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Chapter 12: Taking Great Pictures
Microsoft Digital Image Standard User’s Manual
Red-Eye Reduction Flash
One of the most common problems with flash photos of people and pets is red
eye. This problem is caused by a flash located very close to the camera lens.
The light from the flash reflects off the blood vessels in the subject’s retina,
causing the pupils to look red. This problem occurs frequently in low-light
situations, when pupils are likely to be dilated. There are several things you can
do to help avoid red eyes in your photos:
• Increase the ambient light in the room. Turning on lights and opening up
the drapes reduces the size of your subjects’ pupils.
• Use your camera’s red-eye reduction setting. This feature fires preflash
bursts that help reduce the dilation of the pupils before the exposure.
• If you have an off-camera flash, move it away from the camera lens.
Then, even if your subjects’ pupils are dilated, the light comes from a
different angle and reduces or eliminates the red-eye effect.
Fixing red eye with
Digital Image
If you end up with red
eyes in your pictures,
Digital Image makes
it very easy to remedy
this problem. For more
information, see the
section about removing
red eye in this book’s
"Basic Touchup"
chapter.