Portrait and Wedding Photography Guide
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Portrait and Wedding Photography Guide
Camera SettingsCamera Settings
The core settings for portrait and wedding photography are:
AF-area modeAF-area mode Wide-area AF (L-people)
ISO sensitivityISO sensitivity ISO 200
Picture ControlPicture Control Portrait
White balanceWhite balance Auto
Image qualityImage quality NEF (RAW)+ JPEG normal
Photo shooting menuPhoto shooting menu
Portrait impression balancePortrait impression balance Adjust hue and brightness for portraits as desired
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
f2f2 Custom controlsCustom controls Assign [Playback] to the Fn1 or Fn2 button
AF-Area Mode: Wide-Area AF (L-People)AF-Area Mode: Wide-Area AF (L-People)
This mode uses a wider area for focus than single-point AF. Another
benet is that the camera detects the faces and eyes of human por-
trait subjects automatically. You still have the option of focusing on a
specic subject if, for example, you want to single out the bride in a
photograph of the wedding couple.
Improving Focus with Single SubjectsImproving Focus with Single Subjects
An AF-area mode of [Auto-area AF (people)] is recommended for
more accurate focus on individual portrait subjects.
Face- and Eye-Detection AF
The camera detects the faces and eyes of human portrait subjects when
[Wide-area AF (L-people)] or [Auto-area AF (people)] is selected for
[AF-area mode] in the photo shooting menu (face/eye-detection AF).
• When the camera detects a human face, a yellow border indicating the
focus point will appear around the subject’s face. If the camera detects
the subject’s eyes, the yellow focus point will instead appear over one
or the other of their eyes.
• If AF-C is selected for focus mode, the focus point will light yellow when faces or eyes are detected. If
AF-S is selected, the focus point will light green when the camera focuses.
• If the subject looks away after their face is detected, the focus point will move to track their motion.
• During playback, you can press J to zoom in on the face or eye used for focus .
• If more than one human face or eye is detected when [Auto-area AF (people)] is selected, e and
f icons will appear on the focus point. You will be able to position the focus point over a different
face or eye by pressing 4 or 2.