Shallow depth of field is achieved by shooting photographs with a low f-number, or f-stop — from 1.4 to about 5.6 — to let in more light. This puts your plane of focus between a few inches and a few feet. Depending on your subject and area of focus point, you can blur the foreground or background of your image.

What does shallow depth mean?

A shallow depth of field is the small or narrow area in an image that is in focus. Often, the background is blurred while only the subject stays in focus.

Which setting will have the shallowest depth of field?

The aperture is the setting that beginners typically use to control depth of field. The wider the aperture (smaller f-number f/1.4 to f/4), the shallower the depth of field.