red eye !?
Posted 03/02/2010 - 19:05
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The pre-flash would be too quick to allow the eye to have time to react. My guess is that the red-eye reduction will help a bit, but as ever the only real solution is to use an off-camera or bounced flash set-up which will give nicer looking results anyway.
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 04/02/2010 - 14:29
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The red eye setting fires off a flash about one second before the main flash. The irises of the subjects should contract in time for the main flash.
However, you may find your subject just blinks In fact, I have tried taking flash photos of people who blink immediately after the P-TTL - so fast they have their eyes nearly closed for the main flash!
Personally I don't bother with red eye reduction on the camera. My choice is:
1) As Kris says, use bounced or off camera flash
2) Just take the shot and de-red-eye in Photoshop
3) Don't use flash at all
Matt
However, you may find your subject just blinks In fact, I have tried taking flash photos of people who blink immediately after the P-TTL - so fast they have their eyes nearly closed for the main flash!
Personally I don't bother with red eye reduction on the camera. My choice is:
1) As Kris says, use bounced or off camera flash
2) Just take the shot and de-red-eye in Photoshop
3) Don't use flash at all
Matt
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Posted 04/02/2010 - 17:43
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I thought that forcing people to shut their eyes was the whole point of the re-eye setting!
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
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