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How to get catchlights in dark eyes? I have just discovered how to achieve catchlights in my portraits I take outdoors, but I have not been successful in getting them to show up in people with brown or dark blue eyes. Any suggestions? Oh, I am using a Nikon N-65 with a silver reflector on outdoor shots. Thanks for any help!
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John A. Lind |
Lisa, If you're not getting catchlights, it's your lighting direction. Work with it to ensure you're getting illumination on the eyes. Some lighting styles are more difficult to do this with than others . . . as are some subjects with deeper set eyes compared to others (Rembrandt [aka triangle] and split lighting come to mind). It is more difficult to see whether or not there are catchlights outdoors than in studio. Keep working at it. When I'm using a reflector outdoors, I will sometimes still use very slight fill flash (emphasis on very slight) and this can help . . . but the risk is always too much fill . . . so it's a tradeoff. -- John Lind
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