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Why do eyes appear red in photographs sometimes?

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I Think its because the fflash can reflect of the persons eye and back into the lense..? Not 100% sure though, hope this helps

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While taking a photo with a camera that uses a flash, sometimes the flash reflects on the eyeball, making it appear to be red. This is called 'Red-Eye.'

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