What settings should be adjusted in order to make an photo blur using a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 DSLR camera?

I am using a 18 - 55 MM lens. I want to make a certain object (leaf object) blur rather than the background. What must I adjust on my camera to accomplish this?

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Omer Saleem

8/22/2022 - Mon

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Paul Sauvé

12/31/2015

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Merete

1/1/2016

joukiejouk set your focus (aperture) depth of field,
this determines the the subject clarity and the objects in front, the distance from the camera and the subject in the back.
Deactivating your camera's autofocus system is one method to give you full control, zoom in and out to see the front blur.
If it helps
SL1(100D) Menu User Guide (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1l06mwvanA
How to Make the Foreground Blurry With a DSLR Camera
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/make-foreground-blurry-dslr-camera-37682.html

joukiejouk

1/2/2016

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