{"id":8240,"date":"2015-07-02T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2015-07-02T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T12:33:56","slug":"roberts-photo-tips-how-to-photograph-people-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/02\/roberts-photo-tips-how-to-photograph-people-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert&#8217;s photo tips &#8211; how to photograph people (7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0the seventh in my series of tips on how to get the best people shots on your travels, here is\u00a0a classic rule that will help you get really strong portraits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip 7: Use a short depth of field to make the person stand out from a blurred background.<\/strong> <em>You can do this by using an f-stop of around 2.8. 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