Sur son blogue, la photographe-cinéaste montréalaise Selena Phillips-Boyle présente des images issues d’un éventail de projets professionnels. On y découvre notamment des portraits professionnels réalisés pour des organismes communautaires, une série de portraits d’entreprise, des photos de mariage faites en montagne et des images de couples photographiés chez eux. Selena partage également des vidéos de campagne réalisées en partenariat avec des organismes communautaires, des chercheurs et des chercheuses. Enfin, elle donne à voir son travail dans le cadre de différents projets en portrait personnel et en portrait environnemental.
Montreal photographer and cinematographer Selena Phillips-Boyle shares work from a variety of professional projects on this blog. Here you will see photo work ranging from a series of professional portraits with community organisations and a photo series of corporate headshots, to weddings with couples in the mountains and couples sessions at home. Selena shares video work from campaigns with community organisations and academic researchers. On this photo blog Selena also shares a range of personal portrait projects and environmental portraits.
Si je ne faisais qu’une seule chose avec mon appareil photo, ce serait des portraits individuels. Pour moi, chaque séance de portrait crée un espace d’intimité, de connexion. Mon objectif est plutôt de créer des portraits uniques avec chaque personne.
If I could do just one thing with a camera, it would be making one-on-one portraits with people. For me, a portrait session creates an intimate space for connection. My goal is to create individual, unique portraits with each person.
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Objectifs de la partie cliente: Faire rayonner dans toute sa diversité le travail de trois organismes communautaires financés par la Fondation Béati - Foyer du Monde, Front Commun pour la transition énergétique, et Café Baobab.
Client Objectives: To highlight the work being done at three diverse community organisations that receive funding from the Foundation Béati - Foyer du Monde, Front Commun pour la transition énergétique, et Café Baobab.
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"Doorstep to Doorstep" explores the physical and emotional impacts of labour on the body. With this project I collaborated with essential workers creating a series of environmental portraits using black and white film photography. "Doorstep to Doorstep" is my first film photography project, and culminated in my first artist residency and solo exhibition at Gallery 44 (Toronto).
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The energy inside Recyborg is intentional and structured, not chaotic. The people inside this worker cooperative are focused on repairing broken electronics and audio equipment. L’énergie de Recyborg est délibérée, structurée. Dans cette coopérative de travail, on s’affaire à réparer des appareils électroniques et de l’équipement audio.
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The beginning of the maternity session is dark and moody: completely void of leaves, the bare trees are a dark chestnut brown; the sky is heavy with an ominous threat of more rain. Suddenly the setting sun bursts through the clouds and the heaviness of the day lifts.
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The trail weaves between thick, humid rainforest and spectacular ocean views. Long epic hikes together along rugged coastal trails tie Danyelle and Chris together. Small, intimate, and on their favourite beach: exactly the place where Chris and Danyelle want to celebrate their love for each other.
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Salvageable. In a way it's a beautiful parallel to the artistic process Margot uses in her work. Discarded bike seats transform into animal heads, metal handlebars into antlers, old bolts and coils into eyes. Margot is a punk artist and sculpturist based in Tio'tia:ke (Montreal). “Artists in Studio” is an ongoing portraits project of Selena Phillips-Boyle.
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This series of portraits takes an in-depth look at the intersection of these challenges by shedding light on the experiences of the caregivers who are supporting loved ones. Each environmental portrait was created in an outdoor space where the caregiver regularly spends time with their loved one.
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With a high attention to detail and a focus on intimacy rather than opulence, Maddy and Dan's Montréal Old Port wedding evoked a simple beauty, much like the life they are building together.
Read MoreLocation location location. It’s one of the questions I get the most as a portrait photographer. “Where should I do my Montreal portrait session?” My best advice is to plan your photo session in a space that you feel comfortable. Here's my list of best outdoor portrait locations in Montreal.
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Élise pulls out a bag of soil and transplants her coleus into a bigger pot. Her glasses slip down her nose as she focuses on the task. As she moves around the balcony, I photograph a quiet calm in her, a direct impact of Élise's garden on her mental health.
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Flavie's free and open spirit is reflected in how they approach their garden; they encourage things to grow where they fall, and embrace the mixture of flavours that result from this interconnectivity beyond the stereotypical pairing of tomatoes and basil. Together we make some portraits together in their backyard garden.
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