In this photograph, shot in portrait mode note the following:

• The background is blurry and doesn't distract from the subject matter.
• The eyes are sharply in focus and draw your attention

In this photograph, shot in portrait mode note the following:

• The background was ugly but by using a very shallow depth of field the photographer made the background disappeared.
• This is a great tool to remove distracting, busy or ugly backgrounds from a picture.

• It is easy to get the main subject out of focus instead of the background when the depth of field is very shallow.
• In this photograph the photographer needed to get the child's face in focus and the background out of focus.
• The photographer managed to do the exact opposite; the background is in focus and the child is out of focus.
• The more you practice the better you will get at eliminating these kinds of focus errors.

• To achieve a shallow depth of field, the camera lets in less light than shooting the same scene in a different mode.
• This can cause a problem in low lighting conditions.
• If you dont have a tripod, low lighting can cause you entire picture to be blurred.
• In this picture there is nothing in focus. In this situation the photographer must change mode or try and shoot using a tripod.

• Portrait mode should not be used for photographs where you need lots of detail.
• In this photograph, the shallow depth of field prevents you from seeing the details of the stones in front.