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March 13, 2026
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I am using PS2026. i want to remove glasses glare from my photo. How?

  • March 13, 2026
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I have a headshot of my mother wearing glasses. When the photo was taken the flash is reflected in her glasses. how do I remove these reflections

    Correct answer jane-e

    @d1esel1 The help pages assume I am familiar with photoshop,which I am not.

     

    The screenshot that you posted a short while ago shows that you are not using Photoshop (PS). Please ask your question in the Photoshop Elements (PSE) forum instead. Here is the link:

    https://community.adobe.com/photoshop-elements-714

     

    Jane

     

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    Jeff Arola
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    March 15, 2026

    d1sel1,

     

    Received an excellent answer over in the Photoshop Elements forum:

    https://community.adobe.com/questions-716/glasses-glare-1553704

    jane-e
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    March 13, 2026

    @d1esel1 

    Here is yet another way to fix glasses glare. This one is an Adobe Help page:

    https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/remove-glasses-glare.html

     

    Do any of these help you with your mother’s glasses?

     

    Jane

     

     

    d1esel1Author
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    March 13, 2026

    I actually tried the clone tool but it kept flashing a small window showing me different brush settings. I sent the screenshot of the page with my mom's photo to show that there are no icons as described by axel to generate ai.

    It seems like theres something missing from my app or they're in the background somewherw necessitating that I click something or right click or whatever. 

    The help pages assume I am familiar with photoshop,which I am not.

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    March 13, 2026

    @d1esel1 The help pages assume I am familiar with photoshop,which I am not.

     

    The screenshot that you posted a short while ago shows that you are not using Photoshop (PS). Please ask your question in the Photoshop Elements (PSE) forum instead. Here is the link:

    https://community.adobe.com/photoshop-elements-714

     

    Jane

     

    D Fosse
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    March 13, 2026

    “Reflected flash” sounds like it may be totally blown out, and not even AI can do anything about that. It may put a pair of eyes in there, but it will not be her eyes. 

     

    We need to see an example. If it’s as bad as it sounds, careful manual reconstruction is the only way. 

    Chris 486
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    March 13, 2026

    As ​@AxelMatt mentions, AI will probably be your quickest option. Here is a good tutorial that shows a manual method in case you need it for any cleanup AI doesn't handle or if you want to learn the tools.

     

    How to Fix Glare on Eyeglasses in Photoshop

    d1esel1Author
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    March 13, 2026

    This screenshot shows what I see. The instructions you state don’t seem to appear. What am I missing?

    AxelMatt
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    March 13, 2026

    I’ve take a screenshot from your attached shot and doing some tests.

    The result of AI-powered Reflection Removal tool in Camera Raw is very bad. It removes virtually nothing.

    In a next step I try the AI Remove Brush in Photoshop. I think The result is impressive.

      

    Which Photoshop version do you use? As I see in your screenshot it seems to be Photoshot Elements. This tools is also available in the newer version of Photoshop Elements;.since at least version 2025.

    Symbol for the AI Remove Brush

     

     

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    AxelMatt
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    March 13, 2026

    This can be done with the new  AI-powered Reflection Removal tool in Camera Raw.

    How to Remove Reflections in Adobe Camera Raw: Step-by-Step Guide

     

    See also here: New Photoshop AI Removes IMPOSSIBLE Glare!

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    Conrad_C
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    March 13, 2026

    This can be done with the new  AI-powered Reflection Removal tool in Camera Raw.

     

    Actually, not quite. The current implementation of Reflection Removal is designed for, as the first link says,

    removing reflections from photos taken through glass windows. This tool eliminates large and prominent window reflections 

     

    That wording (“window…large reflections”)  means it is currently designed to remove reflections appearing in glass that completely fills the frame, like looking through a window. But eyeglasses are reflections in a small part of the frame. 

     

    There have been a large number of user requests to extend the machine learning model to recognize and remove small reflections such as in eyeglasses. Adobe says removing that type of small reflections is not yet supported, but they would like to get there eventually. 

    AxelMatt
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    March 13, 2026

    @Conrad_C  you’re right. I don’t have test this, I only read abouve this new tool and see some videos. In some of these videos the Reflection Removal  tool eliminates already reflection of glasses.

    Now I’ve tested this for the first time and the reality looks very different. 

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI