Red eye in portraits and how to avoid it

Red eye in portrait images occurs when the flash from the camera goes directly on the eyes of the subject.

This can easily be avoided by using the red eye reduction feature in a lot of digital cameras.

Alternatively, if you have a removable flash for your camera, then place the flash head away from your portrait models’ face or bounce the flash off the wall or ceiling. Make sure you do some test flashes to ensure there is enough light falling on the subject.

For those once in a lifetime shots, the red eye can easily be corrected in a lot of the image editing software like Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

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