Practise Shots - Narrow depth of field

When I spoke to Steve last week he told me to practise some shots at home focusing on detail.  When I shoot for New You Salon I plan to concentrate on the details being in focus with a narrow depth of field within the image.  The images they have at present on their website are all taken with a wide depth of field with no focus on any details which creates shots which do not appear professional.

I plan to shoot the beauty rooms by focusing on a small detail like the plant image below and allowing a slight blur in the background so you can still see the room but creating a more professional looking shot.  Other shots will be based on small details of products, towels and candles with give the message with narrow depth of field shots and the focus being on a small detail.

I have discussed the way I want to approach this shoot with my client.  The images presently on her website are whole room images, there is no focus on detail.  I have explained that the whole salon image will not be shown in the images but tiny details that portray a message of what the customers want.

These images are not beauty related as I was at home and had to use what I had available.

I have shot these with my Nikon D7000 and 50mm 1.8 D lens.