Fabulous fashion portraits!

This full-figured fashion session started because of a gorgeous woman… who doesn’t model! Alexis came to us looking to celebrate her beauty in full-on fashion style, and since we love to push the boundaries of plus-size fashion, we knew we’d love this assignment.

We brought together a great team for this session, so we were lucky enough to have makeup and hair by Ashlee Murr—the same wonderful artist who did makeup for our November 2008 PLUS Model Magazine editorial—and the wardrobe styling talents of Oscar Milano Mai, who came in from Seattle to work with us! Oscar has designed his own collections and styled for numerous photoshoots in Seattle, and his bold use of color and style proved perfect for this session.

You’ve already seen a sneak peek of our session with Alexis, so here are a few captures of the other diverse and gorgeous looks we shot during our session!

We can bring fashion flair and concepts into any portrait session you book with us; just ask and we’ll give you the details. We’ll make sure you’re set with the right stylists, and get you feeling as gorgeous as you truly are, inside and out!

Enko Photography – fashion, commercial, and portrait photographers in Portland, Oregon

More Full-Figured Fashion

Here’s a peek at our fashion-style session with the lovely Alexis, which we’ll be telling you about soon. Alexis is not a model herself, but she is a great example of beauty… her energy was just wonderful, and her skin practically glowed!

MU/Hair: Ashlee Murr
Wardrobe: Oscar Milano Mai

Enko Photography – fashion, commercial, and portrait photographers in Portland, Oregon

Coming soon!

A spring cold has hit us, but we have a lot of great shoots to tell you about. We’re soldiering on, sniffling our way through a speedy recovery and a lot of photo processing, so we’ll definitely be sharing new work with you soon!

To get the ball rolling, here’s a headshot from our recent outdoor model portfolio session with a lovely new full-figured model. She’s new to modeling, but we definitely see potential in her… what amazing eyes!

Model: Keri
MU/Hair: Abibat Durosimi of Tabiba Styles

Enko Photography – fashion, editorial, and commercial photography based in Portland, Oregon

PLUS Model Magazine

Here’s another image from our November 2008 editorial for PLUS Model Magazine, featuring our second model from the spread. I was lucky enough to spot her at a runway casting, and was thrilled to bring her on board for the shoot. She’d booked her fair share of commercial and catalog modeling jobs, but edgy plus-size fashion bookings are hard to come by, so she was excited to broaden her horizons!

Be sure to check out our PLUS Model Magazine editorial. We won’t be posting the other images here, so you’ll have to visit the magazine to see the rest!

Model: Ruth (Wilhelmina/MTG)
Makeup: Ashlee Murr
Hair: Ambrosia Carey

Enko Photography – fashion, editorial, and commercial photography based in Portland, Oregon

Plus model editorial

(We’ve been a bit inspired by NaBloPoMo, or National Blog Posting Month, so we’ll be attempting to post every day for the rest of the month! We may not have time to share with you every single day, and the postings might sometimes be short, but you’ll see plenty of photos… so, enjoy!)

We’re really pleased to be featured in the November 2008 issue of PLUS Model Magazine, for our editorial contribution, “The Edge of Romance.” It took nearly two months of planning, and there were occasional bumps along the way, but it was wonderful working with PLUS, and we’re all very excited about the results!

The spread features clothing by IGIGI, as well as sustainable dresses from Portland-based designer MEWV Sustainables. We also got to bring aboard our recent client, betsy & iya, so you can see more of her amazing designs, while we wait for her new web site to launch.

We’ll fill you in on some of the trials and tribulations on the shoot day, and also share some of our favorite images that weren’t featured in the spread later in the week, but for now, check out the editorial!

Model: Christine (SportsUnlimited)

Enko Photography – fashion, editorial, and commercial photography based in Portland, Oregon

Plus-Size Fashion

As much as I enjoy “straight-size” fashion, I’ve always had a soft spot for plus-size models. As a normal-sized woman who’d be considered “plus-size” by the fashion industry (plus models sometimes run as small as a US Size 8, when the average woman is Size 12!) I’ve always felt that there’s much more to beauty than what your average magazine likes to portray. There’s health, vitality, and beauty in all shapes and sizes, if you open yourself to it.

So, when I found Christine’s just-started online portfolio back in January, I was excited to set up a shoot with her. She had the striking face and gorgeous proportions that I felt really exemplified plus-size beauty, so I wanted to get it out there as much as I could!

And now, 7 months after shooting with her, I’m happy to congratulate her on her first published credit as a model! Christine was selected by PLUS Model Magazine to tell the world What She Loves About Her Curves in the new September issue, so readers across the country will be seeing her face, and hopefully taking a cue from her curvy-and-proud outlook!

The magazine also chose to use a photo from the shoot I did with her, so I’m also happy to congratulate hairstylist Amy Vaillancourt-Sals, clothing designer Leanonsidhe Reminiscent, and accessory designer Beauty and the Bead! I brought this team together with the hopes of pushing the boundaries and presenting a look not often seen in plus-size fashion, and it looks like we succeeded!

I’ll be working with Christine again soon, along with another amazing plus-size model, so I’m looking forward to keep putting new spins on full-figured beauty!

–Sarah

Enko Photography – fashion and commercial photography serving Portland, Oregon