In most cases, you want to avoid reflections in eyeglasses when taking photos. The only time reflections are acceptable—or even desirable—is when they contribute to the story or mood you’re trying to convey.
However, eyeglass reflections are a distraction in family portraits, business headshots, and wedding photos. Reflections obscure a person’s eyes and hide their emotions and personality. If you can’t clearly see someone’s eyes in a photo, it becomes harder to connect with them. Reflections reduce the emotional impact and make the image feel less engaging.
Whether or not reflections can be removed depends on their severity. If the glare is minimal and the person’s eyes are still partially visible, retouching should be able to reduce or eliminate the reflection. But if the glare completely obscures the eyes, there’s little that retouching can do. You can’t recover details that were never captured by the camera in the first place.
