How to Remove a Flash Glare From Digital Photos

Photographs remind people of their most memorable moments. Most cameras have a built-in flash to compensate for areas that are dark or not well-lit. The flash takes an average of the light and reflects this to the image. There are many things that can cause the flash to take an inaccurate reading and one of those is glass. Whether you are pointing the camera at something that has glass behind it, in front of it or even a mirror near it, that glass can cause what is known as flash glare.

Instructions

1

Set up lights --- if you are using them --- so they don't cast a direct light onto the subject of your photo. Many professional photographers bring extra lighting to set up around the subjects.

2

Have anyone wearing glasses point their faces a half-inch off-center of the camera. This will help prevent a head-on glare from the flash.

3

Hold the camera at a 30-degree angle to the glass in front of the subject you are shooting. This is useful when shooting through a display case or window.

4

Transfer the photo to your computer once you have captured it. Either connect your camera to your computer with a USB cable or insert the memory card into the computer itself. Launch a photo-editing program and open the photo in the program. Different programs vary on how to open photos. In Photoshop, for example, click on "File," then "Open" and click on the photo you want to open.

5

Select the spot-healing tool, which, in Photoshop, looks like a bandage, if you still have glares in your photo. Click on an area of the photo that most closely resembles the picture underneath the glare. Some editing programs will tell you to click the "Alt" key while clicking a spot on the photo. This will be the image that will replace the glare.

6

Change the size of the tool brush if you have a small area to fix. Do this by clicking on the drop-down menu in the top toolbar and decreasing the number to decrease the size of the brush.

7

Start clicking with your mouse on the area where you want to remove the glare, beginning on the left of the flash spot. Work very slowly to the right of the first laid-down sampling until the entire glare is removed. Pay careful attention to the image as you lay the sampling to determine whether the content is changing.

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Photographs remind people of their most memorable moments. Most cameras have a built-in flash to compensate for areas that are dark or not well-lit. The flash takes an average of the light and reflects this to the image. There are many things that can cause the flash to take an inaccurate reading and one of those is glass. Whether you are pointing the camera at something that has glass behind it, in front of it or even a mirror near it, that glass can cause what is known as flash glare.

Instructions

1

Set up lights --- if you are using them --- so they don't cast a direct light onto the subject of your photo. Many professional photographers bring extra lighting to set up around the subjects.

2

Have anyone wearing glasses point their faces a half-inch off-center of the camera. This will help prevent a head-on glare from the flash.

3

Hold the camera at a 30-degree angle to the glass in front of the subject you are shooting. This is useful when shooting through a display case or window.

4

Transfer the photo to your computer once you have captured it. Either connect your camera to your computer with a USB cable or insert the memory card into the computer itself. Launch a photo-editing program and open the photo in the program. Different programs vary on how to open photos. In Photoshop, for example, click on "File," then "Open" and click on the photo you want to open.

5

Select the spot-healing tool, which, in Photoshop, looks like a bandage, if you still have glares in your photo. Click on an area of the photo that most closely resembles the picture underneath the glare. Some editing programs will tell you to click the "Alt" key while clicking a spot on the photo. This will be the image that will replace the glare.

6

Change the size of the tool brush if you have a small area to fix. Do this by clicking on the drop-down menu in the top toolbar and decreasing the number to decrease the size of the brush.

7

Start clicking with your mouse on the area where you want to remove the glare, beginning on the left of the flash spot. Work very slowly to the right of the first laid-down sampling until the entire glare is removed. Pay careful attention to the image as you lay the sampling to determine whether the content is changing.

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