References for Jessica Enfys

Majusau

Due to my visiting the Cotswolds, I asked Jessica for suggestions of a location. Jess went above and beyond by checking the location on the morning of the shoot. Jess's communication and reliability was 100% Jess worked with the situations available enthusiastically, which is no surprise given her work ethic, and wonderful personality. As Jess has a rich genetic heritage, images of Jess matched this giving a range of looks.

BethanBristol

It was great working with Jess, she was professional before and during the shoot and brought a lovely energy on the day. The shoot was a combination of lifestyle and fashion and Jess made all our products look beautiful. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her. Thank you Jess!

Colin Dixon

It has been awhile since we last shoot in my home studio, but was so excited to have Jessica coming back. As always Jessica was full of enthusiasm for the shoot and what we were going to work on which on this occasion was light painted portraits. These are very difficult for the model due to the time consuming and sometimes frustrating failures. But Jessica was a true professional and a star at keeping still and not getting blinded by the torch light, thank you :) . Jessica is a very professional model and genuinely lovely person to spend time with and I highly recommend her.

Dave Clark

I had my 2nd shoot with Jess last Wednesday at my studio. This time we tried light painting. something I have never tried in my studio. Pre shoot comms were excellent, and Jess came to the studio well prepared for the shoot and on time.

We had an amazing time, playing with different effects with some great results. Jess was so patient with me, happy to try and suggest different poses and outfits. Jess got the technique of holding a pose for the long exposure after the 1st shot! She also didn't laugh at my antics creating the effects :-)

Im really looking forward to our next shoot and have no hesitation in recommending Jess to all.

Thanks for a wonderful shoot Jess !

Lews

Jess very kindly answered a late request to model for a Canadian fashion designer based in Bath, UK.

As always, making arrangements was very easy. Jess was on time and fully prepared even though it was an early weekend start in damp and windy January weather.

Jess' wide-ranging portfolio demonstrates her adaptability but some of her recent shoots are great examples of the commercial style that she can offer. The photos from her lifestyle and bridal collections would not look out of place on magazine pages. Throughout our photoshoot, she was disciplined, professional and maintained a genuine commitment to get the right shot every time.

I really look forward to every time we work together but this was a departure from our previous creative endeavours. If you're looking for a dedicated professional who can bring style and beauty to a fashion or product shoot then look no further. Jess has genuine commercial appeal and will almost certainly get more requests for similar work in the future.

Colin Dixon

Our second shoot together and what more can I say but I love working with Jessica. She is so professional and enthusiastic to my ideas. I love to have a collaboration between myself and the model and Jessica brings that to the shoot. We also have good pre shoot communications so that she is prepared prior to the shoot as to what we are trying to achieve. I would highly recommend Jessica to anyone on the site. Will certainly be working together again soon.

Take in the Alps

I’m guessing that three front page images so far from this my second shoot with Jess tells it’s own story. Of course photographing a beautiful, spirited and talented model such as Jess isn’t all about accolades. Being predominately a painter, gathering images of a woman so compellingly and interestingly playful as her makes my creative practice easy. Her sensitivity to clothes, a location, conditions of light and a storyline is such that memorable images of her seem to be easily made or discovered.

And what a wonderfully relaxed personality she possesses. Delighting in he tasks I set her, and yet also being able to cover serious emotional terrain, she exudes a range of expressions and gestures that make for a compellingly fascinating shoot. I can’t really get enough of working with her: ideas spur other ideas; settings give rise to other possibilities; the fun of working together invites conjecture as to the when and where of the next shoot. I also love that she is actually interested in being painted - one of the few models I’ve worked with who actually wants to be painted!

Thanks Jess - for being an excellent communicator as well as a brilliantly gifted model and one that stays in the shoot long after it has ceased to be :-) How gratifying and unusual that is. Not really surprising because she is such a genuine and grounded individual, completely honest and dependable. When I’m considering a shoot these days, and maybe even look to be working with another model, I tend to think: well what would Jess be able to produce with this set of requirements. And then I think: she’d be brilliant so I think I’ll work with her again. And so it goes! Rapport is everything as far as I am concerned and with Jess that is just a given. Don’t hesitate in booking her; she’s a gem. A magnificently skilled gem!

Ines Carmen

I had my second shoot with Jess this week and even though I'd already worked with her before, I was still blown away by her professionalism and elegance. Modelling is so natural to Jess. She needs little to no direction and is always up to try something new and creative. Her pre comms were also excellent as usual. I hope to work with her again in the future. I can't recommend her enough!

The Portrait Cowboy

I had a fantastic bridal shoot with Jess!

Jess was somebody I'd wanted to work with for a while so when she agreed to do a bridal shoot with me, I couldn't have been happier. She was pleasant and professional in comms, and full of useful ideas and suggestions to contribute towards the shoot.

Things escalated somewhat, as what was originally going to be a one on one shoot with Jess turned into a full styled bridal shoot with six models, two hair stylists, two makeup artists, dresses, shoes.... there were about 21 contributors to the shoot in total in the end, including myself.

And what a shoot it was. Jess arrived early, was professional throughout and - whilst I haven't edited the pictures yet - contributed to a wonderful collection of images.

She even forgave several premature senior moments I had on the day!

Thanks for a great shoot Jess - I cannot recommend you highly enough and would definitely shoot with you again :-)

Ines Carmen

I had a brilliant duo shoot with Jess the other day. It was our first time doing a duo shoot but you wouldn't be able to tell. The modelling came very naturally to her as she has great spacial awareness and an abundance of creative poses. This makes her a highly skilled and professional model to work with. She was punctual, friendly and had great communication prior/during the shoot. I would love to work with her again.

Lews

I've known Jess since our first shoot in July 2020. She's an absolute pleasure to work with and we've had a good number of really successful and fun photoshoots since - sometimes my ideas and sometimes Jess' ideas.

Jess is a total professional when it comes to modelling but she's also funny, insightful and completely charming. We've worked through some complex photoshoot setups (reptiles, amphibians, woodland bugs, smoke in eyes, hurricane winds etc) and she has never once complained. We make plans and she just gets on with it!

This shoot with Jess and Ines Carmen (@icarmen) just flew by. They are two fantastic people who deserve all the good fortune available. Recommended without hesitation.

Take in the Alps

I had a very creatively fulfilling and heartwarming shoot with Jessica. She was very open to my half-baked ideas, generously helping me to bring them to fruition. The whole experience of working with her was utterly joyful even though our emotional terrain was often much more melancholic. She worked extremely hard throughout and was extraordinarily tolerant and receptive to the adverse weather conditions. This no nonsense way of being combined with her sensitivity to the location and the clothes I had chosen meant that we could get into the finer details of the moods and storylines we were trying to convey.

Her deportment is both elegant and tender so that any pose she takes up has a powerfully formal aesthetic and yet it is also moving and full of vitality. This I love because it makes finding the right angle and composition easy.

I was so impressed by her expressive ability and the range of emotions she was able to explore that I immediately wanted to work with her again. Consequently we will be working together again in a couple of weeks time.

Her communications before and after the shoot were exemplary, making the whole job of arranging a shoot with her so much the easier. I can see myself working with her again and again. Of course she has my highest recommendation. You will be delighted with what she can contribute to your work and you will have a wonderful experience with a highly intelligent, articulate, friendly and skilful model.

EsmePhoto

Jess was professional, chatty and worked well collaboratively. Super happy with the images we captured and would definitely work with Jess again.

Nick Stewart

We ran a portrait/lighting workshop for members of the Forest of Dean Camera Club and had Jess sit for us. She was a delight to work with. Confident, engaging, professional and seemed at ease working with people who hadn't worked with a model before.

She was punctual and comms were great. Would highly recommend and look forward to working with her again.

Limefotographic

Jess came to a club shoot day where there were quite a few members who had never shot with studio lights before and this can be quite daunting although she was very accommodating, helpful and easy to work with.

She takes direction well and also improvises. I would definitely work with her again.

Mark.

orpentor

Jess helped me with a lighting demonstration and workshop at the Cirencester Camera Club.

She patiently posed as I whipped through the standard text book set ups; then sprang into fantastic engagement with the members as they practised shots.

Some of them had done nothing like it before, but Jess brilliantly calmed their nerves with her wonderful, intelligent and sensitive personality. Finally she vamped it up for them with a quick change into a posh frock outfit - with the women club members particularly impressed.

It all meant I got away with my performance!

I hear they are changing their name to the Jessica Enfys Fan Club ;-)

Dave Clark

Jess and I worked together for the 1st time this evening, she's a wonderful model, friendly, open to ideas, and posed beautifully. Jess is so easy going and my initial nerves soon faded, despite using new equipment. The evening flew by with jess happy to work through the list of shots I needed. We've already discussed the next shoot and Im really looking forward to it. I would whole heartedly recommend Jess to fellow photographers, she's a Gem !!

Thanks for all your hard work Jess, it was great fun working with you :-)

Ian Pattenden

I'd wanted to shoot with Jess for ages, because I think she looks absolutely stunning, but I was too scared to ask. Her beautiful portfolio photos all seemed to be exotic images with fairies or horses or mermaids or snakes... and I just didn't think she'd be interested in my ultra simple, basic, black and white portraits. However she was kind and gracious enough to say she enjoyed variety and was happy to try something different.

Because of Covid there was a full twelve months between first email contact and finally meeting. Looking back over her many messages, she was always so very friendly, it was like communicating with a friend. Jessica was also extremely well organised and efficient - which is always very much appreciated.

We shot for three hours on location, in a lovely Cotswold town - chosen by Jess; walking, talking, exploring, stopping for tea and cakes... I loved her enthusiasm when she found a quirky stone bus shelter and an old Land Rover to use as backdrops. She is articulate, interesting, intelligent, kind, funny and fun. I had a wonderful time, and didn't want it to end. You already know, from her portfolio, that she's an exceptional, talented model. Highly recommended - obviously. I would be thrilled to work with her again.

orpentor

I was on Jay Jewell's TankSpace shoot with Jess, a couple of other models and another photographer.

So what can I add to what Jay has already said? Well, what you get with Jess, in addition to the obvious good looks, are the other essentials for a good model: commitment; reliability; planning; engagement with the photographer's aims.

And on this shoot it was clear she had carefully mentally rehearsed the kinds of poses she wanted to achieve underwater.

This was the third time I have shot with Jess. We have another demonstration shoot and, literally, a dress rehearsal for it already booked. Nuff said??

CheltCharlie

As a newcomer to PurplePort Jessica was one of my first models; shooting at TankSpace was also a first for me.

Jessica was already at the venue prior to the agreed time & eager to start. One challenge that we encountered was the means of communication once submerged within the tank. This was overcome by Jessica taking & adhering to directions given & agreed before each final intake of breath. What was helpful was that Jessica had also given thought as to moves she could perform which resulted in some beautiful artistic poses.

I would definitely love to work with her again.