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Tip of the Day: Prevent red eye

Sometimes you have no choice but to use a flash-- here are some tips to prevent red eyes in your photos, especially when using point-and-shoots. • Have your subject look directly at a light source before the picture is taken-- constricting the pupils will help reduce red eye. • Have your subject look slightly to the left or right instead of straight into the lens. • Use an external flash mounted on a bracket to change the angle of reflection from the retina. Adapted from Digital Photography by Derrick Story. (O $15)
  • By Popphoto Staff on June 30, 2009
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Sometimes you have no choice but to use a flash-- here are some tips to prevent red eyes in your photos, especially when using point-and-shoots.

• Have your subject look directly at a light source before the picture is taken-- constricting the pupils will help reduce red eye.

• Have your subject look slightly to the left or right instead of straight into the lens.

• Use an external flash mounted on a bracket to change the angle of reflection from the retina.

Adapted from Digital Photography by Derrick Story. (O'Reilly Media Incorporated, 2003; $15)