Utterly Engaged ™ by Lucia

My jaw dropped when I saw this! Last April, @donnyzavalaphotography invited #UtterlyEngaged to creatively art direct and style his workshop in Oregon and of course I said "yes!" I'm so excited to share our first shoot that we created for him on our blog today. (Profile link) Every time I creatively direct a shoot, I'm always asking myself the hard questions, to help me discover what kind of story I'm trying to tell. What do we want the photographers to discover as they are shooting? How can we guide the florist, the makeup artist, the wedding gown designer and take them on this journey with me? What's lacking in this world? What does the world need more of? Through this I came to this desire of more "purity." A word that was a stark contrast from the everyday talks of fake news, from the fighting of different ideologies, and from the the talks of war. Purity was that virtue that I felt in my heart that was missing and lacking and I ran with it. Through this, Donny and I wanted the photographers that were attending his workshop to leave all their troubles at the door and come with their hearts open; to be real and vulnerable. We wanted them to look through their lens as if they were seeing for the first time. And that's exactly what happened. As we were shooting, it was pouring rain and the strong winds were pushing us. It was definitely a challenge for everyone. But the entire creative team and the photographers were so driven to make it happen and the model was as pure, beautiful and not complaining once that it was humbling and beautiful to be a witness of. It was as if there was a purification moment that was happening and I loved every moment of it. Purity came and it showed up in a big way. ​___ ​Photographer ​Workshop Instructor @donnyzavalaphotography #donnyzavalaworkshop Creative Director​ & Stylist @utterlyengaged Speaker ​& ​Workshop ​Sponsor​ @photovisionprints​ Floral Designer & Stylist @selvafloral Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist @kate_tuma Wedding Gowns @clairelafaye Hair Accessories​ ​@melindarosedesign Client albums ​@priscillafosterhandmade Film sponsor​ @fujifilm_profilm​ ​Model @musemanagement​