Tip One
Do you ever have problems with reflections on the glasses your subjects wear. They don't look right if they merely take them off. A polaroid filter can help, but it may change the color dynamics with digital photos. If your have polaroid sunglasses, you can shoot through them if your perscription doesn't distort too much.
But what we old fashioned photographers used to do was to have a glasses tool-kit on hand and with your supervision have the subject take the lenses out completely. One of my studios was located next to an optometrists office back in the daywhich was handy if I got in over my head. This is the one sure way to completely eliminate glare from glasses lenses.
Tip Two
I was blessed with exceptional eyesight much of m life. A few years back, that blessing partially ran out. I am still, thankfully, able to see reasonably well. but I have a huge disparity between my near-sight and my far-sight. I have worn contacts but I don't anymore. The follwing tip WILL work with contacts too.
If you have the problem of needing glasses to see your camera and controls, loading film, or checking your digital monitor and accessories up close, while still having good vision or a vastly different perscription for viewing your subject at a greater distance--there IS a solution. I really find bifocals undesirable for this situation, but something akin to the same idea can be used. You'll need an old pair of glasses or a cheap pair of reading glasses that fit your close-up needs. Merely remove the non-close-up lens from the frame and use this pair of glasses as your photography glasses.
When you wear glasses like this you are using mono-vision. It may feel a little dd at first, but your eyes will quickly adapt and you will not notice the difference. One eye will allow you to see your subject, while the eye looking through the lens willallow you to see your camera controls. This scheme may also be used with two different persiption, near and far. Actually your glasses or contacts can be used this way in any number of combinations of near and far or medium and near or however you need to adapt.
Optometrists are aware of this solution and it was in fact suggested to me by an optometrist friend.
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