Even if you happened to take the hottest self-portrait ever, it will be ruined entirely if there’s a little red glow in your eyes. No one wants to fuck someone who looks like they’re possessed. Okay, that’s a lie. It’s actually kind of hot when a guy looks like he’s so possessed with passion that if you don’t fuck him harder he’ll go crazy.
But I digress. The point is that you can save your red-eye photos. Most photo-editing applications include a red-eye removal function, which is generally quite easy to use. This would be the ideal solution, but there are still other solutions if you don’t have the right software or can’t figure it out.
The easiest? Set the photo to black and white. Even though you’ll still have a weird glow in your eyes, it’ll be slightly less jarring than blood-red creepiness. And if the photo is a body shot? Just crop out your damn face. We’d rather look at your headless torso than some crazy-ass pupils.
– Dewitt
Yup, red-eyed photo’s suck.
I disagree if that red eyed face is always better than headless torso. But otherwise, yes.
The easiest way to avoid red-eye is not to look directly into the camera. Either turn your face a little to the side, or move the camera to the side, or move the camera up and use a slightly downward angle. Unless your eyes are really light, it’s pretty easy to find a red-eye-less angle to take the photo.