Portrait Photography Tip

Today’s Photo Tip: How to Eliminate Reflections in Glasses in Portraits: It seems I spend a lot of time editing portrait pictures (removing reflections) of persons wearing glasses. So much so that I finally decided to see how I could prevent this from happening. Going to my favorite reference site, DPS – Digital Photography School, I found a wealth of information, and the solution to my problem. It all boils down to Angle of Incidence (the angle at which light from your flash hits the subject) and the Angle of Reflection (the angle at which the light bounces off the subject), which by the way are always equal to one another. The simple rule is this; the greater the Angle of Reflection, the less chance there is of a reflection. If you are taking pictures out in the field without the luxury of being able to ‘stage’ the setting, try these additional tips. Try to take the shot from a point that is higher than the subject e.g. you standing while the subject is sitting. Also, have the subject tip their head slightly downward. The combination of these two things will increase the Angle of Reflection. Click here to view a video that not only explains this in easy to understand terms, but also provides real-life shooting examples … http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-eliminate-reflections-in-glasses-in-portraits. In addition, the above reference page provides links to 22 additional Portrait Photography Tips and Tutorials.