Even the most beautifully posed photo can be ruined if the camera flash causes a red-eye effect. Red eyes in photos can render an otherwise perfect photo useless for display. Fortunately, thanks to the modern wonder of digital photography, it is fairly easy to fix photos that have been tainted with red-eye.
Instructions
1. Acquire digital photos. You can do this either by downloading them directly from your digital camera or by scanning preprinted photos to your computer.
2. Open the photos in your editing software, and save the photo as a new file name to avoid overwriting the original.
3. Zoom in on the eye you wish to fix so that you can see what you are working on better. Click on the desaturation tool, and set the strength to 100%.
4. Hold down the mouse button, and move the desaturation tool over the red area of the eye. You may have to sweep over the red part a couple of times to make sure all the red is removed.
5. Click on the burn tool, and set the strength to 50%. Run the burn tool over the pupil of the eye to darken any areas that looked washed out due to the red-eye glare.
