Can a photo be taken using the portrait and macro settings concurrently?

Question:is it suggested? what would the quality/character of the result be?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: is it suggested? what would the quality/character of the result be?

It depends on the camera, but the concepts are not mutually exclusive. However, why would you do this? Portrait makes a nice shallow depth of field to isolate the subject, while macro stops down as much as possible to get really really close. If you want to take a "portrait" of a person's eye, then this combo would work great, otherwise... :)

Macro by definition is any photograph that produces an image that is 1:2 or 1:1 subject to image ratio.

If your sensor or film is 24x36mm, the the part of the persons face you will be view will be 24x36mm (1:1) or 48x72mm (1:2), so except for an extreme closeup portrait, no ..

You can however use a macro lens to take portraits, but not in the macro mode.

If your camera can do it I would use Aperture Priority for 90% of pictures, macro or not. Depth of field is the real problem with macro.

Why not try it, if it's a digital camera it doesn't cost anything. Just play around with light (you'll need more than you think) and various settings. Look in the cameras manual for the closest focus the camera can handle.

Chris