- Settings and Features to Make Great Portraits
- Poring Over the Picture
- Automatic Portrait Mode
- Using Aperture Priority Mode
- Metering Modes for Portraits
- Using the AE Lock Feature
- Focusing: The Eyes Have It
- Classic Black-and-White Portraits
- The Portrait Creative Style for Better Skin Tones
- Using Face Detection and Registration
- Portraits on the Move
- The Rule of Thirds
- Tips for Shooting Better Portraits
- Chapter 6 Assignments
The Portrait Creative Style for Better Skin Tones
As long as we’re talking about creative styles for portraits, there is another style on your a7-series cameras that has been tuned specifically for this type of shooting, which appropriately enough is called Portrait. To set this style on your camera, simply follow the same directions as earlier, except this time, select the Portrait style instead of Black & White. There are also individual options for the Portrait style that, like the Black & White style, include sharpness and contrast. You can also change the saturation (how intense the colors will be). I’m cautious not to over-saturate my images, particularly skin tones, so if I boost the saturation, I only push it to +1, leaving everything else at the defaults. You won’t be able to use the same adjustments for everyone, so do some experimenting to see what works best.