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February 19, 2013 By Sarah Halstead

Catchlights In Eyes

Filed Under: Photography, Tutorials Tagged With: dustyn

I decided to take a few photos of Dustyn using my new backdrop yesterday and wanted to give you a few tips about getting catchlights in eyes while inside. Catchlights definitely give the eyes more dimension so they don’t just look flat and lifeless.

Catchlights In Eyes

Catchlight : a gleam of reflected light in the eye of a person or animal in a photograph.

Catchlights In Eyes

I set the backdrop up by my big glass door on the back of the house. This was about two hours before sunset so the sun was at the back of the house.

Imagine the eye as a clock, most people say it is best to position the catchlight at 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock. I did that with all of the photos you see here. They say that it looks the most natural in that position.

catchlights in eyes

I used my 24mm f/2.8 Lens. My settings were: ISO 250 | f/3.2 | 1/160 sec

If you do not have a big window for natural light you can always use a flash bounced off the ceiling or a wall. In addition if you want to you can use the big window and a reflector.

Eyes really are windows to the soul and that little glimmer can add so much to a photograph.

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  1. Dorothy Boucher says

    February 27, 2014 at 10:12 am

    i like the back ground you used on this one, i am not an expert by far but i think because of his eye color , it seems to fit him more, if that makes sense heheh thanks for sharing @tisonlyme143
  2. Meagan (Musing) says

    February 20, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    I LOVE these shots! He's getting so big! Where did you order your backdrop? I really like it! ;)
  3. Serendipity is Sweet says

    February 19, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    So cute! I love using my 24 with kids. That's a great backdrop by the way!
  4. Stephanie says

    February 19, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    These are SO cute! I love the backdrop!
  5. Desirae R says

    February 19, 2013 at 9:25 am

    Cute pics! Lovethe backdrop!
  6. Beth says

    February 19, 2013 at 9:16 am

    Great tips! I love the last shot of Dustyn!
  7. Cyndi says

    February 19, 2013 at 9:10 am

    Beautiful! I haven't done much by way of portraits, but your expertise and tips are spot-on. They turned out wonderful! :)
  8. Kim Cunningham says

    February 19, 2013 at 9:06 am

    Beautiful catchlights and I love the color combos here!
  9. kat says

    February 19, 2013 at 8:38 am

    LOVE the new backdrop. Another trick that I've found to work REALLY well is to set up a reflector on the ground in front of the subject or on opposite side of the light, to balance it out. if it's not a kid, having them even hold it has worked wonders!

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