Brenizer Method
Today i would like to bring to your attention a photography method only able to be achieved because of modern technology. It's called the Brenizer Method.
What this technique makes possible with our cameras is shallow depth of field but with a wider field of view using multiple images stitched together in Photoshop. Essentially it is a panorama but the background will be out of focus because of the shallow depth of field.
1) With a wide aperture set, take multiple pictures of your subject/s starting from the center and moving outward.

Here i used a teddy bear as my subject just to keep it simple. I don't have the time to screen capture the whole process of stitching images in Photoshop so at the end of this post i will have a YouTube video tutorial link available for you to view.
2) Stitch the photos in Photoshop and adjust your image to your liking. The photomerge in Photoshop is found under, File>Automate>Photomerge.

At first glance it doesn't look like much has changed but this image would not have been possible without this technique. Follow this link to view a short photoshop tutorial on the subject if you like what you see.
BRENIZER METHOD TUTORIAL