Originally posted by Wingincamera I have done this before but was always able to shoot in raw and send them the finished photos. For this project they want to print directly off the SD card for immediate use so I will be shooting in jpeg with no post processing
Bring along a laptop with an SD card reader and shoot in Raw+, then edit things at the scene. If battery of laptop dies or something you can still use the jpegs from raw+.
And I agree the DA 70mm is probably the best choice. Good working distance, no distortion, pleasant bokeh, good colours. I've seen some wonderful portraits taken with it posted to this forum
If you press Info you can choose the jpeg options, like Bright, Vivid, and others. There is one called Portrait. Try it out and see how you like it. You can press Info again and do some edits on that particular jpeg mode. Note that different jpeg modes allow you different options to edit. Use a tripod, DA 70mm, ISO 100, low f-number, take a raw photo of a person and then use in-camera develop to try different jpeg modes. Then transfer them to computer and look for which ones you like best. Would be best if you could try it at the same location (or at least a location with similar light) as you will be using on the final date.