Shooting portriats @ which is ISO better ? "p

[cytan]

Hi guys,

I was wonder which ISO to use when shooting portriats outdoor. Initially my understanding was to keep ISO as low at possible which i kept at ISO 100 but noticed that some are shooting at ISO 200 too .

Just wondering can be the possible reasons for it ?

Thanks for any enlightenment ! "p

 

[Snoweagle]

Hi guys,

I was wonder which ISO to use when shooting portriats outdoor. Initially my understanding was to keep ISO as low at possible which i kept at ISO 100 but noticed that some are shooting at ISO 200 too .

Just wondering can be the possible reasons for it ?

Thanks for any enlightenment ! "p

I've been shooting portraits for years and to me, i always adjust my ISO according to the lighting situation, from 50 to a max of 800.

 

[Fotophilic]

Hi guys,

I was wonder which ISO to use when shooting portriats outdoor. Initially my understanding was to keep ISO as low at possible which i kept at ISO 100 but noticed that some are shooting at ISO 200 too .

Just wondering can be the possible reasons for it ?

Thanks for any enlightenment ! "p

some ppl like to add a bit of "artistic feel" by increasing the ISO to get the noise.

the usage of ISO will depend on what effect u are trying to acheive.

 

[ExplorerZ]

reason why most shoot at ISO200 (especially Nikon 6MP camera d50,70,40... etc) is becos thats the lowest ISO available... but it doesn't matter much, almost all dSLR have noiseless ISO200...

 

[Deming86]

sometimes the increased ISO is used if the photog wants a higher shutter speed so as to freeze motion... Even if its all nice and bright outdoors, the higher ISO value can save that picture of a rare passing moment!! but if its gonna be a posed portait and all, the lower ISO would be good to reduce noise and all~

 

[windwaver]

Hi guys,

I was wonder which ISO to use when shooting portriats outdoor. Initially my understanding was to keep ISO as low at possible which i kept at ISO 100 but noticed that some are shooting at ISO 200 too .

Just wondering can be the possible reasons for it ?

Thanks for any enlightenment ! "p

I always shoot at ISO 100 unless not enough light.

 

[cytan]

Thanks alot guys for the tip "p

 

[night86mare]

I was wonder which ISO to use when shooting portriats outdoor. Initially my understanding was to keep ISO as low at possible which i kept at ISO 100 but noticed that some are shooting at ISO 200 too .

there is no solid answer or one size fits all solution

unless you don't know what you are doing, i have seen good portraits shot at anything from iso 100- iso 3200 (grainy, mind you)

 

[Rashkae]

The "native" ISO of some sensors is actually 200, so you get the most detail when at that setting.

 

[HTCahHTC]

technically, the lower the ISO, the better it is.
cos noise can be added in pp.
unless your shutter speed is reali low and you're without a tripod...
go up to a max of 800.
ISO 100 and ISO 200 wont be of much difference.