How to get this 'eye' effect?

[syriaalassad]

Hello all,

I am wondering, and have wondered for long, how does one go about getting the eyes in this example?

> We are not allowed to post images we do not own rights to. We can post links.<

I am guessing that there is some form of manipulation or enhancement.

I would appreciate if someone could shed light on this.

Thanks! :thumbup:

 

[syriaalassad]

Just another example, I think from TIME magazine. Am I missing the point in that its just a high MP camera?

> We are not allowed to post images we do not own rights to. We can post links.<

 

[Designer]

Are you talking about the "catch lights"? Those reflections in the eyes are called "catch lights". The shape of the reflection corresponds to the shape of the flash.

 

[480sparky]

It's all in the lighting. Personally, I hate both methods you posted. They look terrible.

BTW, posting images you have no rights to is a no-no here. If you don't change them to links, I'm sure the mods will be along shortly.

 

[Garbz]

Just another example, I think from TIME magazine. Am I missing the point in that its just a high MP camera?

Megapixels has nothing to do with it. In fact you could make the same effect with a 0.2 megapixel camera, which is the resolution of the image you posted.

What makes the eyes in this is careful placement of catchlights to highlight the eyes, a bit of photoshopping, and a metric crapload of sharpening with the sliders cranked to 300%.

The first photo doesn't even have that. Just a bit of photoshopping to bring out the eyes by lightening them and increasing their saturation.