Glasses Without a Fake Reflection
Glasses should reflect the same window as the eyes. A reflection of a studio that is not in the room is a fake.
Glasses look real when the lenses reflect the light you already described, and the eyes stay visible behind them. A window in the room should appear as a soft rectangle in both lenses. A reflection of a softbox, a sunset, or a street that is not behind the camera is the model inventing a studio. Opaque white lenses are not glasses. They are a mask.
Same reflection, both lenses
The two lenses face the same room, so the bright shape should agree. One lens showing a window and the other a cloudy smear means the face was merged from two pictures.
Do not hide the eyes
If you cannot see the iris, you cannot approve the still. Ask for a clear lens and a reflection that sits in the glass without painting it solid. Talking heads fail when the eyes vanish.
Frames have thickness
A frame casts a small shadow on the cheek and has a front and a side. A line drawn on the skin is face paint. Temples should reach the ears, not fade into the hair.
A worked example
Kitchen window, thin metal frames, a soft rectangle in each lens, irises visible. A version with milky lenses is rejected before the voice is attached.
Check the still
- Both lenses reflect the same light.
- The irises are visible.
- The frames reach the ears.
Where Scro fits
Approve the glasses in the Scro still. A later pose edit should keep this face, including the frames, unless you deliberately change the accessory. Export 9:16 only after the eyes are visible.
Match the lens to the room. Finished samples are on the examples page.
Related: A Smile That Does Not Look Fake.