Photography- portraits of people. Any tips?
I have a Canon EOS 550D, is this a good camera for taking portraits of people, preferably close up photos? Only using a 18-55mm lens.
Have you got any tips for taking photos of people? What angle? Etc;
Thank you!
This setup will perform adequately for portraiture by professional standards. I would recommend keeping your aperture wide to allow for better bokeh (I believe the widest that lens goes is f/3.5) and make sure you put your shooting style to P for portrait (This refers to your menu setting that will normally say S for standard, not the P on your wheel–this is Program). Shooting portrait will smooth out your skin tones and generally help some. Shoot in Manual or Creative Auto (CA). Also, if you have post-processing software, try to shoot RAW as much as possible. This is what will help most in getting a professional-looking photograph. Although, most importantly, it is the photographer that makes the photograph, not the camera. You’ll never take a good portrait if you don’t know the in’s and out’s, regardless of your camera. But at the same time, you can still take a great portrait with nearly any camera, if you know what you’re doing.
Stick with it, and Good luck!
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