Madame Mangerose
“Madame Mangerose” is my second collaboration with model Morgan Schroff. I came up with the idea of this fictional character who would be somewhat elegantly dressed and drinking some fine wine while at the same time would be sitting in this beautiful but dilapidated couch in a barn. And she would be eating red roses! As in other previous photo sessions, the scenery design is part of the work I do. I wanted Morgan to be in tears so I brought a full onion to the session which I asked her to cut into little pieces. This was supposed to make her look as if she was crying, but the trick didn’t bring the expected results since this one was a sweet onion! A fun fact is that we played Maria Callas on the speaker during the entire session. The photo shoot took place on a public location in Beacon, NY, on April 27th, 2025. Huge THANKS to Natasha Scully and Prince Gabe Mvore for her help and support during this session! Without them it would have been impossible! We used the opportunity to share some tips on decision making regarding the light position, etc. Natasha even got the opportunity to take some shots with her own camera at the end, using the same model, lighting and props that I used on the session. And I met Morgan thanks to Natasha, on another photoshoot that she arranged. Prince Gabe took some videos with her cellphone and edited afterwards. The video will be included at the end of this album.
