How do I achieve this kind of effect where the focus is on the

>>2758798
You guys aren't very creative if you need help from us.

>>2758802
Do you think the guys in the photo is my team? I found this photo online, and i post it here because I'm an AMATEUR photographer and I was asked by my old company to redo their 'about' photos. I just want some advice in renting the right lens.

>>2758803
To achieve a shallow depth of field you need a lens with a small f stop, a 50mm 1.4 would be good for portraits

>>2758798
It's just a low DOF, if you don't know how to achieve that, you need to read a very basic photography book. Heck your camera manual probably tells you how to do that.

>>2758804
50mm equiv you mean?

op might have a crop sensor and end up with 75mm equiv lens for a portrait

tfw can't use my 50 f1.4 as a 50

>>2758809
Since he said amateur photographer I assumed crop sensor, a 50mm on a crop sensor is a nice focal length for portraits

1.8 is enough

buy a nifty fifty

>>2758809
Yeah, crop sensor. I used to have a 50mm for my 550D and I couldn't really get the DOF like this. That's why I am asking if another lens is needed.

I get to use the camera of the company and I believe it's a 550D as well. I sold mine a while back.

>>2758824
what if you moved the background farther away