学习拍好人物照片是任何摄影师的重要组成部分。就像(Just)任何其他特定类型的照片(type of photo)一样，有些相机设置比其他相机更适合人像拍摄。
您总是希望确保您拥有拍摄这些类型照片所需的设备。就镜头而言，85mm 将是您将更多注意力集中在主体而不是背景上的最佳选择。还要确保你总是有一个三脚架，这样你就不会得到模糊、凌乱的图像。
需要以手动模式拍摄以允许您更改设置的相机，您可以按照本指南获取最佳设置以应用于您的相机拍摄人像照片。
国际标准化组织(ISO)
对于大多数摄影，您会希望将ISO保持在尽可能低的水平，以获得最佳质量的图像。提高ISO的次数越多，照片的颗粒感和噪点就越多。这就是为什么使用良好的光源拍摄很重要的原因，这样您就可以保持较低的ISO。100-400最好。
但是，如果您发现难以保持良好的照明，则可以根据需要将其升高。您始终可以编辑图像以消除一些颗粒感，但尽可能获得良好的照明。
光圈(Aperture)
对于人像照片(photos)，光圈取决于您想要达到什么样的效果和外观。大多数情况下，对于人像，从 f/1.8 到 f/4 的更大光圈可以很好地模糊背景并保持模型对焦。
当使用像这样的大光圈时，您需要精确确定焦点的位置。对于人像来说，最好的焦点是眼睛，因为这是我们在看到人物照片时自然会首先看的地方。大光圈甚至可能会模糊某些主体，因此在选择拍摄对象时要精确。如果您难以在正确的区域对焦，请将光圈设置为 f/4。
对于集体肖像照片，您需要较小的光圈，以便让每个人都能聚焦。您不必担心将焦点准确地集中在一组眼睛上，但光圈要足够宽，这样背景就会更加模糊。
快门速度(Shutter Speed)
快门(Shutter)速度是拍摄任何照片时需要考虑的一个重要方面，人像也不例外。对于这些类型的照片，它可能会因您的主题而异。拍摄儿童或团体照片时，较快的快门速度（例如 1/125 或更高）最适合。
如果你和一个不会移动太多的人一起工作，或者你有三脚架，你可以降低快门速度。但在大多数情况下，您会希望保持相当快的速度，以保持图像聚焦和清晰。
人们往往会移动很多，尤其是他们的眼睛，因此让相机跟上它会帮助您捕捉到更少模糊的结果。但是，如果出于某种原因您希望图像中出现运动模糊，则较慢的快门速度可以很好地实现这一点。只需(Just)确保您的相机在三脚架上稳定，这样您就不会模糊整个图像。
白平衡(White Balance)
此设置将取决于您在何种照明条件下拍摄。在这种情况下，使用相机的其中一个白平衡预设会对您有很大帮助。只需(Just)找到最适合您的条件或您更喜欢外观的那个。
如果您在户外拍照，日光(Daylight)或阴天(Cloudy)设置会很好用。对于室内，看看你可以获得多少自然光，你可以使用类似的设置。或者，您可以创建自己的自定义白平衡设置，这些设置在室内光线从一个地方到另一个地方变化不大的情况下效果很好。
您不想只打开自动白平衡，因为它会在照片之间更改相机的设置太多，并且您将无法获得一致的外观。
重点(Focus)
您可以对人像照片使用自动对焦，但您需要确保启用单点对焦或手动自动对焦点，以便让相机准确对焦在您想要的位置。这可能只是肖像照片的脸，所以这就是为什么单点打开很重要。
如果您为相机设置了多个聚焦点，它通常不会准确聚焦在您想要的位置。
此外，您还需要将相机设置为单拍而不是连续对焦。单(Single)拍将焦点保持在一个区域，而连拍将根据拍摄对象的移动调整对焦区域。大多数情况下，对于肖像，您的拍摄对象不会像走路或跑步那样做太多运动，因此您不需要相机为此调整焦点。
单发(Single-Shooting)
在拍摄人像时，您可能很想使用连拍，因此当需要剔除不喜欢的照片时，您有很多不同的照片可供选择。然而，在拍摄人物时，所有这些通常都是捕捉很多不讨人喜欢的动作，比如闭上眼睛或瞬间的手势。
在这里采取的最佳路线是使用单次射击。这样您就可以等到拍摄对象处于完美位置后再拍摄照片。这将使您筛选的垃圾更少，并且您实际上想要保留(want to keep)的照片更多。
因此，当谈到人像摄影的最佳相机设置时，最好的建议是放慢速度，仅在您和您的拍摄对象准备好时进行拍摄。
Best Camera Settings For Portraits
Learning to take good pictures of people iѕ an important рart of any photographer’s arsenal. Jυst like any other certain type of photo, there are camera settings that will suit portrait taking better than others.
You’ll always want to make sure you have the equipment you need for these types of photos as well. As far as lenses go, an 85mm will be your best bet in keeping more focus on the subject rather than the background. Also be sure you always have a tripod so that you don’t get blurry, messy images.
A camera that shoots in manual mode to allow you to change the settings is necessary, and you can follow this guide for the best settings to apply to your camera for portrait photos.
ISO
For most photography, you’ll want to keep your ISO as low as possible in order to get the best quality image. The more you raise the ISO, the grainier and noisier your pictures will be. This is why it’s important to shoot with a good light source, so that you can keep the ISO low. 100-400 is best.
However, if you’re finding it difficult to keep good lighting, it’s okay to raise it as much as you need to. You can always edit images to get rid of some graininess, but try your best to get good lighting when you can.
Aperture
For portrait photos, the aperture depends on what kind of effect and look you want to achieve. Most of the time, for portraits, a wider aperture from f/1.8 to f/4 will work well to blur out the background and keep your model in focus.
When using a wide aperture like this, you’ll need to be precise about where your focus is. For portraits, the best place to focus is on the eyes, as this is where we naturally look to first when we see pictures of people. A wide aperture may blur out even some of the subject, so be precise when you’re choosing which one to shoot in. If you’re struggling to focus in the right area, set the aperture to f/4.
For group portrait photos, you’ll want a smaller aperture so you can get everyone into focus. You won’t have to worry about getting focus exactly on one set of eyes, but have the aperture just wide enough so the background is more blurred.
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is an important aspect to think about when taking any photo, and portraits are not an exception. For these types of photos it can vary depending on your subject. A faster shutter speed, such as 1/125 or more, is best for when you’re taking pictures of kids or groups.
You can do lower shutter speeds if you’re working with a single person who won’t move too much, or if you have a tripod. But in most cases, you’ll want to keep the speed rather fast in order to keep your images focused and sharp.
People tend to move a lot, especially their eyes, so getting the camera to keep up with it will help you capture less blurry outcomes. If there’s a reason you would want motion blur in your image, though, a slower shutter speed would be good to achieve this. Just make sure your camera is steady on a tripod so that you don’t blur out the entire image.
White Balance
This setting will depend on what kind of lighting situation you’re shooting under. Using one of your camera’s white balance presets will help you a lot in this case. Just find which one suits your conditions best or that you prefer the look of.
If you’re taking your photos outside, the Daylight or Cloudy settings will work well. For indoors, see how much natural lighting you can get and you can use similar settings. Or, you can create your own custom white balance settings which work well indoors where the lighting doesn’t change much from one place to another.
You won’t want to have just your auto white balance on because it will change the camera’s settings too much from photo to photo and you won’t be able to get a consistent look.
Focus
You can use automatic focus for portrait photos, but you’ll want to be sure you have single-point focus or manual AF point on in order to have your camera focus exactly where you want it. This will likely be just the face for portrait photos, so that’s why it’s important to have single-point on.
If you have multiple points set for the camera to focus to, it will usually not focus exactly where you want it to.
Also, you’ll want to have your camera set to single shot instead of continuous focus. Single shot will keep your focus in one area, while continuous will adjust the focus area depending on the movement of the subject. Most often for portraits, your subject won’t be doing much movement like walking or running, so you won’t need your camera to adjust the focus for that.
Single-Shooting
You may be tempted to use continuous shooting while taking portraits so you have lots of different photos to choose from when it comes time to weed out the ones you don’t like. However, when photographing people, all this does usually is capture a lot of unflattering movement, like closed eyes or split-second gestures.
The best route to take here is to use single-shooting. This way you can wait until your subject is in the perfect position and then shoot your photo. It will make for a lot less junk to sift through and many more photos you’ll actually want to keep.
So, when it comes to the best camera settings for portrait photography, the best advice is to take it slow and shoot only when you and your subject are ready.
