HELP - best settings for indoor baby

[adam1093]

Im shooting my baby niece this weekend mostly indoor

Im still trying to get to grips with the new camera but dont have enough time to figure the settings as its really a flying visit from them.

Is there any good settings for shooting indoors for portrait type pics?

I do like to get sum good background blur into some of the pictures and i guess the 10mm i could get some interesting shots.

So, what im after is just your expert opinions on what settings i need to put into the cam

I know this is a pain but this is sumthing of a suprise visit

thanks in advance

[adam1093]

anyone?

[cdifoto]

Hmmm. Well your 10mm is going to be WIDE. Not really a portrait lens per se. Some cool effects possible but not flattering by any means.

Your kit lens at 55mm would be better but it's f/5.6 so limited in the amount of light you can pull in. I hope your house is well lit and/or you have an external flash.

[WilliamL]

i agree with cdi-ink... 10mm kinda wide the 55mm would be much better.

[Kristy]

Is it possible to rent a lens from you local camera shop? That would be your best bet... I'd suggest a 50mm or something like 24-70 or similar.

Your 10-22 is going to be way to wide and you will get lots of lens distortion. I don't know how you can get around it... Kit lens would be fine if you can get enough light, but you'd have to take the baby outside for that and I'm guessing it may be too cool for that...

[jra]

Do you have an external flash? If so, use your kit lens and bounce your flash from the ceiling or a nearby wall. Another option would be to go out and grab a new lens such as the 50mm f1.8. A faster lens would give you better low light performance.

[isis24]

I was going to ask too if you have any lighting. I would just practise a bunch of settings before the shoot, to see what works best. It's hard to know how your light is. I guess I would go to your biggest aperture, and change the other settings til you get a good picture.

[NewbieXT]

Use your kit lens. Try to stay on the 55mm end. If your not up 0n the settings, just use the portrait setting or for better control of depth of field us AV mode. Experiment with the aperature size but you will mostly be going wide open for the kit lens.

[nvrl8]

You can get a 50mm lens for super cheap (like 60 bucks!!) and they are great for low light