How to Edit Dog Eyes in Lightroom | Brighten & Sharpen Pet Eyes for Stunning Photos

[@LouisaLee63]

Great video! Made sure to save it so I can come back to it again!!

[@InspawrationPhotography]

@@LouisaLee63 so glad you liked it!! 😍😍😍

[@suegilmore8000]

thanks for the informative video.

[@pattymattes7124]

Very helpful. I usually do eyes in PS. I can usually adjust opacity. I understand opacity can be adjusted in the LR masks? I do most of my edits in LR but do detail in PS. Thank you!

[@InspawrationPhotography]

@@pattymattes7124 yeah I mean you could also take these techniques and apply them to PS if that works for you. But I do believe there is now a strength slider in LR for the masks - I don’t have my computer on me right now (I’m travelling!) to check exactly where/what it’s called, but can update you next time I’ve got LR open

[@pattymattes7124]

@@InspawrationPhotography I think, although I've not used it, one can. Thanks again for sharing!!!

[@heathermtaylor7683]

I have a Champagne German Shepherd with very dark eyes - I have never thought to use a larger radial filter over her face and then use a smaller, separate filter over her eyes - I usually just do Wylfen's eyes. This is such an informative tutorial - I would never have thought to add colour to Wylfen's eyes either. Can't wait to try your tips. Thank you so very much 😁.

[@daemon1143]

What are Wylfen's eyes?

[@heathermtaylor7683]

@daemon1143 - What I meant was, in the past, I have just edited Wylfen's eyes (my German Shepherd) rather than using the editing process shown here - a process I am now keen to try out. Thank you for asking, I didn't phrase my comment very well.

[@daemon1143]

@@heathermtaylor7683 Thanks for the explanation, now I understand. I thought you'd come across some other technique I'd never heard of :)

[@heathermtaylor7683]

@daemon1143 - Yes. When I read my own comment back this morning, it read like 'Wylfen's Eyes' was a technique. Sorry about that, I'm hopeless 😔.

[@daemon1143]

@@heathermtaylor7683 we all do grammar gaffs now and then :)

[@daemon1143]

I have several clients that show dogs, and they're very particular about not having eye colour altered. My problem dogs have the blackest fur and very dark eyes and this is a characteristic they're judged on, but in studio enough light to put detail into their coat tends to shine through their eyes and give them a strange red colour cast. I usually try dodging and burning their eyes to take as much of this out as I can without damaging the catch lights etc. Any ideas on this front?

[@heathermtaylor7683]

@daemon1143 - Hi, I can see why you asked about 'Wylfen's eyes'. I usually shoot outside. On occasion, I do use OCF (Godox AD200) with HSS. From what was being suggested in the video, might it be possible to de-saturate just the reds (LR post processing, as demonstrated here) to see if that nullifies the colour cast? I'm sure Inspawration will help with a solution in due course. All very best wishes, Heather.

[@daemon1143]

@@heathermtaylor7683 Not a bad suggestion and not one I'd thought of previously, taa.

[@InspawrationPhotography]

@@daemon1143 I mean, I don’t do studio so advice here with a grain of salt. But whenever I see colour casts, I use the opposite colour. So if they’re looking red, I would be adding some green for example. Obviously if you need to darken them to bring them to the correct brightness then you’d need to use some other tools for that too. Another option could be taking the photo a little darker and bringing out the fur detail in editing so that the light doesn’t have to be as strong, since the ISO is so low in studio anyway, it’s not like it’d cost much in terms of noise to just brighten the fur a little in post, if it makes the eyes more natural looking. Not sure if this helps but that’s where I’d be starting!

[@MrSimonj1970]

I'd recommend trying a bigger light source, perhaps close to the lens axis, even if it's just fill light. You need the right placement, not more power IMO

[@daemon1143]

@@MrSimonj1970 that's not really a good technique for animal eyes, works for people though. Thanks.

[@ozsyed]

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[@JedSchug]

I would love to continue watching your videos and find them very helpful, but I am sensitive to people using the Lord's name in vain. thank you for your content I hope to be able to keep watching. 😃

[@jeffsanders4710]

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