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Catchlights 101: Why they matter and how to get them right

Apr 14, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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The eyes are the window to one’s soul. What truly brings out the eyes in your portraits is a small, yet important detail: catchlights. In this short but very informative video, Joe Edelman takes you through the basics of catchlights – the psychology and science behind them, their importance, as well as plenty of useful tips to get them right and make the best out of your portraits.

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How to use catchlights to make your portraits more powerful

Sep 11, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Catchlights may be a small detail, but they’re very important in portrait photography. In this video from Light Club, you will learn why these little reflections of light are so essential and what they can do to make your portraits more powerful and help you send a message.

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This is why catchlights are important for both portrait photographers and their audience

Feb 28, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Eyes are the windows to the soul and a very important element in every portrait photo. In this video, photographer David Bergman focuses on a very particular part of portrait photography – catchlights. In only two minutes, he’ll teach you why catchlights are important in your portraits. But he also shares a tip about what you can learn what you can learn from other people’s photos only by analyzing catchlights.

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Watch: How to truly make the eyes “windows to the soul” in your portraits

Feb 8, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Catching the mood and the spirit of the moment may be one of our primary tasks as photographers or videographers. Yet, we may also be creating them ourselves. One way or the other, one ingredient is essential: light. And this wonderful video from Dedo Weigert will tell you about the importance of light in the “windows to the soul” – the light in the eyes.

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How to Use A Marble To Detect Catchlights

May 29, 2014 by Udi Tirosh 4 Comments
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Here is a fun trick that can help you quickly discover (and design) the look of catch lights in your photo.

Catch lights is the photo-lingo for the reflection of the light that you see in one’s eye. Most catch lights are rectangular in shape and are positions on the top right (or left of the eye) as they reflect a rectangular softbox.

But if you are using any other type of lighting, or simply want to see how a catch light will look like in any particular scenario, this quick method by Frank Donnino is perfect and takes practically no time.[Read More…]

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How To Post Process For Beautiful Eyes & Catchlights

Jan 2, 2014 by Guest Author 8 Comments
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It has been said many times before, the eyes are one of the key elements that photographers try and capture.

Here is a little video showing a technique that I picked up from Scott Kelby. The book was called Professional Portrait Retouching.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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