Chromatica: Statement Wardrobe Editorial Photo Shoot – Colorpop 2023

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 2023 took place April 28-30 and May 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 @marinawphoto

Art direction & styling @artdeptcreative

Production @alicebestie

Assistant @sunnyjeephoto

Makeup @amyjomua @sandracfernandez

Hair @byabimarie_ @bbrbeautybyreese @hairbyrebeccam

Models @jayci_nicole_ @sierranicolerose @thiskidsibs

Wardrobe @jayleycollection

Event @shotatcolorpop

CLICK HERE TO WATCH A BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO!

This year, we wanted one of our concepts during Colorpop to really just focus on some dramatic, statement wardrobe pieces to be the “wow factor.” The goal was to not have any props or set pieces and really just let the fashion and makeup speak for itself.

We chose some really wild pieces in bright colors, and thought a lot about how the texture would photograph. We picked out a lime green feathered corset with a matching dress underneath with some wide bell sleeves, a colorful fur coat, a huge ruffled jacket, and some silk jumpsuits and dresses to wear underneath them.

For the location, we chose an area in Spanish Fork canyon that has huge walls of red rock to be our background. The texture of the red rock against the varied texture of the wardrobe really turned out so amazing in photos.

Here are my shots from both weekends of our event!