What are the best settings on Nikon D90 for outdoor portraits?
I want to play with my camera. I know I should set my ISO to 200. Approx an hr before sunset is best for lighting.
Can I achieve the same quality of photos in Auto mode as I can in Manual? What way of saving my images to the SD card is best?
There is a lot of missing information in your “”best settings”". it would be best if you take a beginners course to understand your camera.
“best settings” for outdoor portraits is a delicate dance between light, depth of field, composition.
Ill provide a few general guidelines to try to help.
1. Use a longer focal length to isolate the subject. You dont want the background to distract from the subject. I.e. 90mm
2. Use a large aperture, i.e. F/2.8 or f1.8 or the smallest number available (try shooting in av mode). this will minimize the depth of field, throwing the background out of focus. Again this is done to isolate the subject.
3. To support number 2. the subject should be as close to the camera as possible. Te background should be as far away as possible.
3. Notice the light. Portrait lighting typically has a main light, rim light and a fill light. This can be accomplished with some small reflectors or flash guns.
4. Balance the exposure with your shutter speed and iso.
Example. Im using a 50mm f1.8 lens. I set the aperture to f2. the subject stands 1.5 meters away. Trees are in the background, 20 meters away. the sun is my main ligt at 5pm in the afternoon. the sun is in front to the side of the subject. I use my camera flash set at a low setting as my fill light. Im choosing not to use a rim ligt because i dont have the lights for it, so i choose to shoot from a lower angle.
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