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How to alleviate and eliminate the problem of red eye when taking pictures?

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◎ There are some things we should know when taking photos that need flash. Whether the red-eye elimination function is turned on or not, the following techniques can help us effectively reduce the red-eye phenomenon.

◎ Put yourself in a position with a light source. When you shoot, the pupil of the subject will not be enlarged by strong light because of the illumination of ambient light.

◎ It is best not to shoot with a flash in a particularly dark place. After turning on the red-eye elimination system, try to ensure that the subject is aimed at the lens;

◎ Try to shoot in a well-lit place, so that the pupil will remain in a natural state;

◎ Use advanced flash with adjustable angle. When shooting, the flash should not be parallel to the direction of the lens, but move upward at an angle of 30 degrees with the lens, so that when flashing, an ambient light source is actually generated, which can effectively prevent the pupil from being stimulated and enlarged.

It is a very difficult place to create a suitable light source or determine under what circumstances there is the best shooting light. Of course, both professionals and beginners are in the difference between these experiences and skills, and experience is constantly accumulating.

What should I do if I have taken a photo with red eye? Haha, don't worry, we will use the ultimate solution now, and adjust the saturation with software to eliminate red eye. This is our Photoshop solution. ※.

◆ 1. Make sure not to touch the surrounding area. Needless to say, the selection method in PS.

◆2. Use the corresponding function (menu command) to reduce the saturation of the selected area, thus eliminating red eye. The following is the absolute skill in this operation: if the subject is black or brown eyes, adjust the saturation of the three main colors (red, green and blue) to a value close to 0, so that the red eye can be eliminated; If the subject has blue or green eyes, red eye can be eliminated by adjusting the red saturation of the three main colors to 0.

◆3. Finally, choose the area around the pupil of the eyeball to add black, so it looks natural.

It refers to the phenomenon that the photographer's eyes appear red spots because of the reflection of the blood vessels in the fundus of the subject when shooting a portrait with a flash.