# Shallow depth of field

Visual element sample: Composition › Depth
Source: https://visual-gallery.asami.tokyo/en/styles/composition-depth-shallow-dof

Only the foreground subject is sharp; everything behind is blurred.

## Visual traits
- The foreground subject is sharp
- The background is blurred by about 2.7% of the frame width
- The middle layer is blurred about half as much

## Prompt
Shallow depth of field: keep the foreground subject sharp and blur the background by about 2.7% of the frame width, with the middle layer blurred about half as much.

## Avoid
everything in focus, deep focus, sharp background