The tiny catch light in the young animal's eye was the sole reason for breaking one of the biggest guidelines in wildlife photography. It gives the rabbit a sweet, childlike quality while invoking thoughts of innocence and youth.
Flash for catch lights. Those small white dots in the eyes of people are part of what give life to a portrait. Photographers call them "catch lights." Those same catch lights give emphasis to the eyes of animals as well.
Eye Light, Catch Light
A little Eye Light goes a long way; use a Light Hand. Tip: A small, diffused, doored-down Hard Light near the camera gives Kicks in the center of the eyes and teeth (unless your subject is tight-lipped).
This will add catch lights in the eyes and soften shadows on the face.
3. Turn the camera for Full-length shots to the vertical position.
Sounds simple I know, yet many people forget.
There should be only one catch light in each eye, and it should be high in the iris of the eye. For broad lighting, the catch light should be approximately in the 11 o'clock position.
Another reason to use fill flash outdoors is to add catch lights to eyes—hot spots that make the eyes sparkle.
Any visible highlights such as catch lights in eyes, reflections in silverware will be neat and square. Bigger ones give more surrounded and even light but absorb more light so are best used with powerful flash heads.
Flash compensation should not be used under strong contrast situations like those illustrated here. Unless all you want is a spark or catch light in the subjects eyes.
This probably won't change the glowing white catch light, so if that still has red in it, make a selection around that highlight (the Magnetic Lasso Tool would work for this) and use Image Adjust Desaturate to remove the red completely.
Look how beautifully the natural sunlight illuminated them and created beautiful catch lights. This is another option if you are wanting to set up some "portrait shoots", but don't have a well lit area inside your home.
The 90 degree bounce flash will provide soft, even, top lighting. The card will fill the soft but sometimes deep shadows from the "main light" like eye sockets and under the nose & chin and provide catch lights in the eyes.
The quality of light is everything. Make sure some of that diffused light illuminates the eyes. That will bring out the color and detail. And don't forget about those catch lights in the eyes. They add spark and life! ...
 See also: Light, Camera, Photograph, Photography, Subject
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