Easy Solutions to avoid or reduce red-eye
Author: Wes Waddell
Red-eye is the biggest problem flash photographers face with both digital and film cameras.
The good news is that there are a few easy tricks that can significantly and sometimes even completely reduce the effects of red-eye. Here’s a few of the simple tricks that I’ve discovered that make my pictures worth mounting on the wall.
What is red-eye?
The simplest explanation I’ve come across is that red-eye is the reflection of light, in our case the flash, through the open retina of the eye. We’ve all seen it’s effects in the glowing red eyes of animals, kids and adults that have been captured on film using flash photography.
So, if we know it happens… what do we do to limit it’s effect or, if possible, make it go away?