wrench into the question......I've only got 15 to 20 seconds to photograph my subjects...no time for messing with the glasses. I'm NOT trying to be difficult here....I really am looking for someone who has faced this problem and found a solution....if there is one. Thanks again. Arthur


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August 27, 2003

 

Jeff S. Kennedy
  It only takes a second for them to raise the stems of the glasses off their ears slightly.


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September 01, 2003

 
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