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Reflections — A Mirror Editorial

📍 Los Angeles, CA
Reflections mirror editorial concept shoot — Ivan Rakov Studio

For this studio session, we built the entire concept around a single object: a round mirror. Not as a prop in the background, but as the subject itself — a device for exploring duality, self-perception, and the quiet tension between how we see ourselves and how we're seen.

The Concept

The visual language was kept deliberately minimal — a cool, muted grey-blue backdrop, soft editorial lighting, and an all-black wardrobe that let the mirror and the mood carry the frame. No distractions, no color noise. Just the model, her reflection, and the space between them.

"The mirror shifts roles throughout the set — held like a second face, or inverted into something almost unfamiliar."

In some frames, the mirror is held like a second face — a reflection studied at arm's length. In others, it's inverted, distorting the reflection into something unfamiliar, almost like meeting a stranger who happens to share your features. That tension — familiar but not quite — is what the whole concept was built around.

Why We Shoot Concepts

This is the kind of work we love producing beyond client bookings: a chance to experiment with lighting, composition, and a single strong idea, and see how far it can be pushed in a single session.

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