RPCrowe
3rd of July 2008 (Thu), 19:14
The weird effect of glowing eyes in dogs results from the same problem as human "red eye" effect; the flash too close to the axis of the lens with the light reflecting back from the retina.
I never get this because I will always shoot bounced flash. If I needed to correct an image shot by another person, I can easily do that in Photoshop.
I am writing a quicky tutorial for members of my dog club and will, of course, state how to prevent the glowing eyes effect and will also mention how to correct the problem using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
However, I am sure that there are members who do not have access to camera equipment that can utilize bounce flash or raise the flash above the axis of the lens. Shooting in a brightly lit room will also minimize the eye glow but, that is not always possible.
I am also sure that many members do not have access to Photoshop or Photoshop Elements nor have the desire to purchase those programs..
My question is, Can they remove the eye glow using Picassa or some other free post processing program?
I never get this because I will always shoot bounced flash. If I needed to correct an image shot by another person, I can easily do that in Photoshop.
I am writing a quicky tutorial for members of my dog club and will, of course, state how to prevent the glowing eyes effect and will also mention how to correct the problem using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
However, I am sure that there are members who do not have access to camera equipment that can utilize bounce flash or raise the flash above the axis of the lens. Shooting in a brightly lit room will also minimize the eye glow but, that is not always possible.
I am also sure that many members do not have access to Photoshop or Photoshop Elements nor have the desire to purchase those programs..
My question is, Can they remove the eye glow using Picassa or some other free post processing program?