When you take photos of people,do they always turn out the way you want them to?

@jugsjugs (12967)
October 28, 2009 11:14am CST
I tend to find the photos always have people in that have red eyes.On some cameras there are settings where as to stop the red eye problem.Do you find this or other problems when you have taken photos of people.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
28 Oct 09
My camera does have the red eye feature, but sometimes I do edit photos that I take of people to make them more attractive, especially if it is an outdoor photo and the wind messed up their hair or something. Sometimes when I take a photo of someone wearing glasses, the lenses reflect against the face and that is the hardest one to edit out. If they are chunky people I skinny them up just a little bit, too, if they are the kind of people who would appreciate that. It has made some people very happy, lol.
@jugsjugs (12967)
28 Oct 09
Nice idea making people look better,lol.
@climber7565 (2579)
• United States
8 Nov 09
yes that is a problem if you take photo with flash or light behind you that shine directly on to their faces. That is why is important to make them slightly turn or locate your light in a different direction or reflect rather then light directly.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
29 Oct 09
yes that is one of the problems i have encountered but with changing technology ,theres a great reduction in the red eye and sometimes my hands shake while taking photographs,so the photos come in a blur but with technology even that has reduced.
• United States
31 Oct 09
i don't have as many problems since switching to digital. old film there was red eye and blurs from people moving. you still get glowing cat's eyes however.
@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Oct 09
The red eyes don't bother me! I have a feature on my computer that will take care of that. It is just posing them right that gets me. I just can't seem to get them to look nature and in a good pose for the picture. It rarely looks right. I have started using the webcam as much as I can because I can have them move from side to side or just alittle in the range or area that I want them in and take several shots in afew seconds and usually I will have some that come out looking good.
@realan (518)
• United States
29 Oct 09
Now that I have figured out all the settings on my digital camera, I can usually avoid bad photos. Thankfully with digital cameras you can always delete and retake the photo.
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
In some camera which are expensive the red eye could be adjusted. my friends camera has the same problem but I guess it is because that is inexpensive. I think before buying a camera we can ask the sales person next time what are the settings of the camera or how to prevent red eye. For sure there is a manual when you bought your camera, you can check it for settings or when you develop your pictures there, ask the developer if he or she can help you with that.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
28 Oct 09
We don't have a digital camera yet, so our's is disposable. Red eyes are aplenty because of that. There's software that will fix it.
@Wizzywig (7847)
28 Oct 09
Well, when people take photos of me they never turn out the way I'd like them to but I fear that has nothing to do with either the camera or the person's photography skills Sometimes it can be disappointing to take a photo of a view that just doesn't capture how great the real thing was.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
29 Oct 09
I had a lot more problems before I had a digital camera. I would go and collect my photos only to find very few had actually turned out! My sister bought me a digital camera for my birthday and it’s great, it has a red eye feature on it and I can see immediately how the photo will look. Once the pictures are on the computer there are facilities to make adjustments there too. I am still no expert but my photo quality has improved a lot.
@doormouse (4599)
28 Oct 09
my partner was an amature photographer years ago,he won awards and stuff,so he's taught me how to take good pictures
@BART78 (2927)
• Canada
28 Oct 09
..if your cam. is digital, use the red eye reduction, if not upload it to your pc and edit using adobe photoshops or coreldraw...have nice day! :-)