 Jana Kimzey |
How to Get Rid of Dark Eyes
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Jon Close |
I'm sure there's a Photoshop fix for selectively lightening the shadows. To correct when taking the pic, you need some reflectors or use fill flash.
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Jana Kimzey |
I did use a PS fix to lighten them, it didn't help as much as I would have liked. I did think about needing a reflector because I did use a flash, but it was the built in. How big of a reflector would it take for this size of group? Would I of had better results with a hotshoe type flash? I still haven't figured it out, the one time I tried using it the picture turned out bright in the face but with a visible flash line, or where the flash stopped. I'm just getting started with making photography more than snapping with my old point and shoot. I'm trying to do a little at a time to save on the pocket book. Thanks so much for your response!!
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Nancy Grace Chen |
Using natural light early in the morning or very late afternoon really helps. The light comes in horizontally, illuminating the eye area. Around midday, the sun moves overhead, casting shadows over the eye area.
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Jana Kimzey |
Thanks Nancy. I took this at about 7:00pm. I'm thinking late afternoon around 5/6:00pm would be better? Not to sound to silly but is early morning around what time? 7:00am-9:00am or 10:00 am. Thanks again!
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Steven Chaitoff |
Jana, light that first breaks at dawn (called "sweet light" by some photogs) is beautiful for picture-taking. Just what Nancy said (it comes in at a soft angle, so no hard shadows.) Anyway, ideally this is around 6 AM or so, and I'm definitely not up to that! By 10:00 or even earlier, the sun is typically already to harsh to shoot. What I'm getting at is that you have a larger window to work with in the evening than in the morning, so try to shoot in the PM. You want to shoot around sunrise and sunset. Since we are all awake and active before, during and after the sun is setting, you have a lot of latitude for getting great shots without those "black eyes." On the other hand, most people aren't up until the sun has fully risen and that sweet light is already gone. Your best shots will come after 4:00 PM. Anytime before that, the sun is high up in the sky and the shadows will persist.
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Jana Kimzey |
Thank you Steven. I might be up at that time in the morning, but definitely not awake :) I will try the after 4:00pm method, and keep practicing.
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