Prevention

You can reduce or eliminate red eye with these methods:

Reduce

• Increase the ambient light by turning on all of the available light sources.

This will make the subject's pupils smaller, thereby making the red-eye dots smaller.

• Avoid photographing the subject with a mug-shot-type pose.

Eliminate

• Use a flash that mounts on top of the camera, and bounce the flash off the ceiling if possible.

• Use a flash with a cord so the flash can be held away from the camera.

Preparation

1) Preserve your original file.

If you haven't already done so, go to Preserve Your Original File.

2) Create a Background copy layer.

If you haven't already done so, go to Create a Background Copy Layer.

Removal

1) Use the Quick Fix editing section.

You can use the Red Eye Removal Tool in the Full Edit (Standard Edit) section, but the Quick Fix editing section allows you to compare the original to the changed original, side-by-side.

2) Below your photograph to the left, is the View box.

Select Before and After.

3) Click the Red Eye Removal Tool.

4) Then click each red spot in the photograph that's to the right—the after view.

The red dots are replaced with black dots—new pupils.

Another Method

You can also use Red Eye Fix in the Quick Fix section.

It's located in the Command Column on the right side of your screen.

Select a single photograph, or multiple ones, and press Auto.

Saving the Photograph

If you haven't already done so, go to Saving Files.