Shooting Portraits - Canon EOS 90D Instruction Manual

Shooting Portraits

The < 2 > (Portrait) mode blurs the background to make the human subject
stand out. It also makes skin tones and hair look softer.
Shooting Tips
Select the location where the distance between the subject
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and the background is the farthest.
The further the distance between the subject and background, the more
blurred the background will look. The subject will also stand out better
against an uncluttered dark background.
Use a telephoto lens.
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If you have a zoom lens, use the telephoto end to fi ll the frame with the
subject from the waist up.
Focus on the face.
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As you focus before shooting, make sure that an AF point is displayed on
the face (in viewfi nder shooting), or that the AF point on the face is green
(in Live View shooting). When shooting close-ups of the face in Live View
shooting, you can set [ z : Eye Detection AF] to [Enable] to shoot with
the subject's eyes in focus.
 Shoot continuously.
The default setting is < i > (Low-speed continuous shooting). If you keep
holding down the shutter button, you can shoot continuously to capture
changes in the subject's facial expression and pose.
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