Taking Portrait Photos - Sony a390 Instruction Manual

Taking portrait photos

This mode is suitable for
Blurring away backgrounds and
z
sharpening the subject.
Expressing skin tones softly.
z
Set the mode dial to
Shooting techniques
• To blur the background more, set the lens to the telephoto position.
• You can shoot a vivid image by focusing on the eye that is closer to the
lens.
• Use the lens hood (sold separately) to shoot backlit subjects.
• Use the red-eye reduction function if the eyes of your subject turn red
from the flash (page 84).
• Set the flash mode to
(page 82).
50
(Portrait).
(Flash Off) when you shoot without the flash