How to avoid red eye.

Nothing is more weird then "red eye" on your photo. Why is this happening? Believe it of not it's the flash. The pupil of the eye dilates with that bright light. So you are seeing the blood vessels from the back of the eye. Here are some hintspurchase a simple device that will soften the flash a "flash difuser" Do a google search using that term and you will find many devices in all price ranges. Not only will this avoid red eye but your flash images will have a much softer light. Ask your subjects to look just to the side or above the camera Use red eye reduction on your camera setting But the easiest is to purchase a simple device that will soften the flash a "flash difFuser" Do a google search using that term and you will find many devices in all price ranges. Not only will this avoid red eye but your flash images will have a much softer light. .