J.H.M Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) I took this pic with the flash and I think I was too close and Jessie has evil glowing eyes, what is the best way to get rid of it? I only have iphoto and when I edit, it looks like poop Edited March 15, 2010 by JRM75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 does the tool that you use to get rid of red eye in iphoto work to get rid of that? i haven't tried it on glowing eyes, only red eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) i hope you don't mind, i had a play with your pic in iphoto. red eye changes the colour of the glow, takes the blue out of it. then i tried retouch, and that does take away the glowing, but now your dogs eyes are solid black lol (it looks quite bizarre. will try and post it) Edited March 16, 2010 by carebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I'd love to know, too, coz I've never found a suitable way to remove the green eyes of demondom :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 As far as I know, there is no program which as quite worked out how to do it. I've seen several tutorials online which look like they make the eye look 100% better but when you try them on your own photos, they don't work as well. Most of the photoshopped eyes I've seen where the dog has had glowing green eyes before have looked like the dog has cartoon eyes once they've been "fixed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Red-eye tools aren't meant to use on animal eyes in any of the systems, only made for human red-eye. Photo-shop is the 'best' but it is still unsatisfactory as above comments confirm. And with in-camera flash there are always destroyed eyes and other blown-out highlights in the coat that can't be restored. Much better to have a go at controlling your lighting. Try a cheap 'workshop lamp' from Bunnings, change the yellow globe in it for a daylight one. Set it above the subject, maybe off to one side a bit. Put a plain sheet behind the subject so you don't have conflicting lines and reflective junk things spoiling the image. Or get an on-camera flash outfit that you can adjust to point towards a reflector or the ceiling to reflect light down. Or put a fine split from a Kleenex over the flash to diffuse it a bit. All of that is as quick as spending a lot of time in photoshop trying to fix the unfixable, and cheaper than buying Photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allerzeit Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Here's my attempt - not perfect, but about the best I can do with a quick play - see what you think I started with this tutorial http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/peteyes/peteyes.htm - but I also do touch ups beyond what is in there to try and get a more natural effect. Some photos are easy to fix, others are pretty much impossible - it depends on how much glow there is and how much of a closeup the photo is. It's harder to pick "fixes" when it's not a closeup! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.M Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) thanks, everytime I tried in iphoto, I got the blackeyes and she reminds me of those creatures that in ghost busters :D Edited March 16, 2010 by JRM75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.M Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Red-eye tools aren't meant to use on animal eyes in any of the systems, only made for human red-eye.Photo-shop is the 'best' but it is still unsatisfactory as above comments confirm. And with in-camera flash there are always destroyed eyes and other blown-out highlights in the coat that can't be restored. Much better to have a go at controlling your lighting. Try a cheap 'workshop lamp' from Bunnings, change the yellow globe in it for a daylight one. Set it above the subject, maybe off to one side a bit. Put a plain sheet behind the subject so you don't have conflicting lines and reflective junk things spoiling the image. Or get an on-camera flash outfit that you can adjust to point towards a reflector or the ceiling to reflect light down. Or put a fine split from a Kleenex over the flash to diffuse it a bit. All of that is as quick as spending a lot of time in photoshop trying to fix the unfixable, and cheaper than buying Photoshop. cool thank you that makes sense. I will just have to make my pic taking time during the day outside or try to get the lighting better inside at night if I take pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryMegan Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I think the reason that the dogs end up with creepy basement dog eyes is because they no longer have a catchlight in them. Maybe if you add a little sparkle to each eye after removing the glow might make it a little less unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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