Lens for kids photos or portrait

Which lens should I buy for taking portrait I have nikon d3100 with lens of 18-55 now which one should I buy
I heard the lowest the aperture the best picture with blurr background
What is fixed aperture lens I heard they are good for portraits

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Look into the Nikon 85mm f/1.8G for your D3100.

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Another possibility is to look at the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 or the 58mm prime - but that might be more money.
I have the 85 1.8 mentioned above, but on a DX camera, either of these might fit your needs. They are all very good lenses.

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What is dx camera ??

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

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Sohail Gagai said:

What is dx camera ??

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

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A DX camera is a cropped sensor size camera. The Nikon D3xxx, D5xxx & D7xxx are all crop sensors (DX) and the D6xx, D7xx etc. are all full frame (35mm) sensors.
The reason this matters, is because the real-world effect of a crop sensor is that it changes the focal length of the lens - It multiplies by 1.5, so a 35mm lens has a focal length equivalent 52.5mm on a DX camera.

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Will you be taking the portraits indoors with a backdrop or outdoors (looking for a nice, blurred background)?

85mm 1.8G and 50mm 1.8G are solid buys and great for your camera.

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I rented the 85mm 1.8 and loved it on my d7000. I have the 50mm and 35mm 1.8. I enjoy both of them and they aren't that expensive.

Basically I need to take pictures of my kids indoors and outdoors

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

I'm curious why the need to use manual mode? Camera A or S mode will be much more satisfactory (and more usual mainstream), and will still let you control the aperture (or shutter speed) condition you deem best for the current situation. Unless there is some specific reason (which I can't imagine ), I think camera M mode would be the hardest possible way, for no good reason... esp for a newcomer. Just one opinion, but it is your camera of course.

A 30mm focal length would be considered a "normal" view, normal for our eyes, and suitable and normal for many average situations. Indoors, where space behind us is short, sometimes a little wider is necessary to include all of the view. For a portrait, always try to stand slightly back, like 6 or 7 feet, and zoom in all you want - so a little longer, towards the 55mm end of the lens you have. It really depends on the view you want to capture - maybe a little longer for tight head and shoulder cases, but shorter of course would be instead necessary for full length or group shots. But the right focal length in any situation is the one that shows the view you want to capture.

I agree I am. Not getting good result in M mode, so please guide me a bit where should I start I need to take kids pictures only portrait type thanks

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

Sohail Gagai said:

I agree I am. Not getting good result in M mode, so please guide me a bit where should I start I need to take kids pictures only portrait type thanks

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

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I would suggest you search for basic photography "understanding light and exposure" on You Tube. There are plenty of good tutorials available on the Net. It would be a little long to explain all the basics of photography in a forum like this. If video tutorials are not enough, there are great books around that you could read and from there practice with. You are not the first one that comes here asking how to make great picture with such and such a camera, and I've told many times that there is no recipe except learn, and practice. Please don't get discouraged and keep practicing.

As for a nice portrait lens for kids, I would suggest the 50mm 1.8. It's probably the least expensive Nikon's lens and the sharpest one.

Good luck, and keep enjoying your Nikon.

Thankyou really appreciate

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

Use the kit 18-55, with flash indoors. The zoom will give you tremendous flexibility is framing. I would go aperture priority, with ISO 100 and built in flash. Try various apertures from 4 to 8 to vary DOF. You can later get a 50mm F1.8 or 35mm F1.8 G glass.

Thankyou I wanted some encouragement with this lense too Thanks
You want me to try flash and iso 100 that's something new to me I will can't wait to get home than

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

Sohail Gagai said:

Thankyou I wanted some encouragement with this lense too Thanks
You want me to try flash and iso 100 that's something new to me I will can't wait to get home than

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

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Yes, use ISO 100 within 2 meters and ISO 200 for slightly longer shots. The D3100 sensor is not as good as the modern ones, so I would test it at ISO 400 before using it.

The advantage of flash is that you "Strobe" action, ideal with moving objects.

Thanks

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense

Not showing any difference iso 100 iso 400 I was using iso 1600 may be I am not noticing

Learning to take photographs in M mode, confuse with Aperture / Shutter speed / ISO.
Don't have a clue yet lol !!!
Have Nikon D3100 & 18-55 lense