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Before: Red eye is a common result of flash photography.
After: There are several ways to correct red eye.
Animals in photographs often have green eye or yellow eye. See "How to Fix Pet Eye in Your Photos" under Additional Resources to learn how to remedy this problem.
Removing "red eye" from your digital photos
When photographing with a flash, the subjects in your digital images can end up with red eyes. But it’s a problem that’s easily fixed. Adobe Photoshop CS2 has a red eye tool developed specifically for this very common photo flaw. Photoshop CS and earlier, Photoshop Elements, and Fireworks offer different methods for red eye repair. Check out the links below for information on how to correct red eye.
What is Red Eye?
Red eye is caused by a reflection of the camera flash in the subject’s retina. You’ll see it more often when taking pictures in a darkened room because the subject’s iris is wide open. To avoid red eye, use the camera’s red eye reduction feature. Or, better yet, use a separate flash unit that you can mount on the camera farther away from the camera’s lens.
Adobe resources
Photoshop
Photoshop Elements
- Remove red eye from images (Photoshop Elements 1.0-2.x)
- Fix Red Eye — The precise approach without the complexity...
Fireworks
How to remove the red eye in pictures
Additional resources
- Red Eye Tool in Photoshop CS2
- Photoshop How-To: Five Ways to Reduce Red-Eye
- Remove Red Eye — Photoshop CS2 (Photoshop 9) Video Tutorial
- Photoshop Tutorials - red-eye removal
- How To Remove Red Eye in Photoshop (any Version)
- Remove Red Eye—Red Eye Reduction Done Right
- Remove Red Eye From Your Digital Photos
- How To Remove Red Eye in Photoshop Elements
- How to Fix Pet Eye in Your Photos
