Editorial Couples Shoot with Llamas – 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

MODELS: BLAIR JONES, ERICA TOBIAS, MIAH PEREZ

HATS: GIGI PIP

EVENT: COLORPOP PORTFOLIO WEEKEND

We had to start off our event strong to get all the attendees excited about it, and what better way to do that than organize an editorial couple’s shoot with real llamas? These (not so) little guys were so chill and absolutely killed it in front of the camera. Our inspiration for this shoot was the mountains of Peru – we wanted to incorporate texture and patterns in the wardrobe, and color of course. Gigi Pip provided us with the perfect hats to complete the look. The llamas took turns in the front of the camera, chomping on grass when they were off-duty; they were so chill.

Check out my favorite shots from both weekends of the event below!