Shooting the perfect model shot

[SeaBee]

Eric, sounds like you're looking for an excuse to go lens-shopping!

Rich, THAT shot I like! And yeah, some detail are underexposed and lost, but for me personally, that is an awesome image.

[monkfish]

One instance where I think depth of field is really important is taking photos at a model show.

http://www.ipmsusa3.org/gallery/v/event ... 3.jpg.html

Eric

Just to add an extra...

In my opinion, regardless of the background Eric, I feel the DoF actually accentuates the model, giving it a more "Life-Like" appearance.

It also focuses the viewers attention to the model, or even a specific are of the model that you may want to highlight.

For instance, if you were to take an image of the real car from this angle ( depending on the lens and setting you used ) it could also appear like this.

It add perspective and scale. This is of course just my opinion

Rich