Have you ever taken a photo of a friend or loved one, only to realize that their eyes look red in the image? If so, you’ve fallen victim to the red-eye effect.
The red-eye effect can draw viewers’ attention away from the beauty in your photo. Thankfully, you can easily use an editing program to fix red-eye in post-production. In this guide, we’ll teach you how to use the PhotoDirector app to remove red-eye.

Continue reading to learn how to remove red-eye from pictures.
How to remove red eyes from photos on your Android phone
To remove red eyes from photos on your Android phone, we recommend using PhotoDirector, a completely free app available on both Google Play store & App store. Once you have installed the app on your Android device, follow these steps:
- Open PhotoDirector, tap Edit and select the photo you want to touch up.
- Select Red Eye in the Portrait tool.
- Use two fingers to zoom in on your photo to focus on the red-eye.
- Tap on each red eye with one finger. You will see a circle masking area appear.
- Adjust the masking area to correct the red-eye.
- Use the slider to adjust the opacity of the masking to look as natural as possible.
- When finished, press the check ✓ in the upper right corner to save the edit.

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PhotoDirector
Best Portrait Photo Editor
