It feels that without fail my eyes close in every photo that there is a flash. Any ideas on how I can get over this? Is it mental? What can I do to keep my eyes open? I do notice that my eyes are sensitive, especially when I go to the eye doctor. But I'm so sick and tired of dreading the camera because I can't keep my eyes open.
2007-10-10 01:59:22 · 15 answers · asked by tannedknight45 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
I have the same problem. The way I found to deal with it is to turn my head, slightly, to one side and not look at the camera. My optometrist told me that part of the problem is in the dreading of the flash. when your eyes are sensitive to light, bright flashes, etc, your brain automatically blinks in expectation of the flash of a camera. To avoid this, you need to train your sight away from the camera. If your brain can't see the action, it won't know to blink. I know it sounds silly, but it really has helped.
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I don't know if it had anything to do with when I was a kid but I started having seizures at 3 and it ended at eight so it may be why I'm sensitive to flash.
I just saw a movie at the theaters that bugged me because it had a lot of flashing that bugs me.
It's painful to keep my eyes open.
2015-05-23 08:41:06 · answer #6 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Focus on looking at the lense of the camera - but what I find really helps is to look to the side of the camera, right away from the flash, but not too much because it will show in the photo! Also, just relax while carefully focusing on keeping your eyes open. It takes practice!
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2016-02-13 15:25:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Close your eyes first, ask the photographer to count "3, 2, 1 Open!" and release the shutter. This way your eyes will always be open in the photographs.
btw, this works equally as well in group photos. Imaging trying to photograph a group of 10 or more without at least one having their eyes closed.
2007-10-10 04:30:13 · answer #9 · answered by Peter 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I, too, suffer from photophobia and recently going through some old family photos I discovered that all my childhood pictures taken with flash show me with my eyes closed. My more recent photos do not have this problem. Perhaps you should arrange to have only outdoor pictures taken, and only when you do not know they are being taken. Candid shots are the best anyway!
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