Removing flash reflection in animals eyes

[ddt0725]

Hi All -


This weekend I took lots of very early morning shots of deer and in all the photos, I have the reflection in of my flash in the eyes. I posted a few in the nature thread that I was able to remove but I was working on a few more last night and can

[Sean Setters]

Why would you want to remove a catchlight? Having a catchlight helps create the sense of life in your subject...

[Richard Lane]

I like the catch-light too! I would like to learn how to add it!


Denise, I like the ring flash in your Spider photo in the Macro Thread. I guess it comes down to personal preferences.


I think you could break catch-lights down into the different types, such as; a solid catch-light, complete circular ring, broken ring (2 semi-circular rings), or multiple solid catch-lights, and then decide which one looks better for certain situations.


I think a good goal would be to make the catch-light look natural, although I don't think you need to make the Spider Photo look more natural as I think it looks pretty cool the way it is.


Rich

[ddt0725]

I like catchlights too! I

[Richard Lane]

Sure, I understand.., it may work with a creepy Spider, but you don't want Bambi looking possessed!


Edit: So, I guess that leaves you with the choice of diffusing the light before hand, orsmoothing it out in PP.

[Jonathan Huyer]

Hey sometimes the possessed demon look is kind of fun! I was delighted when I discovered what my flash did to this shot.





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