Portrait settings question

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Bought myself a photography magazine today and already I've managed to confuse myself! I thought I had the basics of the aperture/speed/ISO debate sorted in my head, but now I'm puzzled.

There's a beautifully lit portrait photo in the magazine (photo plus page 24) of a lass in an autumnal setting. For the exposure settings though they've used 1/500, f/2.8,iso400. Given its a static shot, why wouldn't you slow the shutter and drop the ISO as far as you can?

Thanks for any insight!
 
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