References for Ballerina Erica Mulkern

SylasNoir

Let's get straight to the point. Erica is amazing!

I had a shoot with her today. It was a themed shoot that had been in the planning for some time.

Erica's pre-shoot comms and accessibility for dress fittings were great. She is one of the most approachable and genuine people I have ever had the pleasure to meet!

The shoot was outdoors on location in the searing heat. Erica never complained and happily walked around in full (heavy) costume throughout. She can go through and endless repertoire of poses without any direction.

I really can't recommend her highly enough.

When you book her for a location shoot, and it's hot, Erica's choice of ice cream is bubblegum. 😉

Rich Davis

Another amazing shoot with Erica, this time a full day for a video. She turned up bang on time as always and was more than happy to spend a full long day doing her thing.

She's a true star in the business. Full of energy and always happy. Just makes any shoot, even a long one, seem so effortless. Great at taking direction but also brilliant at coming up with ideas and being as helpful as possible.

The shoot was long and very tiring behind the camera but Ericas energy seemed to be limitless. She even drinks decaf coffee so no idea where it comes from.

Overall another perfect shoot with the perfect person. Thank you so much Erica. Until next time.

Richard Egan photography

A very special lady , a ballerina and model who moves so gracefully in front of the camera. Effortlessly Erica moves from one pose to the next with such balance and poise.

Underneath the elegance is a true professional in every sense from the organisation, pre comes to the selection of couture for a shoot.

If you have chance to photograph Erica do so! If you don’t you will definitely miss out on working the one of the best ballerina models in the world .

Thank you for today xx

Ann

What a fabulous day with Erica. I had photographed Erica many times and never been disappointed. She arrived early for the shoot (even with all traffic) and was so easy to shoot. Her suggestions regarding posing were excellent and we got through 5 different sets in the two hours I booked Erica for. I highly recommend Erica for ballet shoots and also for modelling. You won’t be disappointed

Ross McK

Erica is a highly professional model and ballerina, with maturity beyond her tender years. I booked her for a 4 day visit to Belfast, with 2 days being small workshops under my supervision. Everyone loved shooting with Erica, and we cannot wait to have her back again! She is a highly accomplished ballerina, and her range of costume and dress changes to complement her dancing skills were top class. Erica is quite simply a ‘class act’ - book her if you can, you will certainly not regret it! Hugely recommended 👏

Bradley Henderson

Erica was a fantastic model to shoot with. She was professional, punctual and full of ideas. It was really refreshing to work with someone with such confidence and knowledge allowing me concentrate on lighting while she was able to provide a variety of looks and moods based on my ideas.

REALLY hope we get to shoot again!

whiteboxer

A small group of us had our first outing in a new studio yesterday, and invited Erica to be our model. And it could not have gone better.

Discussed beforehand what sort of images we would be looking for, and Erica delivered and then some. A couple of our group were newcomers to studio work, but she made them feel comfortable and at ease, and the whole experience was not only very productive, but relaxing and fun for everyone involved.

Looking forward to processing some great images, and would happily repeat the experience without hesitation.

Looking forward to the next time we can work together.

Howard G Sharples

I worked with Erica for the first time this afternoon and I'm so glad I booked her to shoot with. I had never worked with such an accomplished ballerina before and it was so much fun trying something quite new for me.

Erica is a lovely young lady, very professional and so good at what she does. We shot ballet and fashion/dresses at my home and at a local location and she excelled at everything I asked of her. Erica's posing is so damn good, particularly when it comes to ballet. I couldn't fail to get so many good shots.

I can honestly say this was one of my most enjoyable shoots for quite a while and I would love to shoot with her again.

Erica is lovely to chat with also and her pre-shoot communication gave me positive confidence of how she would be in person, which was borne out on meeting and working with her.

Great model and person, thanks Erica :)

Tabitha Boydell

Erica is brilliant. Can't believe I hadn't booked her before tbh as she was great on the day, funny, accomplished and really really good at posing. Oh well, I will make it up to her by booking her again as soon as humanly possible. I did try but she was busy the date I needed which is a testament to her skills, professionalism and popularity. Thanks Erica!

derwoodphotography

I shot with Erica Mulkern yesterday at Antwerp Mansion. It was our fourth shoot together and, as before it was just fabulous. Erica is exceptionally well organised, communicates well and arrived at the location in good time - well before me in fact! I should add that she is not only a superb dancer and model but also an accomplished actress and brings so much creative energy to a shoot that you feel that you could go on taking pictures for days! We shot many sets, working through several themes and the results look amazing. We are planning our next shoot already and I hope that there will be many more to come. Highly recommended.

Thanks for a great day Erica.

EJLazenby

Perfect. Just a perfect shoot. Erica always brings good humour, great communication, passion, athleticism, and the ability to think creatively and present perfect shot after shot.

I took a few guys from my foto club and a box full of gowns. Could not have hoped for a better result! Thank you Erica. See you soon as I have a headful of wacky ideas part 3!

Rich Davis

Second time with the amazing Erica and one cannot but enjoy her wonderful friendly personality. She just lights the place up and makes the time fly by.

This was a rehearsal for a future video shoot and we got some amazing ideas worked out so can't wait for the main shoot. Erica was fun and also very professional which made everything work out perfectly.

Can't recommend her highly enough and am so looking forward to our next shoot.

Vic

It's my second shoot with Erica and she continues to be excellent to work with and professional. She has a wealth of patience and was engaged throughout, contributing with ideas and suggestions as well. She brought along a variety of outfits for what I admit was quite a vague brief and her make up was to a high standard. She posed gracefully, without direction and is obviously well practised!

Not only is Erica nice to just spend time with but we got some great shots as well.

jen50bj47

Had another fabulous shoot with Erica @ Silkwood Studios, Cleckheaton. We are always blown away with her skills, poise and grace; so stunning in everything she does.

Her professionalism and work ethic is astounding; she has boundless energy and enthusiasm throughout the shoot and just doesn't seem to to tire.

Erica has a really engaging personality and so very easy to work with, our 3 hour shoot passed so quickly.

We brought along '3' very different costume changes which required lots of personality and characterisation and she pulled it off beautifully.

She is an absolute joy to work and collaborate with; also very creative and her expertise and skill set are astounding.

We will certainly want to arrange more photoshoots with Erica.

Thank you Erica for a truly memorable photoshoot and so very enjoyable.

Take Care and see you soon.

Jen & Barry xx

UnholyRacket

Erica was fabulous to work with. From the first contact her communication was thorough, clear and super fast. Perfectly clear about expectations and everything went very smoothly. On the day she was a delight to work with. Very helpful for a non-dance photographer to have the level of advice she gives. Would certainly work with her again.

MarkAH

This was the first time I have work with Erica and was very please with what turned out to be a very productive session, as my portfolio will testify. She is not only an experienced and talented dancer, as well as being very knowledge about the subject, but also humorous and easy to work with. At the end of the session I had the photographs I wanted, plus considerably more knowledge and an appreciated of the dance movements. Her input was invaluable and greatly appreciated. A very enjoyable and productive morning. I would highly recommend Erica and look forward working with her again. Thank you Erica.

trebor images

My second shoot with Erica after some time due to covid and stuff. Erica showed up early - perfectly made up ready for our two hours together at AURAphotographic studios. We worked through a number of different sets which needed the expertise of Erica to achieve the perfect shot. She worked hard through the shoot and added her informed advice and suggestions from her knowledge and skill of the correct poses - which is very helpful for the untrained eye :)

Time went too quick as usual and I look forwards to spending more time together for another shoot.

Highly recommended :)

Francis J Pullen Photographer

I have long time admired the grace, elegance and beauty of Ballerinas, and this opportunity to work at Aura Studio with Erica 1-2-1 for the first time was high on my list.

WOW, what a wonderful young lady she is, with such a lovely easy going and friendly personality, plus an engaging collaborative approach, ensuring the results satisfied us both.

I wanted to photograph traditional ballet costumes plus contemporary long floaty dresses. Erica knew instinctively what would work, and delivered the most excellent and effortless looking poses and twirls across 3 sets, using both studio lighting and natural light against the high studio windows.

If it's Ballet and Dance styles that you're wanting to photograph, I recommend 100% that you book some time with this exceptional performer. Thanks for a great, but too short time Erica : )

PhilipJ

A second shoot (after a very long time) with Erica. A workshop that I booked, in no small part as she was our subject. Skilled, professional (in all respects) and an annoyingly nice person to go with it. It was interesting watching her trying to get dance moves "wrong" as it just does not come naturally to her. I look forward to shoot three.....

Damien J

My second shoot with Erica in the space of about 6 weeks, this time on a dance workshop organised by Simon Carter. Erica's skill and knowledge plus the way that she delivered it added so much to the teaching along with the seemingly effortless way she held positions and repeated them whilst I worked on things like timing.

Friendly, positive, and focused on working with all of the photographers on the event so they achieved their goals.

Definitely someone I'd recommend, especially for a dance shoot