Editorial · Couple

Old Hollywood

A vintage Cadillac, red leather and a love story told like a film still.

The brief

Make a couple shoot feel like a scene from a 1950s film: glamorous, but never staged.

Type · Personal editorial  ·  Props · Vintage Cadillac  ·  Role · Concept, styling direction & photography

The images

Old Hollywood · Couple

Red leather seats and steering wheel of a vintage Cadillac – Old Hollywood editorial by Anna van der Veen

Red leather

Couple sitting side by side on a white vintage Cadillac – Old Hollywood editorial by Anna van der Veen

Side by side

Black and white embrace of a couple in Old Hollywood style – editorial photography by Anna van der Veen

Black & white

Couple kissing on red leather seats in a vintage Cadillac – Old Hollywood editorial by Anna van der Veen

The kiss

Man leaning on the chrome of a white vintage Cadillac – Old Hollywood editorial by Anna van der Veen

Chrome

White vintage Cadillac driving down a country road – Old Hollywood editorial by Anna van der Veen

Driving off

The approach

Cinema first, wedding second.

Anna built the shoot like a film set: a vintage Cadillac as the main prop, a palette of cream, chrome and deep red, and moments that unfold rather than poses.

The idea

Let the car carry the era, and let the couple carry the emotion.

  • Concept & moodboard

  • Casting

  • Vintage car & location

  • Styling direction

  • Photography: digital

  • Post production

On set

One afternoon, one car and a couple who let the camera in. Golden light first, black and white once it was gone.

The result

A cinematic series for print and social that feels like a film still from another decade.

Old Hollywood · Couple

Old Hollywood kind of love.

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