I photographed Aaron for some corporate headshots. These headshots are pretty easy and pain free. I used two lights from my portable lighting kit and it takes about 15 minutes with setup.
Some people are only recognized with their glasses. So when I am photographing someone with glasses I will photograph them with and without glasses. There are two reasons… so they have options. They might like the non-glasses version. The second reason? I can use the non-eyeglass version to Photoshop in replacement eyes in case there is a lot of glare on the glasses. The eyes are a window to the soul and you don’t want glare and reflection to block the eyes.
Aaron’s portrait after I did an eye replacement in Photoshop
There are a few tricks to reducing glare on glasses. One trick is to tip the glasses so the arms of the glasses don’t rest on the ears but are a half inch higher on the head. This can work but it isn’t guaranteed. Thank goodness for instant feedback with digital cameras.
Aaron against a grey background without glasses
These two headshots were created in the same spot. We just rotated the lights and the person so we had 2 different backgrounds for the photos. It is pretty easy to get a variety of looks and backgrounds if you just turn around.
