Portrait and Wedding Photography Guide
Table Of Contents
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Portrait and Wedding Photography Guide
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Getting Ready 4
Before You Begin ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Decide What You’re Taking Pictures For................................................................................................................4
Plan Locations, Shot Types, and Poses ..................................................................................................................4
Share Your Ideas with Your Models ........................................................................................................................4
Adjust Camera Settings ..............................................................................................................................................4
Things to Bring ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Camera Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 6
AF-Area Mode: Wide-Area AF (L-People)..............................................................................................................6
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200 ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Picture Control: Portrait ..............................................................................................................................................7
White Balance: Auto ....................................................................................................................................................8
Image Quality: NEF (RAW)+ JPEG Normal ..........................................................................................................8
Portrait Impression Balance: Adjust Hue and Brightness ..............................................................................8
Assign Playback to the Fn1 or Fn2 Button ........................................................................................................ 10
Lenses ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Recommended Lenses for Portrait and Wedding Photographs ............................................................... 11
Flash Units and Other Lighting Equipment ............................................................................................ 15
Flash Units ....................................................................................................................................................................15
Reflector Panels, Light Meters, and Other Lighting Equipment ...............................................................15
The Studio Workow 17
Composing and Posing .............................................................................................................................. 18
Lighting the Shot ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Test Shots ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Colors ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Fine-Tuning Picture Controls .................................................................................................................................19
Taking Pictures ............................................................................................................................................. 20
What If… ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Retouching Pictures .................................................................................................................................... 21
Color Control Points: Targeted Changes to Brightness and Color ...........................................................21
Color Booster: Making Colors More Vivid ......................................................................................................... 21