@malhomsi Cool idea!!
There are lots of videos on YouTube which can get you up to speed in no time 😀
A list of common settings:
Focal length
- 35 mm for wide angle shot, often used for outdoor/nature
- 50-60mm for portrets/characters, this comes closest to what the human eye sees
- Anything above is zoom
F-stop
- 1.8 gives extreme amount bokeh, soft edges of your subject, a lot of depth of field -> I usually find this too extreme, but it has its artistic purposes
- 2.8 – 4 is what I usually use for portraits, sharper details but still lots of bokeh
- 4-8 is what I also use for close ups of objects
- Higher than this means sharper details, but also sharper backgrounds so less bokeh/depth of field , which I would use for stuff like nature scene etc.
Note that I am just an amateur photograph hobbyist, so I’m at no expert at all, not even close! These are just some values I’ve learned through observation and have come to like throughout the years. Hopefully they can give you a starting point.
