Beauty & The Beast Research

I found this image on google by Rachel Esterline (http://www.rachelmesterline.com/reflections/2012/01/09/beauty/)

Beauty and the Beast by Rachel Esterline

I really like this image because I like how it is taken in her hallway where the shoes would usually be seen, but I think that because the boots are quite out of focus, it isn't that obvious that they're muddy worker boots and just look like black boots. I could emphasise that the shoes are muddy by either moving them closer together and having them both in focus, or I could change the location that the shoes are in (i.e muddy boots in a muddy field - this would emphasise that the boots are muddy and also that the heels are clean and glamorous and show the contrast more clearly.
The colours are quite warm colours (because of the hot pink, browns and creams) which makes the image more inviting. I also like how the light has caught the heels and you can see the shine, which just emphasises the whole glamourous feeling.
I really like the idea of putting two items together that represent "beauty" and "the beast" and photographing them in the same place and environment.
I also like how some of the carpet is in focus, because it makes you more aware of where the items are, as apposed to having everything but the heels out of focus which would change what the main features of the image are.
I could use this style by selecting three pairs of things that are on the oposite end of the scale of beauty and photograph them together and also try and keep the colour tones warm so that the images are more appealing and inviting.
I could also try and keep some of the surface the items are positioned on in focus so that the setting in which the items are positioned is also a main feature in the image.
I would probably change the positioning of the objects a little bit so that they aren't so far away from each other so that they are on a similar level of focus in the image because she has used quite a narrow depth of field.
When i take my images i will also use quite a narrow depth of field with the aperture set to around f5-f7 (maybe slightly higher, depending on the lighting because i don't really want a very long shutter speed because I don't want the image to blur, but if it is bright daylight this wont be a problem, however one of my images may be in quite a dark setting so I may have to leave the shutter open for longer and I don't have a tripod to steady the camera to reduce blurring).
Once I have taken my images I will edit them in photoshop to balance the lighting and and to sharpen the image (as Rachel Esterline's photograph is really sharp and in focus). I may also use photoshop to add more warmth to the images if the colours are quite bright and pale as they may look cold which makes them less appealing  ( although they may be visually beautiful, people are less drawn to images with cold tones).