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Perry

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I'm just looking for some tips to obtain best results taking pics of a new born baby indoors.
I have patio doors which let in loads of natural light.
What would be the best camera settings to use? I have a Fuji S9500.

I would be grateful of any hints and tips.

Cheers
Perry.
 
I did a shoot 2 weeks ago

Go for natural light ie your patio windows, proberbly best if its not too sunny, but that depends on the feel of the shot you want. If you've got a bean bag, great, just place some white (if you prefer) material over, if you've an Ikea near you, they've got some mega soft blankets in all colours including white (about £2). Then place the baby on this and then fire away so to speak. Regards settings, does it have a mode where you can control the apperture size, ie open it up so as to get some nice blured backgrounds.
 
I've no clue about portraits but this is the spec's for the S9500 for anyone who can help Perry :)

Lens Fujinon 10.7x optical zoom lens, F2.8 - F4.9 Focal length F=6.2mm – 66.7mm (equivalent to 28-300mm on a 35mm camera) Focus Auto focus, continuous AF, manual focus
AF system: TTL contrast-type
AF frame selection: AF (centre), AF (multi), AF (area)
AF assist illuminator Focal range Normal:
Wide-angle: approx 50cm to infinity (in high-speed shooting mode; approx 2m to infinity)
Telephoto: approx 2m to infinity (in high-speed shooting mode; approx 4m to infinity)
Macro:
Wide-angle: approx 10cm to 3m
Telephoto: approx 90cm to 3m
Super Macro:
Approx 1 cm to 1m (wide-angle only) Shutter speed 1/4 sec. to 1/4,000 sec. depending on shooting mode Aperture (wide-angle) F2.8 – F11 (1/3 EV steps) Manual/Auto selectable Sensitivity Auto / equivalent to ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 Exposure control Program AE (Auto, P, Anti-Blur, Natural Light, Night, Portrait, Landscape), shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE, manual exposure Exposure compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV-step increments (P, S, A) Light metering TTL 256-zone metering Multi, Spot, Average White balance Automatic scene recognition/Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent (Daylight), Fluorescent (Warm White), Fluorescent (Cool White), Incandescent/Custom white balance (2 types)) LCD monitor 1.8", aspect ratio 4:3, approx. 118,000 pixel low temperature polysilicon TFT. Approx. 100% coverage Viewfinder 0.44", 235,000 pixels, LCD viewfinder. Approx. 100% coverage. Flash Auto flash
Effective range:
Wide angle approx. 30cm – 5.6m
Telephoto approx. 60cm – 3m
Flash Mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro., Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro.
 
Aperture Priority Mode is the kiddy, dial in f2.8 if you can, this will help to get those nice blurred backgrounds

also try and get a reflector as this will help loads too, or a large piece of white card.
 
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