Does anyone know how to get the reflection from your cats eyes to not show up in the picture. every picture i have has his eyes looking like two head lights of a car!
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You may have a setting on your flash, which shows up on the display as an eye. If you use that, the flash goes off twice -- I gather what's happening is that the first time is to get the pupil of the eye to react to the flash, and contract, so that when the picture is taken with the second flash, the pupil is sufficiently closed that the reflection doesn't happen. Probably a clumsy explanation, but it's worthwhile using that setting, if you have it.
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yeah i tried to use the red eye remover option but it seems to be more of a reflection caused by what ever makes cats eyes glow in the dark because when i use the red eye it makes it look yellow. i might just need to use a well lit room so that the flash isnt the main source of light but im not sure yet.
Thanks =0)
The reflection that you see is the same equivalent of red eye in people. The only way to really get rid of it is to use natural light (sunlight), take a pic of your kitty when they are not looking directly at the camera. Or have a flash off camera (like with a hand held flash).
Don't use the flash. 99% of the time I don't use flash.
Use the red-eye, but have the cat look to the side. You might still get shiny eyes, but it's not as bad. 100% of the time, I'll get shiny eyes if the cat is looking straight at me, but if they're looking more to the side, then there's a better chance of having a normal-looking eye.
But the best way is to take a pic outdoors, or next to a window. Pictures always turn out best in those places anyways.
But the best way is to take a pic outdoors, or next to a window. Pictures always turn out best in those places anyways.
You could just open up all of the curtains in your house and use natural light. Those type of pictures look nicer and more realistic as well. I have something like 4 different flash settings on my camera, and with the lowest setting, the pictures come out without the bright glare in the cats eyes, and yet it gives off enough light, but the shutter is VERY slow using this setting, so you MUST hold the camera EXTREMELY steady or it will blur.
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yeah the bluring is why i didnt want to not use the flash i guess i'll have to pull my tripod out =0)
If you have Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you can remove the reflection and/or red-eye very easily after you have downloaded the pix.
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lol yeah i have been doing that im just lazy and want to take pictures and not have to mess with them thats all
