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Eyeglasses
- Many photographers are concerned about subjects wearing eye glasses, and I just don't think you need to be that worried about it. It's a really simple thing to fix. The problem we're worried about is glare in the eye glasses, and the reflection of lights in the glasses. But it's such a simple solution. Let me show you first, what the problem is. Right now I've got this light really flat, right up against Cameron, and his glasses are also flat right to the light. The thing about reflections is that they work, the same angle the light is coming in is the same angle the reflection will come out. And so, if the light is shining into Cameron and it's reflecting out at that same angle, and my camera is in that position, it's going to see the glare, like it is now. Let's see. Come this way a tiny bit. A little less. Yeah, that's pretty, that's pretty good. Yeah, so you can see here in Cameron's eye glasses, that green glare; it's a little bit green and blue. And that's some of the…
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Two situations, same requirements1m 36s
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Makeup and blotters1m 39s
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What to wear1m 34s
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Eyeglasses4m 27s
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Simple poses4m 50s
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Choosing the side of the face4m 8s
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Camera height and tripod use3m 32s
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Review pictures with subject2m 20s
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Things to say, look at toes, Hurleyisms4m 37s
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Shoot from start to finish2m 19s
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