On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Herbert Graf wrote:

*>> My advise is to leave the gimmicky red eye reduction alone.  It works by
*>> attempting to reduce the size of your pupil before the real flash.
*>>
*>> The only way to remove red eye completely is to have the flash off to the
*>> side of the camera.  Normal flash - no catatonic seizures.
*>
*>        One way I've had good success with is aiming the flash at the ceiling
*>(assuming a white ceiling of course). If done right the picture looks like
*>it was shot under natural light. Obviously you have to adjust for the
*>reduced flash intensity, both because of the diffusion and because of the
*>extra distance. TTYL

You also need a slaved fill flash from below also diffuse, or else the
subject will have no detail under the nose, eyebrows, etc.

Peter

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