 Lynne Casey |
How To Get White Spots Out of Eyes
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Wayne Attridge |
This is still the old "reflected light ruined my picture" problem. Red eye is caused by the light from your flash reflecting off the retina, which is red. The white spot is still a reflection, but obviously not of the retina. I don't know what kind of flash unit you have but the best way to remedy this problem is to move the flash head away from the lens, typically with a flash bracket. If the flash is built in to your camera this, of course, would be impossible. The built in units are by design always too close to the lens for good flash photography. If this is the case, or even with an external flash for that matter, you could try the cheapest soft light box attachment there is, a Kleenex. Cover the flash lens with a Kleenex and put an elastic band around to hold it on. Then when you take closeup pictures, the flash light will be diffused. This should not affect the exposure, because most flash units meter the reflected light from the subject when you release the shutter. Good luck.
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Lynne Casey |
Thank you for your quick response to my question. I can hardly wait to try your suggestion. I will let you know how I made out. Thanks again, Lynne Casey
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
I've never heard of white eye being a problem. First of all one of the things a portrait photographer tries to get into his subjects eyes are catchlights (those white relflections). I'm not sure why you are trying to eliminate them. Secondly, putting Kleenex on your flash will do very little except maybe cut some of the light. It won't soften the light at all. The only way to soften light is to make it larger relative to your subject. You can control the placement of the catchlight by varying the placement of your flash. But I wouldn't waste time trying to eliminate the them. Catchlights add life to a portrait. Without them the eyes look dead.
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Patrice Lyle |
Lynne, Please have your dear child's vision checked by a pediatric opthalmologist. Some of the newer cameras are actually able to pick up on refractive errors in the eyes. This happened with me. I was noticing white spots in my daughter's eyes and I had it checked out and it turns out that she has amblyopia and will have to wear a patch and glasses. It may just be a fluke with your camera, but it wouldn't hurt to get it checked out, especially if it keeps happening.
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