Things You'll Need:
- Adjustable Flash
- Cameras
- External Flash Units
- Film
- Flash Cables
- Flash Meters
- Cameras
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Step 1
Attach a flash gun or detachable flash to the camera with a flash cable that connects to the front of most 35 mm cameras through a small socket.
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Step 2
Set the shutter speed of a manual camera to 1/60 second using the shutter speed dial on the top-left side of the camera.
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Step 3
Set an automatic camera to flash mode and attach a flash gun to the socket on the front of the camera.
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Step 4
Hold the flash gun a couple of feet to one side of the camera and slightly above the subject's head.
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Step 5
Press the shutter release on top of the camera.
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Step 1
Turn on the lights in the room so that your subjects' pupils will decrease in size.
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Step 2
Ask them to look to the side of your camera rather than straight at the camera when you snap the picture.
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Step 3
Divert babies or pets so that they look away from the camera.














Comments
canont1i said
on 6/21/2009 IPhoto on the Mac will also do it...
tinksmagic said
on 4/16/2009 I use the photo editing software, it's all automatic.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 My photography teacher taught me this in school - Simply stick a cigarette paper over the flash window. That defuses the light enough.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Software that automatically removes red eye from digital photos exists. There is also manual software. The best I've seen that is available is in Adobe's PhotoDeluxe.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you do end up with "red eye," you can buy a pen that will remove it from your photos. It costs about $4 and can be purchased at hobby or craft stores. This has saved many of my pictures!