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Post by shp on Jan 6, 2010 16:08:39 GMT -5
I hate them, seriously. I don't understand how they are created when someone's eyes isn't obviously red, but I wish I could certainly eliminate them when taking pictures, as it screws up my subjects' looks (my stepbrothers and stepsister, and my own).
I have dark brown eyes, and I usually have a light in front of me if I'm doing a self-portrait. Sometimes it's the same with the "subjects". Could that be the reason behind those evil red eyes?
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Post by Saknika on Jan 6, 2010 16:57:41 GMT -5
Red Eye is caused by the way a flash bounces around inside of our pupil and refracts off the lenses that cover the eyeball. The more direct and level a flash is to the eye, plus how close it is to the lens of the camera, the more likely it is you're going to have red eye.
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Post by shp on Jan 6, 2010 17:22:57 GMT -5
Ah, now I know why side portraits are better, lol. What is the best length between the subject and the camera.
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Post by Saknika on Jan 6, 2010 17:33:29 GMT -5
Depends on what you're going for. The distance between you and the camera isn't going to make much of a difference when it comes to red eye. The trick is to avoid the on-camera flash.
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Post by shp on Jan 6, 2010 17:38:23 GMT -5
Ah, I would have to practice that trick some time, lol. I was actually going to just have my eyes closed, for a self-portrait, but maybe looking away from the camera while facing it could help.
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