Comments on: An Introduction to Catchlights

By: bigdeli

Sun, 09 Nov 2014 11:26:00 +0000

By: bigdeli

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:01:00 +0000

By: Anthony

Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:17:00 +0000

I studied with Clarence Bull of MGM fame 43 years ago. He did the stills for Gone With The Wind. He said catch-lights should always be round and in the 11 o’clock or 1 o’clock position. The flood light in round reflector made this easy at a 45 degree angle from subject and 45 degrees up in height. I still use hot lights, not flash so the pupil in the eye is very small (black dot in center of eye) and the Iris is showing much more that it would if an electronic flash was used with a weak or no modeling light. Large soft boxes or square light boxes look horrible and unnatural in the eye. So does the refection of a reflector. The old portrait painters knew what they were doing when they painted eyes with a tiny pupil and round catch light.

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By: setare

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:23:00 +0000

By: Twyla Price

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:32:00 +0000

I believe the reason the 10 and 2 o’clock position of the catch-light is so pleasing is because of how it lights up the lower part of the iris. It’s more natural and in nature and it sends a sort of invisible diagnal line right through the eyes that say “look at me”

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By: jhojay

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:06:38 +0000

I took picture of my daughter and it has 2 sets of catch lights at 10 and 2. I suppose that you only have to have 1 set. How do you remove the other set of unwanted catchlight. Please share your Photoshop method so that I could apply it.

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By: Erik Kerstenbeck

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:27:08 +0000

Can you tell the lighting setup from the Catch Lights in this shot? Look at the first image, then check the behind the scenes shot.

http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/behind-the-scenes/

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By: Pictureman

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:47:11 +0000

By: Yucel

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:26:37 +0000

Have been reading and into catch lights last several months.

Posed examples of catchlights from various studio lighting sources, like beauty dish, boxes, umbrellas, and ring lights.

See examples at: http://glamourphotography.co/?p=739

My favs now are using two boxes and rings.

Making them in photoshop is still an area for study. Tho I do touch them up and down.

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By: Jackie

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:29:45 +0000

catchlights have always been difficult for me b/c i shoot actor’s headshots mostly with natural lighting – i have to use reflectors too, so these little boogers are always slightly adding in their own silhouette into the eyes of my clients. AND my driveway is white, and the wall against my driveway is light=colored …so my perfect lighting is still creating some funky catchlights. it’s frustrating not being able to be perfect. LOL. studio light provides better results for the catch lights, but not always the even lighting that i need. Ohhh, the dilemma!

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