My sister

Then i shot this i was using auto because i was still new to photography and Wanted some good photos. I'm wondering how the background did what it did?

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I'm a bit confused, what are you asking in particular about the background?

Sorry my bad. I like how the background is blurred alittle bit. I was wondering how it happen. So I can try and redo the photo type.

aperture, zoom, and distance from subject will create that "depth of field" when your subject is in focus, and the background is out of focus.

being closer to your subject can make the depth of field more shallow. stepping back and zooming in on your subject can do the same thing. also shooting at a wide open aperture will make your depth of field smaller.

as far as a critique goes, i can only view the second image. in the second image, there is too much head room (the distance from the top of the subjects head, to the top of the image) shoot more of the subjects body, and less of the negative space above her head.

edit: google about aperture, it's an interesting thing that will effect your depth of field, but also how bright or dark your photo turns out.

Thanks heaps

I had trouble trying to work out the photo uploading and how to put them up.

I will goggle about that stuff thanks heaps.

Putting the background farther away from your subject and shooting at a lower f-stop will cause more background blur. Do a search on Depth of Field (DOF), aperture and shutter speed.

Pick up the book Understanding Exposure and it will answer most of these questions for you.

http://www.amazon.com …3&creativeASIN=​0817439390

The Carl's Jr. Jalapen-O-face?

Sure aren't. Sure looks like it tho.