How to make Catchlights in Photoshop

I had to move my umbrellas to the side of his face to avoid eyeglass glare. I realize now that I should have tried to angle his glasses or take the lenses out.

Anyway, I want to make rectangle catchlights in his eyes with Photoshop. So far I've just taken a brush and made round catchlights with the color white.

What is the best way to make rectangle catchlights that are bent for the roundness of his eyes?

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There are lots of ways to enhance or create catchlights. One way would be to use one of Photoshop's calligraphy brushes to paint in the catchlight then fade the opacity of the layer. You'll also need to adjust the brush settings in the Brush Engine; especially the Fade slider so that the catchlight fades away as it diffuses.

As an aside, why do you want rectangular catchlights when the light source was round?

I've seen tutorials on the 'Net. Googling "photoshop catchlight" brings a lot up:

http://www.google.com …l11547lllllllll​ll0&aqi=g2

Try first post on THIS THREAD: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=813980

And thanks to member DozerLYP

I've never understood the "tilt the glasses or take out the lenses" idea. Doesn't that end up looking very unnatural?? Wouldn't it look odd to have catchlights in the eyes but nothing on the lenses?

I'd be curious to see example images of either, as I'm just speculating here...

I usually go for a higher-than-normal angle on the lights, as opposed to off-to-the-side, for what that's worth.

jsvphoto wrote in post #13552436
I've never understood the "tilt the glasses or take out the lenses" idea. Doesn't that end up looking very unnatural?? Wouldn't it look odd to have catchlights in the eyes but nothing on the lenses?

I'd be curious to see example images of either, as I'm just speculating here...

I usually go for a higher-than-normal angle on the lights, as opposed to off-to-the-side, for what that's worth.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Yes, I think I'll try to raise my umbrellas next time instead of moving them to the side. I don't like the lighting that dramatic.

John E wrote in post #13553713
Thanks for all the suggestions! Yes, I think I'll try to raise my umbrellas next time instead of moving them to the side. I don't like the lighting that dramatic.

Or you could put a piece of white/gray art board just out of the shot to reflect in the glasses. Personally, I'd take just one shot that way & then blend mode it into the final shot if I felt that it needed it.