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Last Updated:
Jan 30th, 2007 - 03:44:27 |
There are several ways in which to get rid of, or minimize, the glare commonly occurring when photography subjects wear glasses. Usually a combination of tools is the best option. This tutorial will demonstrate one method for removing the glare. The methods you adopt will depend on your photograph.
Open your photo to your workspace File> Open or drag and drop from your browser.
Ensure all your other edits are completed before beginning this task.
This photo was provided by amyphelps
You will need to zoom on to concentrate on the face in the image.
In this instance I am choosing to first apply a patch over the glare areas. This involves copying an area of the face that is similar in tone and color to the area you wish to replace.
Select the Marquee tool and draw out a circle to cover the area of the glare.
Choose Adjust marquee and move the piece to the area you are going to use as a patch.
Select Edit > Duplicate or CTRL+D to create the patch.
Move the patch in to position – this required I flipped the piece both horizontally and vertically.
To help with blending the patch, select Effects> Transparency> Even and lower the transparency of the patch to suit.
When you are happy with the position and color of the patch, flatten the two objects.
Select TouchUp> Blending brush and use the tool to blend the edges of the patch on the skin.
Use the original skin as the source point. You may need to change the source point and brush size several times for the best effect. You may also need to zoom in further as I have here to 315%
Now we need to reconstruct the corner of the eye. The clone tool is a good option for this type of task.
Touch Up > Clone Brush. Zooming in further may be helpful. My view is at 465%.
To reconstruct the eyelid and lashes select a starting point on the eyelash line and a brush size suitable for the task. To draw in the eyeline you may need to change the source point and brush size. I made three source point and 1 brush size change to reconstruct the eyeline.
Repeat this same procedure for the bottom of the eyelid line. And then use the clone tool to add in some white of the eye.
The view of the result at 400%
And at 100%
Repeat the procedure on the second eye, the final result is shown below at 100%
You could also remove the glare on the glass frames if desired.
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