How to Avoid Glasses Glare in Photos5 Easy Tips That Don’t Involve Photo Editing
All glasses-wearers have one thing in common: we know it can be hard to take a photo without catching a reflection in our lenses! Avoiding glare on glasses in photos can be a challenge, whether selfies or professional headshots. Many professional photographers simply edit out the glare for a beautiful image without distractions. Since many of us aren’t Photoshop experts, the Visionworks team has come up with a few easy tips and tricks to avoid glare in your glasses when snapping pics. Rest assured that none involve photo editing! Now, let’s get to the 6 simple photo hacks to reduce your glasses glare.
1. Change Your Angle
When a photo isn’t showing off your best side, the first thing to do is to change your angle. Learning to work your angles take times. You have to spend a few minutes examining where the light source is coming from and how to adjust yourself in relation to it so as to avoid glare in your glasses.
Visionworks recommends making small adjustments rather than large moves to different locations or poses. Start by tilting your head or shifting your body in 30-degree increments. Pay attention to where the light is coming from and aim for the glasses to be lower than the light source. Glasses at the same level as or tilted up to the light are guaranteed to reflect. When experimenting with angles, try tilting your head backward and forward and side-to-side. Rotate your body slowly in small increments to see how the light hits from different directions. You can also adjust the angle of the camera—or do a combination of all of the above. The key is to play with your angles until the light hits just right.
2. Tilt Your Glasses
If you have a signature pose that you can’t risk altering, try tilting only your glasses to reduce the glare in the photo. There are a few ways to go about shifting your glasses to avoid glare. First, try moving your glasses down or up the bridge of your nose. Remember to do so in small increments, because it won’t take much to change the angle of reflection. Next, try moving the back earpiece up slightly so that it is not resting on your ear. This minor adjustment won’t be noticeable in photos, but it changes the plane of your glasses and may reduce glare.
3. Look Away from the Light Source
When taking photos, we typically look towards a light source to ensure we are well lit. However, if you look directly into a light source while wearing glasses, it definitely causes glare in the photo. To avoid glare on your glasses, try looking away from the light source. This doesn’t have to be dramatic and may only take a small turn or tilt. A great strategy is to have the light source on one side and slowly turn towards it until the glare hits. Then, take a small shift back. This helps ensure you are well lit, but also avoid glare in your glasses.
4. Experiment with Backlighting
If you want to take glare avoidance strategy to the next level, experiment with backlighting. Backlighting is when the subject of your photo is lit from behind. Typically, this is often avoided in photography because it can lead to shadows on your subject. However, it could be a great strategy for people who wear glasses, because it reduces any possibility of glasses glare in photos.
This strategy works well for “golden hour” photography—when the sun is rising or setting. The light is softer and more even and you can have the added bonus of a beautiful sunrise or sunset in the background!
5. Get Non-Glare Glasses
If these tips still seem like too much work, there is a simple way to avoid glasses glare in photos once and for all! Non-glare glasses, get ready for your close-up. Non-glare glasses reduce reflections by over 90%. This not only helps you take better photos, but also improves your sight and reduces eye strain. Visionworks offers Elite Non-Glare lenses, which also provide 10x more scratch resistance than standard lenses and resist smudges, dust and water. Of course, the reduced reflections also make snapping the perfect selfie a lot easier!
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We hope you found these photo tips for avoiding glare in your glasses helpful! At Visionworks, we love providing you with the expert service and help needed to not only see clearly, but to have clear vision for your lifestyle. Our last and final photo tip: smile!
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