Bridgerton Inspired Editorial Shoot – Colorpop 2022

If you haven’t heard of our portfolio-building event COLORPOP for photographers – you’re missing out!!! I’m so excited to start blogging each of the 10 photo shoots we organized for our event as a way to share a little bit more of the planning and behind the scenes process. Plus, these shoots were so cool that they deserve to live somewhere other than Instagram.

Colorpop Portfolio Weekend 2022 took place July 22-24 and August 5-7; over these two weekends, 40 photographers of all skill levels and backgrounds traveled from around the world to Utah. This year, our event was more like a retreat – we all stayed together in a big house, ate together, had educational activities in the evenings, and made lifetime friends and connections. Honestly, it felt like summer camp for photographers – and as a retired camp counselor, it was totally my jam. 😉

For more information on our events, CLICK HERE. We’d love to have you attend one in the future! Now let’s get into this concept.

PHOTOGRAPHY & CREATIVE DIRECTION: MARINA WILLIAMS

ART DIRECTION & STYLING: ASHLEY ISENHOUR

MAKEUP: AMY ADAMSON, SANDRA FERNANDEZ

HAIR: JANELY MARTINEZ

MODELS: AMELIA WOLFGRAMM, SIERRA ROSE, PAITYN CHYNOWETH, KENDELLE MAPSTONE, SUNNY KIM, TESSA ESPINOZA, DAJA WOO, CAITLYN HANSEN

EVENT: COLORPOP PORTFOLIO WEEKEND

Our inspiration for this concept was 1700’s + 1800’s fashion meets modern day. We are obsessed with the wardrobe styling in Netflix’s Bridgerton and wanted to bring a similar look to life in a location that would make it feel like our models were lost in time – Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. We opted for a romantic color palette of different shades of pinks, and sewed together hundreds of feet of yellow fabric to drape over our large set pieces. Our models stood tall in some powerful poses, staggered along the fabric in this epic landscape. After our attendees got their group shots of the models together, they broke into smaller groups with individual models for some one-on-one closeup time.

Check out some of my own favorite shots from both weekends of our event!