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How to avoid Red Eye

Nothing is more weird then “red eye” on your photo.

Why is this happening? Believe it of not it’s the flash. The pupil of the eye dilates with that bright light. So you are seeing the blood vessels from the back of the eye. Here are some hintspurchase a simple device that will soften the flash a “flash difuser” Do a google search using that term and you will find many devices in all price ranges. Not only will this avoid red eye but your flash images will have a much softer light.

Ask your subjects to look just to the side or above the camera
Use red eye reduction on your camera setting
But the easiest is to purchase a simple device that will soften the flash a “flash difFuser” Do a google search using that term and you will find many devices in all price ranges. Not only will this avoid red eye but your flash images will have a much softer light.

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EDUCATION 2010 Student Tony Corbell. 2011 PPA Photography School, Dallas TX 2010 Student Kirk Tuck, Austin, TX 2000- Marketing consultant for The Rug Hook Project of MX 2004- Organizer of Travis Heights Art Show 2004 Student Dan Burkholder, Platinum printing and digital photography 2004 Student Tom Knapp, printmaking 2004 Student of Lander Rodriguiz, photoshop 2003 Author of “Tears from the Crown of Thorns” 2003 Student of Jo Brenzo Master photographer 2002 Student of Jill Skupin Bromoil photography 2002 Student of Ray Carafano Holga Camera photography 2001 Student of Lisa Mackie, NY, NY Printmaking 2001 Student of Jim Johnston San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Printmaking 1998 Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende Photography 1997 Instituto Allende, SMA Photography 1995&96 Elizabeth Ney Sculpture School Sculpture 1996 Boulder Sculpture Academy Sculpture 1995 Daugherty Art Center Photography 1994 Instituto Allende. San Miguel de Allende Photography 1969 University of Minnesota BS Psychology, minor Art

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