Shutter Speed: Shutter speed is an important factor when it comes to any genre of photography. Using a narrow aperture will ensure that every person in the frame is in sharp focus. If you are shooting a bunch of people, then to have all the members of the group in focus, you will have to use narrower apertures in the range f/5.6 to f/11 depending on the size of the group you are photographing and along how many rows they are arranged. If you are sure that both the subjects are on the same focal plane, then you can get away with f/2, but when there is doubt, it is better to use f/3.5 or f/4. If you are shooting from one side of your subject, make sure that the eye closer to the camera is in focus, but in order for the portrait to look better, you might consider using a narrower aperture between f/2.8 and f/4 to have both the eyes in focus.įor couple shoots or where there are two people in a portrait, it is good to play it safe by using aperture values between f/2 and f/4 so that both the people in the frame are in focus. Make sure the eyes are in focus in the portrait as this gets a bit challenging when using very wide apertures. So choose the aperture value according to what you are looking to create. If you are shooting portraits of a single subject, you can use apertures as wide as f1.4, but remember, depending on the focal length and distance between you and the subject, other parts of your subject’s body may go out of focus - even the nose. Remember, the wider the aperture, the blurrier the background will be. Aperture: Depending on the type of portrait and the number of people in an image, you will need to carefully choose the aperture.
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