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<blockquote data-quote="gustafson" data-source="post: 500760" data-attributes="member: 40735"><p>It's my kiddo's birthday tomorrow, and I intend to use the D3300 for the pics. The venue is an indoor children's gym which is reasonably well lit. I expect to set up the camera in Aperture Priority and manual ISO and then have a friend to take photos in a point & shoot fashion. My instinct was to use the 35mm f/1.8 as the main lens (may have the 18-55 as backup). Most of the photos would be candids of kids running around, other than the posed cake cutting photos. I'll be saving to RAW+JPG, but was hoping for settings that would make for minimal post processing. </p><p></p><p>- Would aperture priority be the best mode for shooting? Or should I consider another mode?</p><p></p><p>- Assuming Aperture Priority, what would be an optimal aperture for this situation? (I'm thinking f/4 for a balance between speed and depth of field; I feel 1.8 can be too shallow, but perhaps it's OK in this situation if subjects are further out?)</p><p></p><p>- Again assuming Aperture Priority, what would be a good ISO to set manually? (I'm thinking ISO 400 for a balance between graininess, smaller f/4 aperture, and shutter speed for candids. Or would it be safer to go with Auto ISO?</p><p></p><p>- Any other settings I need to worry about?</p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance for your insights!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gustafson, post: 500760, member: 40735"] It's my kiddo's birthday tomorrow, and I intend to use the D3300 for the pics. The venue is an indoor children's gym which is reasonably well lit. I expect to set up the camera in Aperture Priority and manual ISO and then have a friend to take photos in a point & shoot fashion. My instinct was to use the 35mm f/1.8 as the main lens (may have the 18-55 as backup). Most of the photos would be candids of kids running around, other than the posed cake cutting photos. I'll be saving to RAW+JPG, but was hoping for settings that would make for minimal post processing. - Would aperture priority be the best mode for shooting? Or should I consider another mode? - Assuming Aperture Priority, what would be an optimal aperture for this situation? (I'm thinking f/4 for a balance between speed and depth of field; I feel 1.8 can be too shallow, but perhaps it's OK in this situation if subjects are further out?) - Again assuming Aperture Priority, what would be a good ISO to set manually? (I'm thinking ISO 400 for a balance between graininess, smaller f/4 aperture, and shutter speed for candids. Or would it be safer to go with Auto ISO? - Any other settings I need to worry about? Thank you in advance for your insights! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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