Tag Archives: Eyes

Tips to Eliminate Closed Eyes & Squinting in Portraits

In a previous article, I discussed shooting with the light at the subject’s back, creating a “halo” lighting pattern. Aside from being a particularly stunning light pattern, it automatically eliminates one of the biggest problems we have as photographers: squinting … Continue reading

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How to Enhance Eyes in Photoshop

  From the PHLEARN YouTube channel:   Today Aaron breaks down how to help any set of eyes look their absolute best in Photoshop. Learn to sculpt the highlights and shadows using Curves, enhance and change colors with Solid Color … Continue reading

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Whitening Eyes

1 Step 1 Open the photo and zoom in so both eyes are visible on your screen. Working on the Background Layer, change the Foreground Color to the whitest white by clicking the cursor on the upper left corner of … Continue reading

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Using Eyes to Make Great Travel Photos

Want to make sure your travel photos have impact? Check out this excellent video by award-winning travel photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich. He goes beyond the the standard tips and in less than ten minutes describes how to add emotional weight and … Continue reading

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Science: This Is How Our Eyes Differ From Animal Eyes

The eye is a photographer’s greatest tool, but many of us know relatively little about how it actually works. It turns out there’s a whole variety of different types of eyes out there in the animal kingdom, ranging from super-simple … Continue reading

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Here’s the Science Behind Those Weird Floaters In Your Eyes

If you look at a blank computer screen or even up at the sky, there’s a good chance you’ll see some weird floating globs in your field of vision. You can’t focus on them and they never stay still, but … Continue reading

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