How to Reduce Red Eye From Your Digital Camera (veezq-61368)

You\'ve probably seen photographs where the eyes of people and animals are distorted by a red glow. An otherwise great picture can be ruined by this effect. This effect, known as red-eye is frustrating to a photographer, but what causes it? In this article, we will learn more about red-eye, what causes it to happen, and how you can eliminate it from your photos.

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You've probably seen photographs where the eyes of people and animals are distorted by a red glow. An otherwise great picture can be ruined by this effect. This effect, known as red-eye is frustrating to a photographer, but what causes it? In this article, we will learn more about red-eye, what causes it to happen, and how you can eliminate it from your photos.

The effect of red-eye and is caused when the pupil of the subject’s eye is open wide and the flash from your camera reflects off of their retina. Typically in people, the color turns out red, but in pets it often causes a green reflection.

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Luckily, many popular photo editing programs have one click red-eye correction filters. While these can work well, sometimes the outcome isn't always what you would want. In pets, the red-eye filters don't act at all upon the green effect. Another technique for doing away with the dreaded red-eye effect is to use red eye removal pens sold at photo stores. Once again, these sometimes produce unpredictable results and fail completely on the green-eye reduction.

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Wouldn't it be great to avoid the entire situation from the beginning? Yes and many modern digital cameras come with a red eye reduction feature. Usually, this setting can be turned on and off. To eliminate red-eye, it’s a good idea to keep this setting on unless you are shooting in bright sunlight. This feature works by flashing a bright light at the subject just before shooting the picture and firing the flash. The pupils will close in response to this bright burst, making it less likely that the flash will reflect off of the retina, causing red-eye.

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Another technique for reducing red eye is not to use the flash directly in to your subjects eyes. Professional photographers will bounce the light from the flash off of a wall or other reflective object to soften it. If your flash is adjustable, you can offset it just a bit to avoid shooting with a direct flash.

Between prevention and modern cures, you can reduce the occurrence of red-eye ruined photos and the frustration that comes with.