Subject stand out

Photograph of a person, animal, or object fairly close up. Subject should fill most of the frame, but some of the background should also be visible. Choose a location in which the background is busy and would be distracting if it were in focus. Do not use a featureless background such as sky, water, or a blank wall.

To achieve shallow depth of field, set your lens aperture to its widest opening, such as f/3.5 or f/4.

I took this picture to demonstrate this technique. It is a picture of a cashew fruit where cashew nuts come from. This fruit is on a cashew tree planted on the backyard of my house.

DSC_0013.JPG,2009/06/17 07:26:42.8
Nikon D60,1/5s - F/4,3872 x 2592
Exposure Mode:Aperture Priority,White Balance:Auto, 0, 0
Metering Mode:Matrix,Exposure Comp.:0EV
Focal Length:18mm,Focus Mode:AF-A,Sensitivity:ISO 100