WILDLIFE SINGAPORE SKY
Educational VideoDr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
3 Apr 2025
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:
Catchlight---How to make your wildlife photo sparkle?
Catchlights are the lights reflected in a subject’s eyes.
1. Use a TRIPOD
2. Early morning sun (e.g 9.45am) behind and high above the photographer.
3. Use SHUTTER PRIORITY mode as the lizard is moving.
4. Set shutter speed to 1/500 sec, focal length to f/5.
5. Set ISO to AUTO.
6. Catchlight on the lizard's eye is the reflection of the sun.
7. It is at 12 o’clock which is an ideal position for catchlight reflection. 10 and 2 o'clocks are also ideal.
This image was captured using Canon R5, tripod, 105mm, TV mode, 1/500 sec, f/5, ISO 100.Sunlight behind the photographer at 9.45am.
The camera sets the AUTO ISO to ISO 100.
Catchlights are the lights reflected in a subject’s eyes. Portraits are almost always better with catchlights.
Catchlights add life and sparkle, while their absence can result in dull, lifeless images.
10, 2 or 12 are the ideal positions for catchlight reflections in a subject’s eyes.
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Portraits are almost always better with catchlights, the lights reflected in a subject's eyes. Catchlights add life and sparkle, while their absence can result in dull, lifeless images.
So 10, 2 or 12 are the ideal positions for catchlight reflections in a subject’s eyes. As long as you stick with those three positions, you’ll be on solid ground.
