Amy Headshot - Glasses Glare

[Crystal Scheuermann]

Is it possible to remove this glasses glare without cloning?

[Damien Symonds]

I'm curious about the phrasing of your question.  Is there a specific reason you're averse to cloning?

[Crystal Scheuermann]

I know I have seen in the past where it was possible to remove the glare with the color mixer (I believe that is what it is?). I guess I was originally averse to cloning bc if it's possible to be done that way, I was thinking it would look better/more seamless than cloning, particularly for her eyebrows?

[Damien Symonds]

Always use cloning if you can.

But if you feel it's not an option here, you can try this Channel Mixer layer:

• R +100, 0, 0, 0
• G +79, 0, 0, -9
• B +61, 0, 0, -12

(Make sure you enter those numbers in exactly the correct order.)

[Crystal Scheuermann]

Ok, thank you! Sorry, I had thought that the Channel Mixer was the superior method here!

Or, I should say, the superior method for glare in general

[Damien Symonds]

Yes, for cases where cloning isn't an option.

[Crystal Scheuermann]

I think it worked well, thank you. I did need to do a little cloning and patching in the shadows on the right.

[Crystal Scheuermann]

I've gone through the rest of the session today and have cloned as much as I am able to remove the glare from the rest. These two are the only ones left that I was unable to remove the glare well with cloning.  Will the channel mixer work to remove the rest in these?

[Damien Symonds]

The channel mixer should work for where the glare is on the skin.

But where it's on eyelashes, you might need to use the Handyman method instead.

[Crystal Scheuermann]

How is this with the eyelashes?

[Damien Symonds]

Oh, great!!!

[Crystal Scheuermann]

Thanks! Will the values above work on these two?

[Damien Symonds]

I think so, yes.

[Crystal Scheuermann]

It mostly did, but I did adjust the red channel a tad to make it match better. Thank you!!