Red eyes are one of the most annoying flaws in photographs. The fundus of a person is red due to the blood vessels located in it. Under certain shooting conditions and when using the built-in flash, this effect appears in the pictures. Many programs can automatically remove red-eye from digital photos, but the result is often not satisfactory. If you do not mind a couple of minutes for processing in Photoshop, then it is better to use it.
Instructions
Step 1
Open the photo you want to correct in Photoshop.
Step 2
Zoom in on the photo so that the pupils of the eyes are close-up.
Step 3
Select the red pupils with the Oval Lasso Tool.
Step 4
To make the eyes look more natural, feather the selection 1-5 pixels, depending on the resolution of the photo. To do this, in the top panel, select the "Selection" menu, in it, hover the mouse over the "Modification" submenu, in the list that appears, click on "Feather". To perform this action, you can use the hotkeys Shift + F6.
Step 5
On the top panel, select the "Image" menu, in it, hover the mouse over the "Adjustments" submenu, in the list that appears, click on "Desaturate". To perform this action, you can use the hotkeys Shift + Ctrl + U.
Step 6
Open the Brightness / Contrast setting, it's located next to the Desaturate setting.
In it, use the brightness slider to select the optimal "blackness" of the pupil.
Step 7
If desired, the pupil can be painted in any color. To do this, select “Color Balance” in the “Adjustments” submenu. Use the sliders to select the color you want.
Deselect the selection.
Step 8
Save the photo.
