The Photoshop® CS Book for Digital Photographers

Removing Red Eye and Recoloring the Eye

This technique is a little more complicated (not hard; it just has a few more steps), but the result is more professional because you’re not just going to remove the red eye (like in the previous “instant red-eye removal” trick) and replace it with the more pleasing “gray eye.” Instead, we’re going to restore the eye to its original color.

Step One.	Open a photo where the subject has red eye. © KLEBER STEPHENSON
Step Two.	Zoom in close on one of the eyes using the Zoom tool (the Magnifying Glass tool). Note: You might not want to do this late at night if you’re home alone, because seeing a huge scary ...