Photograffiti
Petunia bloom, velvet shadow

Élodie M.

Verified

Montréal · Beauty

Beauty by way of botany: petals, stems, a hand entering the frame like a stagehand. Her still lifes get cast like faces.

Response < 3 h 33 shoots
Calla lily on black, sculptural curve
PLATE 01 One stem, one light · printed full scale
Fingers holding a seed head against soft light
PLATE 02 The hand is the model · macro at f4
Water lily in sharp focus over dark water
PLATE 03 Lily, studio pond, no retouch on the water

Selected clients

  • Vitrine
  • Hiver
  • Glassworks

In the bag

  • 100mm macro, focus racked by hand
  • North window, white card, patience
  • A florist on retainer

Editor's notes

Our fragrance campaign had no bottle in it and sold out anyway.

— Sofia M., brand director, hiver

She lights a petal like couture. Then she lights couture like a petal.

— Rei I., makeup artist