topic Re: EOS R50 Best settings for people photography in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R50 Best settings for people photography

Nutso202 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:02:09 GMT

I have a r50 with the lens it came with want to shoot people photography whats the best setting to use

Re: EOS R50 Best settings for people photography

kvbarkley — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:15:48 GMT

There are no "best settings". Each shot is unique. A head shot with flash. A group portrait outside in the backyard. A person at a podium giving a speech. A picture of some kids playing at a fire hydrant. What kind of "People photography" do you want to do?

Re: EOS R50 Best settings for people photography

Nutso202 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:21:56 GMT

All but mostly portrait's. Groups indoor and put door

Re: EOS R50 Best settings for people photography

kvbarkley — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:27:08 GMT

So, there are no best settings, you will need to set things based on conditions. I would just use "P" mode and not worry about it unless you really need to set something specific like depth of field.

Re: EOS R50 Best settings for people photography

Tronhard — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:36:20 GMT

Hi and welcome to the forum:
There are several options for kit lenses for your body, so which lens do you actually have?
As my colleagues have indicated, there are no specific 'best settings' but there are guidelines...

For portraits, one wants a longer focal length to give a flattering appearance to the face - given the R50 is a crop sensor camera, that would suggest in excess of 50mm, or as close as you can get.
You want as open an aperture as you can manage. Aperture defines Depth of Field, which is how much distant objects from the camera are in focus. You want to separate your portrait subjects from the background and a small f/stop value will help with that. Place your subjects with a plain background that is neither very dark nor light and preferably some distance behind them - this to improve the separation.
Set your ISO at Auto and
use Av or M mode.
Turn on Human Eye focus and tracking.

All that is a start, I have not addressed getting the right exposure, but that is a whole other story. You will at least get them in focus with this, and in Av mode you can use the Exposure compensation feature to make the image darker or lighter, or if in M mode change the shutter speed.
So, for now, you may want to visit your manual if you are not familiar with those controls, that's what it's for.

Re: EOS R50 Best settings for people photography

p4pictures — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:31:09 GMT

You might find it helpful to give the EOS R50 scene modes a try. Simply turn the mode dial to the SCN position and choose the most appropriate scene mode from the available list. I would suggest you try you try portrait, smooth skin and group photo scene modes initially. When you choose these modes the camera automatically sets very good settings for the kind of photo you want to take. By selecting the scene type you want to capture, the camera optimises the settings for that rather than use generic settings.