> *>> 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.

        True, usually instead of that I just use enough "other" light to fill in
properly. TTYL

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