A blurry background, also known as shallow depth of field, is desirable in photography because it helps to separate the foreground from the background. This article explains how you can achieve this.
The function wheel on top of the camera has a selection of presets for a variety of photographic situations. Here’s a description of a selection of these presets on a Canon dSLR, and how to use them.
On 23 April 2011, I photographed Jean, my brother-in-law’s wedding to Lauren in the picturesque Natal Midlands. Not only was this a great honour, but it was also the first time I got to meet my new sister-in-law’s family, who are a bunch of like-minded people in more ways than one!