Extreme close-up of a woman’s eye in shadow, representing an unrecorded presence speaking through the screen

Film Stills

Conceptual frames inspired by film and story.

Story Comes First

Film stills are more than documentation. They are moments of story, performance, and atmosphere preserved between takes.

My approach is quiet and observant, capturing the rhythm of set life while respecting the creative process and space of cast and crew.

The Perfect Take Film Stills

Film stills preserve the visual language of a story as it unfolds. Each image is treated as a frame from the film, with a focus on mood, continuity, and narrative tone.

Extreme close-up of a woman’s eye in shadow, representing an unrecorded presence speaking through the screen
The performance never stopped.
Actor reviewing a self-tape audition the next day, visibly exhausted and emotionally drained
When the deadline arrives, so does the weight.
A woman looking in the mirror putting on concealer, preparing for a self-tape audition at home.
Ritual before performance chaos
Actor seated at laptop during a self-tape audition, showing emotional stress while grabbing her hair.
Perfection before realism
Close-up of a woman’s face with digital glitch distortion symbolizing suppressed emotion and identity
A version of herself she never allowed on camera.
Actor appearing on screen in a self-tape setup delivering a line she did not record
A take that was never filmed.

Location as Story

Location plays a vital role in shaping a film’s tone and emotional direction. These stills explore how environment, light, and genre work together to suggest story and atmosphere.

Lawrencetown beach trail looking out towards the ocean over a cliff looking at surfers in the ocean, with some tree framing, completed with two side-by-side photos of same location and edited to show light vs dark moods to enhance film genres
Once Can Do
Lawrencetown beach boardwalk looking out towards the ocean with a woman sitting at the end of the boardwalk looking out completed with two side-by-side photos of same location and edited to show light vs dark moods to enhance film genres
The Tide Still Remembers
Peggy's Cove Lighthouse with two side-by-side photos of same location and edited to show light vs dark moods to enhance film genres
In Comes The Storm
Peggy's Cove Lighthouse with two blue chairs in the foreground and the lighthouse in the background completed, with two side-by-side photos of same location and edited to show light vs dark moods to enhance film genres
Life Behind Us
Lunenberg St John's Church, bench in the foreground, completed with a tree framing looking towards the church, completed with two side-by-side photos of the same location and edited to show light vs dark moods to enhance film genres
Love and Lost
Peggy's Cove Lighthouse in the reflection of a tidal puddle with two side-by-side photos of the same location and edited to show light vs dark moods to enhance film genres
The Puddle’s Secerts

The focus throughout this work is visual continuity, cinematic composition, and storytelling through frame.

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