Photography podcast #54 talks about how to make the eyes sing in a photograph. When we take a photo of a person or something that has eyes, we really need to pay attention to what we are doing. The eyes are normally the most important part of any portrait and they need to be sharp and bright. Through a few basic techniques this podcast tells you what you need to do to get your subject’s eyes to ‘sing’.
![Even in this medium range shot you can see sharp bright eyes](http://www.photography.ca/wp-content/uploads/photo-podcast-54-image1.jpg)
Even in this medium range shot you can see sharp bright eyes
![The bulldogs eye sings because the iris is sharp and bright](http://www.photography.ca/wp-content/uploads/photo-podcast-54-image2.jpg)
The bulldog’s eye (stock) sings because the iris is sharp & bright
Links mentioned in this podcast:
The eyes have it thread from the photography forum
Accessories podcast (check image of the light stand holding reflector with magic arm)
A dodging technique for the eyes described in paragraph 2 of the post
Gary Fong diffuser at B&H
Podcamp Montreal
CC Chapman
Thanks as always to Benny and Susan who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and for her suggestion that inspired this podcast. Thanks also to Ram, Hallow’s maiden, Rabiakamaran, Gatepc, BenH, MikeS, Dabow,‚ Inukamori, svantland & PKMax who recently joined the photography.ca forum and posted a few times. We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.
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