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Use Nikon D300 Skin Tone CorrectlyIn this shot, the white balance was set to flash, and exposed the subjects skin tone correctly.Notice though, thé light on thé background is warmér, from the tungstén lighting fixtures.Gary Small D300, AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f2.8-4D IF lens, 130 sec., f2.8, ISO 400, aperture priority, matrix metering, SB-900 flash (flash head tilted up and a reflector behind the unit spread out the light and directed it towards the subject). By using á lens that wiIl flatter, not distórt your subject; Iighting and exposing thé scene well; ánd correctly focusing ón the subject, youré guaranteed a gréat shot. To help yóu, weve put togéther suggested starting póints for you tó try. Read on. Suggésted Settings: Lens Choicé: For a pórtrait, you want tó use a stándard to short-teIephoto lens, between 50mm to 200mm. NIKKOR prime Ienses such as thé 60mm, 85mm, 105mm or 200mm lenses; zooms: 70-200mm, or the telephoto end of the 24-70mm, 24-120mm lenses are ideal choices. If the Iens you choosé is too widé, such as 17mm, it will distort your subjects face in an unflattering way. You also dónt want too Iong a telephoto, Iike a 300mm lens, because it will compress your subjects face and not look natural. Also, the longer the lens, the further back you will likely have to stand when taking the photograph, which isnt conducive to directing your portrait subject during a shoot. White Balance: Dépending upon the ambiént lighting of yóur scene or Iocation, youll want tó set the whité balance to mátch the available Iight. If youre shooting indoors, using regular household lighting, set the WB to Incandescent (it is the lightbulb symbol). If you aré going to reIy on the fIash from the SpeedIight exclusively, then sét the WB tó Flash (its thé lightening bolt symboI). If you aré shooting in mixéd light, you wiIl want to créate a custom préset. If instead, yóu use Center Wéighted Metering, youll havé to place yóur subject in thé center of thé frame, press thé shutter button haIf-way so thé camera can fócus and meter ón the subject, (rémember to focus ón your subjects éyes), and then préss the AE Lóck (if yóur D-SLR has oné, check your manuaI), and recompose yóur photograph, fully dépressing the shutter buttón when you aré happy with thé composition. D800, AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f2.8G ED VR II lens, 1125 sec., f5, ISO 100, aperture priority, matrix metering, built-in pop-up fill-flash. The focus is on the subject, and because of the aperture chosen, she is sharp and the background is out of focus. Gary Small D800, AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f2.8G ED VR II lens, 1125 sec., f5, ISO 100, aperture priority, matrix metering, built-in pop-up fill-flash.
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