Camera Settings for Portrait Photography - Family Photography
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- CAMERA SETTINGS FOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY - FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY // Are you stuck learning how to shoot in manual mode with your DSLR camera? We get it! We have been there. It takes a lot of practice to learn aperture, shutter speed, and ISO! They are the three key components for learning how to shoot in manual mode for beginning photographers. We are going to teach you the way we shoot family photos and what settings we use for our photos. You will be entering your next family photo session feeling confident and at ease.
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What do you struggle with the most when it comes to family photos? Camera settings or posing? Comment below. Make sure to check out this video for a more in-depth look on camera settings - czcams.com/video/hNvINz66xDQ/video.html
Hello! Thank you for this video, it was very helpful. I have a question? Do you use ONE SHOT, AI FOCUS of AI SERVO when shooting a family with children?
I’d love to see behind the scenes of shoots with you being mic’ed so we can hear how you interact with families and pose them! Of all ages and amounts of people!
Claudia Goodwin love this idea!!!
Stefie Vanleeuwen same question @e- squared
I'm new and learning, so I've been learning focus areas. My question is, if there's a group of 4+, why is it better to use center area instead of wide? Because wide will place the green focus dots on several faces right?
Out of all the darn videos on CZcams showing us how to keep everyone focus. Your video was the best explained and easy to Follow. thank you!!!
Aw!! Yay. Thanks much
Great info for a refresher!
I watched & studied this video over the weekend for my FIRST family session of 12 people! I was so so nervous. I only had a 50mm, which you two mention a 55mm so I’m like eh gotta work with what I have! Lol but with following all your steps and using the accurate camera setting, I had such an AMAZING shoot today!!! Everyone LOVED their photos. I am so proud and thankful for this video! Helped a lot
Yes yes yessssssss
You guys rock! Thanks for the tips and the cheeky bonus ones at the end too🤙🏻
Thank you for this, especially the focus tip 🤝
This was so helpful as I start to do family photography. Can't wait to watch more of your videos!
Great video, love the step by step walk through.
Needed this! Thank you!!
Great video. Short and sweet but a lot of information. Thanks!
I have most trouble with Shutter speed but this video was so helpful. Thank you both!
Double the lens length omg that’s brilliant. Thank you
Your video was perfect with not too much blabber to the point and perfect. Loved it. Keep going.
This is for real , the best video with VERY VERY useful tips!!! Thank you ❤
Best video I have ever seen. Thank you so much! You ladies are rock! 💚💚
Awesome info
Thank you! Great teaching and explaining!
This is soooo helpful thank u. Im doing my first family photoshoot this Saturday. Thank u
Thank you for the information,I’ll be doing my first large family session in a couple weeks. I really enjoy your videos
i am new to the whole family portrait photoshoot scenario and I learned a great deal of information with this video.. Thank you for both of you!
This by far has been the most informative video for what I needed! I struggle with trying to shoot wide open and then forgetting to change my f stop when subjects start moving around for more candid photos
Good tip about increasing the aperture with the increase in number of people, need to remember the depth of field!
This channel is very helpful. love y all❤️
I've struggled with focus for a long time, this is good information
You guys awsm in short time you give us a lot info without jumping here and there. Wounderful job thank you .
thank you so much for that extra! my question was going to be about where to focus!
Great tips, thank you!
Very helpful ! Thank you so much.
This video was great! Thanks so much
This was great!
Great video. Thank you for all the tips 🙌🏼. I think it can also help to purchase a reflector especially if the subject is back lit. This can help avoid having to increase iso and risking noise in the picture.
Great video and thank you for putting the information on the screen, it was really helpful
Thank you so much this was great information
Great information and to the point, may have been taken 3 years ago however still valuable content. Thank you for simplifying everything.
Very useful information thanks
I always had problem with nice clear crisp images until i started watching you ladies thank you so much my Christmas pictures are great thanks so much
Seen like 5 videos about this topic, and this is the only best, most simple and we'll explained video out there
The best video for newbie
👍
Thanks a ton. I retired from aerospace last August and want to revive/renew my portrait photography business. Even the background images on the wall helped me realize I want my portrait images to be light and bright, not so contrasty. You also reminded me of something I learned many years ago...aperture depends on number of people and where they're placed. Same plane or with front & back rows. Regardless, gotta keep the shutter speed fast enough to remove any motion blur. Yea, people move! 🙂 And they Talk and Laugh too with family, so I usually use a tripod just in case you have to swap a head.
Just found you two. BTW, slight accent depicts upper midwest, like Wisconsin or so.
You guys are awesome! such a helpful video! Thank you :)
Thank you so much
Love you guys. As an event and Senior / individual portrait , o appreciate your family candid videos ! Thank you
I meant *as an event and senior /individual portrait photographer, I appreciate your BTS family videos !
Your family session videos are GREAT!! How do you tell a family what to wear? Especially, on cooler fall days? Thank you!!
Great video!
Okay I am not joking, I have watched hundreds of videos about shooting in manual and I never understood when to change my f-stop when people gave ranges.... you guys are incredible for explaining the plane of field!! Something that be seem super simple to most photographers can go right over others heads!
Claudia Goodwin yay!! I’m glad you got it! It can be so overwhelming for sure!
You guys are awesome
Nice crispy presentation. it has resolve basic problems regarding family photos which I was thinking how to solve .hope I will do better next time. stay blessed
This was so helpful, especially about what f-stop to use for family size.
We are so glad!!
Loved this video! So easy to understand!
Lupe Arroyo thank you!! So glad
This was so helpful thank you both. I just got my camera for Christmas and am really excited to start learning how to use it.
Amazing!!!
Wooooow very clear thanks a lot
You guys are amazing! Its the bonuses and activity sheets for me
Thanks!!
Good video! Just starting to try ping manual mode instead of presets.
This is the best I’ve seen so far! The f-stop makes so much sense!
Awesome!!! Thank you :)
You guys are awesome! Thank you for sharing both process and technical settings. My question. Is how to do find that perfect balance between crisp in focus groups and bokeh in the background. Also what if you have to shoot indoors and space and light is limited. Thanks so much!
Hi there. Thank you so much. This is going to help me sooo much. Absolutely love you guys!
Thank YOU!!
Super helpful!! Thank you!!
Kelly Mayberry you are very welcome!!
I’m doing my first family session soon and this video was SOO helpful! Thank you so much for sharing this information!
So good to hear!!!! Good luck!
I'm a flower/plant photographer who typically only takes macro shots. Today I have a request to take my friends family photos! (Which they were just going to take on their phones). I've taken good single portraits before, never a whole group so that made me nervous 🥲 I got my notes from this video and now I'm excited!!! Thank you so much for sharing these recommendations ❤️
Litterally the best video on CZcams on how to get everyone in focus, direct to the point! Thank you so much!
❤️❤️🙌
Omg .this was so helpful since all of the other videos are just so confusing ..thank you
May Claudine Estoy oh we are so glad it was helpful!!! Thank you.
This was very helpful, thank you!
Jamie Angell you are so welcome! Let us know if you’d like to see other videos!
E- Squared Definitely! I would love to see a tutorial of this same process in action to see what you’re thinking/planning as you’re shooting. You guys are great!
I have a d750 just shooting pics for my child. Well ive been struggling with focusing both my husband and my baby and now I understand why.. thank you!!!
This was vey helpful! Thank you so much!
You are welcome!
Hello! Wonderfully helpful content! My confusion is with focus mode and area. With family photography, do you use flexible spot lock auto focus? Or others? Thanks!
So helpful!! Thank you!! I struggle most with the focal point and making sure my f-stop is high enough to not blur the subjects!!
You are welcome!!!
Great practical tips. Thank you.
Hey! Thanks. We couldn’t read the rest of your other message and can’t find it. I hope the download is in your hands. If not, email us and we will get that to you ASAP.
Got it. Thank you very much. I deleted my first comment once I figured out how to find the download etc. you girls are great.
I’ve watched thousands upon thousands of videos to brush up with new tips and tricks, but I’ve got to say something about this particular video: leave it to two amazing moms to perfectly explain manual settings to a new photographer! Fantastic video, simply beautiful!
Thank you so much
Thanks for the video. Great info. I struggle with photos being on the dark side (I edit in Lightroom). I don't want to increase my ISO because I want my images to be crisp.
Thank you, awesome video very informative 🙌🏽
Thank you for watching!!!
I have been trying to find a photography video that actually pinpoints where the actual camera focal point would go directly on the subject in the photo! Thank you! I would love to still see a visual of the pinpoint focal spot on the subject as well.
Outstanding info
Thank you!!
Thank you so soooooo so much for this, today is my first family portrait session 🤗 and this video helped a lot
Yasssss!!!! So glad
Thanks for this. Focusing on a shorter child in front was not always certain for me !
I've watched a few videos thus far and will continue to overload on your expertise! VERY helpful and easy to understand...I have holiday mini sessions scheduled for tomorrow - 10AM-1:30PM so hopefully I do alright since I literally just heard you say 2 hrs before sunset is best. (sigh)
Best of luck!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
You guys are SO helpful! I've watched so many of your videos the last few weeks after stumbling upon you and I just love your content. I've just now getting started out in family photography and so glad to find yall. Any tips for group photos with tall adults and children? Do you almost have to get them in rows?
Aw!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Rows or a bench press sitting poses are great!
I didn't know about the expodisc, but i just ordered one.
Thank you
Yay!!! Awesome. Let us know if you ever have questions. You can always DM us on IG. Thanks!!
@@esquared.photography dropped a follow. If i have any questions, I'll be sure to ask! ❤️👍 Thank you so much
I am really enjoying and learning a lot from your videos. Using a mirrorless with a crop sensor, when doubling the lens to set the shutter speed should I double the lens size i.e.56mm or the equivalent 90mm?
Thank you for the settings and step by step. Do a posing video and 'How to interact with kids who are hard to shoot'.
Eri Bear we just shot a behind the scenes of one tonight!!
I like to use multi focal lenses ... so I can zoom in on individual close ups, after I get the family shots.
Thank you, thank you, I found this video tremendously helpful. Now that I have found your channel, I will be watching your previous videos and hope to understand more. I also have to find a channel that helps me understand the workings of my camera. I have been given a Nikon d7100 and am a bit intimidated by all the different selections it offers. I am excited to learn more and am happy to have found you.
Great!! We are nikon shooters. Hopefully we have some tips that will help you
You use Nikon also, yes!! I may be asking elemental questions, I really want to learn my camera and be proficient with it.
Hi this was extremely helpful, sometimes focus keeps looking on the floor instead on people o have to move manuallly on my d3500 but it makes me lose the shot,
This was so helpful! 😭 I struggle with setting ISO the most and making sure every person is in focus! I use a canon but use a 50mm f/1.8 and 85mm f/1.8! I love those lenses but I struggle getting everyone in bigger families in focus. Y’all made this so easy to understand!
Awesome!! I would say an ISO of 200 is great and an f stop of 4 or so for those larger families would be best. :)
Awesome!
How to avoid blur and how to shoot with infants at a family shoot?
Wonder twin power! Thanks for the quick reference. I am a father of twins 👯♀️ as well! What is the best wide angle lens for larger family photos?
It seems like at least one thing has to be sacrificed in an "action" shot... or a shot with some movement. If subjects are moving, gotta increase shutter speed. Increasing shutter speed will reduce how much light is captured. If you compensate that with lower aperture, focus might be incorrect. Etc etc. How do you prioritize settings? Do you prioritize F stop and shutter speed, just to correctly capture the subjects, then deal with exposure and other things in post? Thanks!! Great videos.
Why doesn’t your channel have more followers ???? This was amazing! Thank you for the help.
Thank you so much!!
Hi ladies, love watching your videos. Can you please define the metering modes in a grad photoshoot.
We always use matrix :)
Very helpful, thank you! As soon as you said "so" I said these girls are from MN or WI. I was right, I'm just down the road from you in Clear Lake.
Haha that is awesome!!
generally speaking, for a static family shot, what is your distance from the subjects and their distance from the background?
Oh wow guys. This video was so easy to understand. Thank you so much. I am a very new photographer, soon will do my first photo shoot. I don't have expensive lenses yet. Will 18-55mm 3.5-5.6G good to start family photography. Can you please give me some tips. Thank you
IshikaSusy absolutely!! That will work just fine. Feel free to shoot us an email or a DM on Instagram @esquared.photography with any specific questions! Thanks for watching.
Great info.
Can you give the link here for your cheet sheet?
This video was great and very helpful. I take this as the 3 mains to have down when you get on set. I struggle with posing and getting that aperture look when shooting more than 3 people. Any suggestion on what I'm doing wrong there.
Do you mean getting the creamy background?
Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks! These really helped me to get started. What would you suggest as a good editing program for natural light as a end product?
Adobe Lightroom!
Thank you. If there’re two individuals in different heights ( 2 kids) where should i focus?
So many helpful tips ! I’ve been wanting to start shooting with families for the holidays. Question, when Focusing do you use Manual or auto focus ?
Auto focus
Thank you!! I have a question about directing/posing do you have any tips or “Go-to” arrangements
Check out our family posing video ;)
Best thing about your presentation is that you give work sheet to make things more understandable and easy
Wahoo!!
Thanks for the helpful tips. I like to shoot portraits with my Canon RF 50 mm f/1.2L, but am still having trouble when taking group photos because the focus is soft on some family members if they’re not exactly in the same plane. I’ve even bumped my f-stop up to 5.6 or 6.3 but still can’t get everyone in focus. I could take 2 or 3 shots and focus stack them in post, but that just takes too much time! I don’t have that much trouble getting everyone in focus with my 24-105 f/4 zoom lens, but the image quality is far inferior to the 50 mm prime. However, the prime lens seems to have a shallower depth of field than my other lens-even when shooting at the same focal length and aperture. Do you have any other suggestions?
sharpness
This was incredibly helpful! Thank you! If I am shooting earlier in the day...2:30pm to be exact, would I just go below 200 ISO?
You definitely could but probably wouldn’t need to.