The cover for the latest issue of Elle magazine was shot as a mini movie at Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch northwest of Los Angeles, starring Rihanna. It also serves a behind the scenes look at her photo spread. Check it out below along with the detailed explanation.
For this month’s cover shoot, ELLE Creative Director Joe Zee imagined a romantic narrative starring Rihanna as the fiery heroine in a passionate affair with a salsa dancer. On an early February morning, the ELLE production team transformed the Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch northwest of Los Angeles into the ideal backdrop: a windswept town evocative of documentary photographer Robert Polidori’s shots of deserted, patina-rich Havana interiors.