Beautiful eyes in portraits have beautiful catchlights or eye lights. A catchlight is basically a reflection of a bright light source in your model’s eyes.

Healthy eyes are bright and shiny surfaces and will reflect their surroundings. 

It’s this highlight that gives the eyes life and depth. Without a catchlight, eyes can look dark and flat.

In this tutorial, Gina will teach you:

• The importance of catchlights in portraits
• How to figure out what catchlights a photographer has used
• Gina’s personal favourite catchlights
• The best place to position a catchlight and why.

categories: Lighting, Tutorial, Beginner, daylight, direction, exposure, flash, lighting, posing, speedlights

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