Fill Flash and glasses?

mpriest13

I am shooting an outdoor wedding this weekend and the bride wears glasses that reflect even the smallest amount of light. How can I use any type of fill flash and avoid reflections on her glasses?

Qarik

mpriest13 wrote:

I am shooting an outdoor wedding this weekend and the bride wears glasses that reflect even the smallest amount of light. How can I use any type of fill flash and avoid reflections on her glasses?

You have to shoot from an angle to the glasses and maybe use polarizer to help reduce the glare if it is major concern. I can't think of a guaranteed method that is not cumbersome.

alternatively you can ask her to put in contact lenses if she has them or take off the glass for shots where she is looking into the camera or pop the lenses out of the frame when she is not looking!

Art Scott

shoot from an angle or a very slight tip down of her head......or tilting the glasses ever so slightly.

adbsgicom

I was just helping shepard some kids through at a school shoot, and the photographer had the kids and teachers tilt the glasses down ever so slightly, just just lifting the glasses up off the ear by a couple of millimeters. That can work for formals, but not so much in the reception/candids.

mpriest13

adbsgicom wrote:

I was just helping shepard some kids through at a school shoot, and the photographer had the kids and teachers tilt the glasses down ever so slightly, just just lifting the glasses up off the ear by a couple of millimeters. That can work for formals, but not so much in the reception/candids.

Thanks everyone for the tips. I can't decide if i am going to ask if she would be willing not to wear them. I think I will give her the reason and explain that if she chooses to wear them that there will be glare on some fo the shots. That way she can make a choice for herself.

Robbug

Here is a decent tutorial on the Strobist blog:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/02/follow-bouncing-ball-for-advice-on.html

If your going to be firing dead on with fill as she is looking at the camera then welp that will be bad, other wise as long as you have some tilt or angle you should be fine.

Rob

Snowgirl

Robbug wrote:

Here is a decent tutorial on the Strobist blog:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/02/follow-bouncing-ball-for-advice-on.html

If your going to be firing dead on with fill as she is looking at the camera then welp that will be bad, other wise as long as you have some tilt or angle you should be fine.

Rob

Brilliant video!

pathfinder

The video is very helpful for shooting in the studio.

It gets harder when shooting groups of people, with 3-5 of whom are bespectacled, and looking in different directions.

Robbug

Yup, for those moments try to get the ones that have glasses on one side in the group so the light will reflect off their glasses at the same angle. If that isn't possible well you will just have to try to not get direct reflect-back.

sunxsweet

that's probably a great way to go... full disclosure. just tell her she will be responsible for some glare if she chooses to not go contacts.

mpriest13 wrote:

Thanks everyone for the tips. I can't decide if i am going to ask if she would be willing not to wear them. I think I will give her the reason and explain that if she chooses to wear them that there will be glare on some fo the shots. That way she can make a choice for herself.

adbsgicom

What were the results and if she kept the glasses, how did you fare?