How to determine eye colour properly

[Mortimer]

I took two pictures, in the same room, same position on the chair, same room lightning, with the same Huawei phone. Once I did it with flash and once without. Do you see a difference in eye colour? (I do in one they look brown and in one they look so dark as if they are black). Which one do you think is more correct? Thanks.

a) with phone flash



b) without phone flash

 

[ReinyDays]

The differences are consistent with your skin tone ... the eye color we perceive depends entirely on the external source of light ... someone won't have blue eyes if the only light available is red ...

I suggest going outside and using sunlight as our standard light source ... everybody has easy access and sunlight has all the colors we need included ...

Getting cabin fever with the on-going lock downs too? ...

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

They look the same.

 

[Moonglow]

They look the same.

Both eyes or both pictures?

 

[Mortimer]

The differences are consistent with your skin tone ... the eye color we perceive depends entirely on the external source of light ... someone won't have blue eyes if the only light available is red ...

I suggest going outside and using sunlight as our standard light source ... everybody has easy access and sunlight has all the colors we need included ...

Getting cabin fever with the on-going lock downs too? ...

 

[ReinyDays]

Still too dark ... eyes look black ... get the direct sunlight on your face, BUT DON'T LOOK AT THE SUN, and move the camera closer ... if it's just eye color we're worried about, we won't need crystal clear focus ...

 

[Mortimer]

Still too dark ... eyes look black ... get the direct sunlight on your face, BUT DON'T LOOK AT THE SUN, and move the camera closer ... if it's just eye color we're worried about, we won't need crystal clear focus ...

 

[ReinyDays]

At 10" it's clear you have light brown eyes ... perfect shot ... now with this standard light source, you can better compare your own eye color with others ... my own eyes are blue-grey steel ... the kind that get 20-something little girls throwing their bodies against me ...

 

[Muhammed]

I think the Nazis came up with a chart that you could use to determine that.

You may be able to find one at a holocaust museum.