Looking for the best portrait settings with Rebel T7

[joyan]

Hey everyone! I have a friend who can’t afford grad photos so I offered to do it for free considering I have a canon eos rebel t7 laying around. Haven’t used it in a while and never did portraits. What’s the best settings I can put as in shutter speed, iso, mode, etc. for grad photos? I have a few lenses laying around too that I can try on. (I’m new to photography so pls be kind as I’m trying to do right by my friend)

[kvbarkley]

Which lenses?

What kind of photo?

on-location?

studio?

headshot?

full body?

I suggest you schedule several sessions and go out and experiment. Make it an interactive process. Take notes so that you can go back to what you did before.

I kind of like this one, but it was a bit of a snapshot:

T6S

Probably my 18-135 lens

f/5.6, 1/160th sec, ISO-100*

114mm focal length

No flash was used, but a little fill flash might have added some eye highlights

*However, these were chosen by the camera in P mode.

[Ron888]

This is a massive subject with lots of styles possible. You should search the web for interesting ideas.That said,the most common style is a blurry background and nice lighting. Lighting can be a huge subject on its own!
Some basics: Try to have softer, even lighting and have some light reflecting in the subjects eyes- minimal flash as kvbarkley mentions above.Again,look online for lighting ideas.
Are you good at recognizing and avoiding color casts?
Be aware that some people will look great no matter what,while others you'll have to work hard to get usable images.Photogenic is a real thing.I for example look weird if i do a typical smile.For me it's lips closed and don't overdo it😂.
Viewing the shots on a large screen can be useful for you and the client,especially if they're fussy