[rhoraq]

I'm new to this and I'm not even sure I've posted in the right forum or section of this forum. But I am new to photography, but I have a few questions I hope you all can help me with. First the camera that I'm using is an Olympus c-5050 zoom. It's a 5.0 megapixel and the lens it has on it is 7.1-21.3mm. What I'm wanting to use it for is portrait photography and I'm not sure if this is the right camera to be using for portraits?? Should I upgrade? I want those classic pictures where the background is blurry and the image of the person is crisp and clear. Plus should I get a lense that is longer to attach to it if I keep this one? Thank you all for the future help and patience with me.