Shallow Depth of Field

Camera Settings

ISO Various

Aperture Various

Shutter Speed Various

Body: Nikon D5200

Lens: 18-55mm

Achieving a shallow depth of field to your photographs can vary on the lens you have, as lenses have different f stops they can achieve, along with focal range. The lower your aperture is and the closer focusing distances then mean your are able to achieve a much more shallow depth of field.

When taking these pictures I had used an 18-55mm lens, from which I then zoomed in as far I can and focused on my subject, and what a shallow depth of field will do to your photograph is separate your subject clearly from the background.

Examples below are taken with a shallow depth of field. 

Exposure (1/1000 sec.)    ISO-160    F-stop-f/5.6

Exposure (1/50 sec.)    ISO-1000    F-stop-f/5.6

Exposure (1/250 sec.)    ISO-250   F-stop-f/7.1