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Photo from that page taken using a 50mm lens

From that page using a 50mm lens. Note depth of field from large aperture.

50mm, f/1.8, 1/45s no flash, tungsten-fluro mix etc as per next image. Object here is to demonstrate field of view and grouping with 50mm lens on APSC and effect on facial perspectives etc. This is handheld at 800 ISO - obviously with this camera in this light a 'quality' photo would need a tripod or additional (mood spoiling) lighting.

Image: 50mm f/1.8 lens. 1/45s.
APSC 1.5:1 crop sensor so 75mm equivalent. Tungsten/fluro lighting mix, no flash. Manual white balance.
Note depth of field from large aperture.
Main aim here is to demonstrate acceptability or not, as the user may judge, for portraiture at this sort of range

Response to depth of field query:

NB Photo below is using a 500 mm lens.

And think a canon 600d might be my answer.. the lens you get with it is a 18-135IS. Would you say that this lens can be used to street style (blurry background?)

Small depth of field (leading to "blur backgrounds") is enhanced with large aperture (small f number), longer focal length and closeness to subject compared to background. You will be able to achieve this effect to a reasonable extent with the 18-135 kit lens but a lens with larger maximum aperture will do this in a wider range of circumstances.

As can be seen below, even at f/8, shallow depth of field can be achieved if other conditions are met.

The photo below was taken with a fixed f/8 mirror lens, 500mm focal length on an APSC camera (750mm equivalent on full frame) with the bird at about minimum focusing distance of about 5 metres. Even at f/8 the long focal length and short distance (relatively) to subject result in a very shallow depth of field - probably under 2 inches in this photo.

The "donut" shapes in the out of focus area are caused by the "mirror" lens optics. The depth of field would be the same for a conventional lens of the same focal length.

~ Rediscovering the 50mm prime lens - this is an advertisng page for a course but summarises the idea. Photo from that page taken using a 50mm lens

From that page. Note depth of field from large aperture.

~ Rediscovering the 50mm prime lens - this is an advertisng page for a course but summarises the idea.

Photo from that page taken using a 50mm lens

From that page using a 50mm lens. Note depth of field from large aperture.