Camera Settings & Social Photography Tips

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Camera & Flash Settings

Shooting Mode = Program (P)
Quality = Nikon S Basic, Canon/Sony S Normal
White Balance (WB) = 5560-5600 Kelvin
ISO – Indoors/Night = 800, Outdoor Day = 200
Focus Mode Menu = AF-S Auto
Lens Focus Switch = A or MA (Not M)
Camera Body Autofocus Switch = AF
Metering = Matrix
Camera Meter Exposure Comp = 0.0
Camera’s Flash Compensation = 0.0
Lens Hood correctly Mounted
Lens Clean
Front & Rear Control Dials Gaffer Taped
Flash Power Mode = TTL BL
Flash Exposure Comp = 0.0 to +0.7 (Nikon = +0.7)

Recommended Distances & Cropping

5-7 (2 Rows) Horizontal 24-35mm 7’

2 Vertical 35mm 4-5’

4 Horizontal 24-35mm 7’

8+ (2-3 Rows) Horizontal 18-24mm 10’+

3 Horizontal 35mm 5’

Image	#Subjects	Camera Orientation	Focal Length	Distance to Subject

Pattern Shooting

Pose subjects in varying combinations to increase sales opportunities such as couples, groups, families, kids, kids with parents, etc.
Avoid taking duplicates of photos unless one of the subjects blinked or was not ready for the photo.

Example 1

Photo of the group (Such as 2 Couples)
Photo of the left couple
Photo of the right couple
Photo of just the girls or two on the ends
Photo of just the guys or two in the middle

Example 2

Photo of the family
Photo of the parents
Photo of the kids
Photo of mom with kids
Photo of dad with kids
Photo of just the girls
Photo of just the guys

Auto Focusing Tips

In addition to the audible focus confirmation beep, use the white or green dot in the viewfinder to verify your photos are in focus. Solid dot = in focus

Exposure Compensation

In Program mode, subjects with darker clothing may be overexposed. If needed, adjust the exposure compensation to -0.3 to -0.7 using the +/- button near the camera trigger release.

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