In this blog, I will explain why we blink and how to keep your eyes from closing and squinting during your photography session because nothing ruins a photograph like closed eyes!
The reason why we blink and squint is because it is a reflex to protect and to lubricate our eyes. We naturally blink about every 6 seconds or so for lubrication and we squint or close our eyes when we are exposed to harsh or bright lighting.
How to not close your eyes:
Some cameras have a pre-flash on their cameras to avoid red eyes. If you turn off the pre-flash which makes you blink, this should help.
Close your eyes and have the photographer count to 3. On the count of 3 you will open your eyes and they will hit the shutter to get the shot.
Blink on the count of 2 and then when you open your eyes on 3, the photographer will get the shot.
In this image we had Kai facing the sun which was super bright and used the 1, 2, 3 open, click method!
How to reduce squinting:
Have your subject look away with their whole face from the camera and then look back at the camera lens.
You can have your subject look down with their eyes only and then back up to the lens. This helps to relax the eyelids.
You can also have them close their eyes and open on the count of 3.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!