a belated valentines
inspiration for A Belated Valentines hit at midnight

I stayed up till 3 in the morning to shoot, edit, and clean up the set. It was modeled after an editorial or ”stock” shoot. However, it still carried a hidden meaning. 

The meaning behind A Belated Valentines is found in its name and elements. “Belated” was a nod towards a loved one forgetting about valentines. The full bottle of perfume is new, it was bought specifically for the date. The imagined subject was full of excitement and laid out the bottle not realizing she would never use it. The beaker with the broken stem was meant to symbolize the loss of chemistry between the two in the relationship. A Belated Valentines was meant to be sad and capture a sense of loss, except it wasn’t meant to be obvious.