References for Ned Mahon

Rachelle Summers

It was absolutely wonderful catching up with Ned and the gang on my recent trip over to Ireland :)

As usual I was so well looked after throughout the day with plenty of breaks, snacks and tea!

We worked our way through multiple different looks and the whole day was super fun and relaxed.

Absolutely wonderful group of people to work with! I’d 100% recommend them to others and hope to catch up again next time :)

Teila

I had my first shoot with Ned in studio in Athy.

Pre-Communication was excellent.

Ned is such a gentleman, very professional and full of great ideas.

I felt comfortable through the whole shoot and had so much fun.

I can’t wait to work with Ned again and create more magic .

Our results were amazing and I’m very happy with them.

I can highly recommend to work with Ned.

Thank you again for the shoot 😊

Naked Soul

Ned organised workshop in Kilkenny. What an amazing lovely day with Ned, Darren,Andy & Mark. Team is very professional.add on lot of fun with andy & mark. Ned was so nice to show me kilkenny after shoot.Darren hosted me in her house.she woke up early to prepare breakfast lovely lady, Andy gifted me kilkenny calender shot by him. Mark drove to red cow for my next destination...thank you guys thnk you very much...highly recommend.

Fanny

We had a very nice shooting with Ned! They had a lot of dresses and ideas for the shooting and the location was also interesting. We could shoot with paper background but it was actually a really good wall and windows what we could use. It was very freedom shooting, we could try nice interesting poses. I can just recommend him!!!

Scarlet Jones said...

I worked with Ned and the gang again during a Ireland tour . Ned was very helpful arranging the day and helping me with travel arrangements .

As always the group was very friendly , professional , worked as a team , and did everything they could to keep me happy and comfortable .

Thank you for an awesome day .

Jessica x

Rachelle Summers

Another super shoot with Ned and the gang on my recent trip to Ireland!

As usual the shoot was planned incredibly easily within a few emails we were all good to go! Ned helped with travel plans too which was really helpful :D

I was shooting with the same small group that Ned usually shoots with and it's been lovely getting to know them since our first shoot together in Belfast. They look after me incredibly well, with plenty of breaks and snacks for lunch etc. They also have the most amazing prop wardrobe to play with too :D

Happily recommended and hope to catch up with them next time I am over!

Angharada

Where do I start with the amazing Ned ? My second time shooting with Ned and I had an absolutely amazing time ! He so graciously showed me around Kilkenny the evening before our shoot and I saw the local sights and cute alleys and shops ! My own tour guide ! We had a great catch up as it had been over a year since the last time we worked together, and him and the rest who joins us on the group shoots are just always SO kind and respectful and enthusiastic! We had a first session in BLUEBELLS and we were so lucky with the weather and location, I was literally overjoyed at how beautiful and magical the location was ! Then we shot indoors with a studio set up and we just got so many different outfits/ creative changes for rest of the day! They made sure I was really fed and hydrated through the shoot, and a big thank you to Derville for her hospitality and food !! Incredibly appreciated! Sometimes as a model, I cannot believe my luck when I encounter such kindness and warmth, thank you so much Ned, you are wonderful ! Whenever I make the trip to Ireland I will absolutely make sure I pass through the area of Kilkenny to shoot, anytime. Thank you for everything !! - Angharada x

Ayla

I worked with Ned with a group at Catchlight Studios in Belfast recently and had a fantastic day!

Ned and the group had a massive bag full of clothes and props which I loved working with - he took some stunning images and I’d very much hope to work with him again :)

Highly recommended

Ayla

Keira Lavelle

Another tremendous day shooting with Ned during an organised tour of Ireland that I embarked on earlier this year. :) It has felt like ages because of course the time before when we were meant to shoot: the country was hit by what was regarded as the worst snow storm in something like 20 years - the full latter half of my tour was ruined as literally nobody could leave their homes so I sadly missed out on working with Ned and the Gang around the same time one year previous. But we got back on track this time and had a genuinely wonderful time so it was back to the lovely memories of when I first worked with Ned and the amazing small group of photographers with whom he regularly works along side arranging studio-style shoots with touring models. :)

Every single time I have communicated with Ned: he has been brilliant. He gets back to me so promptly on every occasion which is so helpful for me. Since Kilkenny is right in the middle of my route between Dublin/the North and Southern Ireland then it's normally quite limited dates for me which I'm trying to plan within my tour route - but Ned is literally a star every time and in just a few emails -we have it sorted. :) This time around he also kindly with Derville: one of his fellow photographers in the group, for me to stay with her the night before which made life a breeze for me the next day since I rely solely on public transport and lifts when I come to Ireland. Ned and the group genuinely will go out of their way to help the models that they are booked to work with in every way possible and I hold a massive amount of appreciation for that because it's quite complex planning a tour and ensuring it all flows nicely so this extra help is something I am always very grateful of. As before, Ned showed no end of professionalism from the word go... We worked in a different venue to before where I had separate toilet/changing facilities if needed with then a lovely spacious area in which different, creative studio sets could be assembled. terrific preparation and organisation goes into the shoots... Derville of the group also made a huge supply of yummy snacks and lunch bits for us for the breaks and lunchtime in the day. Models are genuinely well looked after with Ned's group, and it really is a huge pleasure getting to shoot with everyone on my tours of Ireland. I hope very much to be able to do so several times again in the future! :D

Of course I can't leave without commenting on the beautiful images that were produced throughout the day! From bodyscapes to stylised fashion and fine-art too! The routine creativity in building the ideas from start to finish combined with amazing rapports to further fine-tune the images into what was genuinely coming up on the back of the camera as a work of art! Ned and the group put a huuuge level of care and attention into creating an environment/conditions to produce lush quality photos. I also felt the team value because I could flow (as per my usual procedure when working) but was also given excellent direction when beautiful moments were noted from the viewfinder too! It just all worked impeccably once again and the results - pure magic. :)

The same amount of rib-cracking laughter continued through the course of the day. So not only are you in a safe and comfortable working environment with this lot - you also have the most hilarious fun banter which makes the day a blast just for that! :P

Thank you Ned for another lovely day. I thoroughly enjoyed myself once again and cannot wait to be back! :)

Keira

LucyH.

I had my second photoshoot with Ned and others . Pre-communication was excellent as for the first time , they picked great location, old period house, plenty of ideas and places to shoot . I really enjoy work with all group they all friendly and it is always fun to be with them . They have snacks and coffee and tea and everything so you will be definitely not hungry or thirsty 🙂 they take care of you.Full day flew by and I can’t wait to work with them again .

Lucy

Rachelle Summers

I met Ned earlier this year at a group shoot in Belfast, and this time I headed over to Ireland he booked me for 2 days in Kilkenny where himself and his camera club are based :)

I was well looked after for the 2 days, provided accommodation and food and he made sure that I was comfortable at all times!

They have an amazing selection of props and outfits which are always great fun to model with too, and this time we got to shoot in an amazing old house with 17th century clothing which was something different and fun :)

I would highly recommend Ned and the other photographers he works with, they really are a lovely group of people :)

Really hope to shoot with them again!

LucyH.

Ned booked me for one day shooting in Kilkenny . Pre-communication was excellent he explained what he wants . I came unfortunately late because my car couldn’t start but they were very understandable and nice. There were another 2 photographers all of them very welcoming friendly that I felt safe that is important. We did first location photoshoot , what an amazing place!! The weather was perfect and I am sure that we got some cracking shots . Then we had lunch and did some studio work aswell.

I am lucky to work with people like these and can’t wait to work with them.again.

I would highly recommend Ned and his team for work.

Thanks again

Lucy

Ivory Flame

I'm lucky to have worked with Ned and a few of his friends from their camera club a number of times in recent months - they are such a wonderful group!

So welcoming, friendly, kind and considerate. I was treated incredibly well and had a really enjoyable time shooting with everyone.

They have an awesome wardrobe of brilliant outfits and props to play with, and they all come with different ideas and are very respectful of each other's shots - they all get on so well and that all helps make the shoot a total joy.

Ned also arranged a group day with more 'beginner' photographers from the club, to try their hand at working from a professional model. This was organised so brilliantly and everyone went away happy.

Ned is such a lovely, fun and kind man, as well as a brilliant photographer and I can absolutely recommend him to others! :-D I would be thrilled to work with him again anytime.

B_e_t_t_i_n_a

Ned is just amazing.

He organised a wonderful Studio day with some truly professional photographers in Kilkenny. A truly beautiful people.

He is not only professional but has very good eye to details and he looked after me the whole time.

I never felt so safe.

I can highly recommend him and thank you Ned for everything.

Looking forward working with you in near future and can’t wait to see the results of our work we did together. :)

Thank you

BB

Angharada

Ned booked a workshop day with me on my first visit to Ireland !

We had access to this beautiful period property that was currently going through restoration. So our scenes included use of beautiful fabrics and dresses and props to fit the mood. It was myself, Ned and three other photographers who were all amazing, good humoured and respectful. We had a lot of fun and was a really good workshop in terms of timings, ideas and team work. I have been a part of many studio days and workshops and this was the first I have been on where everyone gets something slightly different with their turn to shoot, ( whether it’s a change of outfit, angle, lights or location ) and I was really impressed how it all went so smoothly. Ned was an amazing photographer to work with, as was everyone else and I would thoroughly recommend any models to work with him/ and with the photo club in Kilkenny.

I was well looked after with plenty of hot drinks to stay warm and ample snacks to munch on!

Thank you for the organised rides to and from Waterford to Dublin, that’s always so appreciated with a traveling model that’s unfamiliar with the area and I do hope to work with any of you again in the future ! You were all wonderful !

Cheers,

Angharada x

Valentina_TheBlackPearl

Last Sunday I had the absolute pleasure of working with Ned and three of his associates in their studio in Kilkenny.

Ned booked me for a full day shoot, his pre-shoot communication was great, and the day ran smoothly. Everyone had lots of creative ideas, which made the day a fun and enjoyable one. We also had plenty of breaks and all the photographers made sure I was fed and watered and comfortable at all times.

I had a great day and I'm looking forward to shoot with Ned and the Kilkenny gang again soon!

Thank you!

Keira Lavelle

I'm totally over the moon that this gent spotted the casting call I placed for my recent Ireland tour, it was the last available full day I had which was needed to make it down to Kilkenny and shoot with an amazing group of creatives at their own lovely studio space. :D Ned was the one I arranged it with in pre-communications and he was just brilliant; organising a lift for me from the guest house where I stayed the night before in Dublin all the way down to Kilkenny and keeping me informed in the run-up to the shoot date. He planned it all so well to help we and I have so many thanks for his aid with everything. :) At first he got in touch about another date that was just booked up prior so he worked quickly to check availability and everything, then we had our shoot confirmed in to time at all. There were a whole group of photographers to coordinate for this shoot but the organising via Ned was totally pristine and a god-send for the planning on my side of my who tour to flow.

I caught up with Ned at the studio upon arrival and what an organised team! There was the kettle brewing ready to get hot drinks on the go after the long car ride, I was helped with my stuff to the designated changing area for models which was lovely and spacious for all my things... and once we started shooting, it was nothing but laughs, creativity and pure joy until the end of the day! :D Ned's group is one of the best photographer groups I have ever worked with, I don't do groups shoots hardly nowadays but this group I would always make an exception for because they run it so well and always make sure the model is well looked after. The format was 1 to 1 and everyone got the chance to think up their own creative ideas so it was a really prolific day with so many amazing pictures produced for sure. The studio is amazing too, a really stunning building from the outside and then when you go in the studio sets have been made so well to cater for all manner or shots. We even had a number of very large props on set too, just goes to show how well you can utilise a space!

Ned is a real sweetheart, he's super friendly and warm-hearted... literally on-hand to see if there was anything I needed. Great humour too and all-round the banter between the group was so fun and entertaining! It's these aspects that make your days work as a model more enjoyable because people make you feel so welcome, it's like being around friends and it puts you totally at ease. Ned made certain I was warm enough and helped where he could... I felt endless courtesy being put my way and came away from the shoot feeling very ubeat and happy. :) Ned, bless him then dropped me back off in Dublin after the shoot before driving all the way back! This man is literally a star! I know I was shattered at the end of the day but he must have been even more so! One thing is for sure, I'll be jumping to work with him again on my next visit to Ireland and recommend him very highly indeed!

Aside from all the compliments mentioned so far, Ned is a very talented photographer and had some beautiful individual ideas to put forward when we had our one to one time across each set. He will let me do my posing routine and interpret an idea in my own manner but also has the eye to give good direction when he sees an idea forming. I love this kind of bouncing teamwork because both creatives are working together then to make the image as good as they possibly can! :) We nailed some beautiful imagery, Ned kindly let me see the back of the camera too so I could admire what was being produced.

Thank you so much Ned for everything! I really enjoyed my day working with you guys!

Keira x

Scarlet Jones said...

Delighted to reward Ned with his first reference . Ned booked me for a full day down in Kilkenny with himself and two other photographers. Ned organised the day swiftly and his communication was excellent . Ned was kind enough to arrange be transport to and from the venue and ensured I had everything I needed on the day . The day was run smoothly , different sets and plenty of breaks . All those involved were respectable and I felt comfortable throughout the day . Had a great day shooting . Great day and great opportunity. Thank you , Jessica x