By far the most commonly requested photo alteration is the removal of "red eye." Heres my process for doing so. Though there are many ways to do this, I find this way versatile and allows me the most options and control while keeping the integrity of the image.

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1. Open Photoshop

2. Open your image

• File > Open... :: Ctrl+o ::

3. Duplicated your Background Layer

• Right Click on Background > Duplicate Layer...
• Click OK in the window that comes up
• Be sure the New Layer is selected (its the one on top)
• Doing this allows you to alter a version of the image thats not the original. Its a good habit to get into, since being non-destructive allows more options for later modifications.

4. Zoom into the image so you see just the eyes

• Zoom :: magnify glass or 'z' ::

5. Feather your selection

• Select your Lasso :: lasso or 'L' ::
• Set Feather to 1

6. Lasso a circle around a red pupil, then hold shift and circle the other pupil

• Lasso :: lasso or 'L' ::
• Click and drag a circle around a pupil
• Hold down Shift, then click and drag around the other

7. Desaturate the Red eye

• Image > Adjustments > Desaturate :: shift + ctrl + U ::

8. Adjust the Levels to darken them back up

• Image > Adjustments > Levels... :: ctrl + L ::
• Adjust the middle Arrow (see image below) to the left, till they look dark, but NOT completely black
• **Note** I tend to go between .6 and .45
• Click OK in the Levels window

9. Saving the Image back as a JPG

• File > Save...
• Navigate to wherever you wish to save the image
• Name the File
• In the Format dropdown select JPEG
• Click Save
• A JPEG Options window pops up, here you can adjust the save quality
• **Note** I recommend Quality = 9

10. And your Done...