Avoiding Glare on Glasses: Lighting for Talent with Eye Glasses

If you shoot interviews or talking heads (or just about any kind of video), you will run into cases where your talent are wearing glasses and your lighting glares off of the lenses and distract like crazy. In this episode we cover a few quick strategies for reducing that glare.

Come on over to http://LearnLightAndSound.com to learn more about sound and lighting for video.

Gear in this episode:
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Panasonic GH4 m4/3 Camera

Amazon: https://geni.us/GO3VBEr
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1028453-REG/panasonic_dmc_gh4kbody_lumix_dmc_gh4_mirrorless_micro.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/PADMCGH4B/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xPADMCGH4B

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Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Lens (My favorite m4/3 lens)

Amazon: https://geni.us/oAcM2n
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/971404-REG/olympus_v311030bu000_m_45mm_f1_8_lens.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/OL4518B/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xOL4518B

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Nikon D750 Camera

Amazon: https://geni.us/9lBgSzt
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082599-REG/nikon_d750_dslr_camera_body.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/NID750/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNID750

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Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-D Lens

Amazon: https://geni.us/9ixffR
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/247091-USA/Nikon_2137_Normal_AF_Nikkor_50mm.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/NI5018DAF/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xNI5018DAF

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Shure SM-58 Cardioid Dynamic Microphone (used for voice over)

Amazon: https://geni.us/5KQD
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/68463-REG/Shure_SM58_LC_SM58_LC_Cardioid_Dynamic.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/SHSM58LC/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xSHSM58LC

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Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP Audio Interface
Amazon: https://geni.us/8Hird7
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/654238-REG/Focusrite_SAFFIRE_PRO_24_DSP_Saffire_PRO_24_DSP.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/FOSP24DSP/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xFOSP24DSP

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Golden Age Project Pre-73mkII Preamplifier

Amazon: https://geni.us/PdGLgA
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/869961-REG/Golden_Age_Project_PRE_73_MK2_Pre_73_MKII_Vintage_Style.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/GOPRE73MK2/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xGOPRE73MK2

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Photoflex Starlite QL Softbox Kit (this is my key light):
Amazon: https://geni.us/u3qNb
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/132309-REG/Photoflex_FV_SL1622KIT_Starlite_QL_SilverDome_1.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/PHSLSDSK/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xPHSLSDSK

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Fotodiox 508A LED Battery/AC Powered Light (Used on the backdrop)

Amazon: https://geni.us/AcOp

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White Seamless Paper Backdrop by Savage:

Amazon: https://geni.us/y64WmoX
B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/45468-REG/Savage_1_12_107_x_12yds_Background.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/SABGP1071/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xSABGP1071

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Music copyright Curtis Judd 2012

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