Eyes of the World

[jellyman10]

Originally Posted by GoldDustWoman22

If you don't mind my asking what are catchlights? I assume something to the effect of putting a light in a particular place to get a certain result from it?

Yes, exactly that. A photog will pour light into the subject's eyes to illuminate the iris and get some vibrancy going on. Sometimes there's so much light that, if you can get close enough, you can see objects or whole rooms in there.