"In frame is Miss Universe Philippines Charity 2021 Victoria Vincent.
We've met a couple of times before the shoot and I have always been mesmerized by her eyes. I want this to look like she's an angel who has just landed on earth.
I basically managed the whole production, including design and makeup.
At this point, 2 major parts were missing - venue and the wings.
Initially i tried making the wings, but it failed due to the lack of time, so i had to resort to finding a pair.
Luckily, I found a local costume designer who retrofitted the wings from a previous costume he made!
For the venue, there's only one in my mind - Grand Palazzo Royale.
The ornate golden accents, the design of their halls...it is the best for what I have envisioned! I contacted them and they agreed to work with me.
I wanted rays to come about everywhere so I used Gobos which are made of cardboards and smokes firing at the back to display rays.
At the front I used a 120cm parabolic softbox without any diffusion to cut through the smoke."
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