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AWARD WINNING WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, CAPTURING YOUR SPECIAL MOMENTS, IN STUNNING IRISH LOCATIONS
Stunning Kerry Locations
Family Photoshoots
Preserve your precious family time with a personal photoshoot with us. Have a location shoot in the stunning Kerry landscape customised for you and your family.
Make that staycation extra special and set its memory in place forever.
Chantal and David
We planned our wedding and met Ciara before anyone ever heard of Covid.
Then everything changed.
Nice one, Corona.
A wedding for 150 people in Kerry became 25 guests in Dublin.
We were panicking.
Ciara didn’t, and after discussing our new plans and hopes that she could still be a part of our day she delivered more than we could have hoped.
With all the stress of whether the wedding would go ahead, losing deposits and constantly changing things, Ciara was a constant reassuring voice.
On the day itself, she made everyone feel at ease again. The ceremony photos captured all the perfect moments and reactions and throughout the course of the day Ciara made it feel as if she was part of it with her kindness, humour and professionalism.
We’re not experts when it comes to understanding photography - other than what Instagram filter works best - but in terms of what we wanted from a photographer we could not have asked for anyone better.
Chantal and David
Michelle and Mark
After a lot of research my husband and I asked Ciara to capture our big day. We loved the style of photography displayed on her website, and after meeting her in person we were over the moon to have her on board. I can’t stress enough how much I treasure the memories Ciara captured for us and how beautiful the pictures are, but in addition to the stunning pictures her fun energy made such a massive impact on the day, as Ciara was able to put everyone at ease so quickly.
This was especially important to me when choosing a photographer as I’m not overly comfortable having my picture taken, and also I have a sister with special needs and wanted to make sure she was comfortable.
I needn’t have worried as Ciara just went above and beyond her role as photographer - unintrusive, respectful of the other vendors and somehow shewas able to make sure everyone was relaxed and having fun. By being in the right place at the right time all day, she even organised my new husband and I to get a few moments alone. I joked it was like having a wedding coordinator!
I am so grateful to Ciara for not only capturing our day just as we wanted but for also giving us such a lovely experience and having the craic with us all day.
Michelle & Mark
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ABOUT ME
Hi, my name is Ciara O'Donnell, I am an Irish Wedding, Event, and Portrait Photographer, based in Kerry. I specialise in capturing natural, authentic moments, in stunning Irish locations.
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Heather Browne
14:21 27 Jul 21
Amazing honeymoon photoshoot in Killarney! We are honestly just blown away by the photos, they are better than we could… have ever dreamed and Ciara captured us in the beautiful setting in such a relaxed and natural way. It was a pleasure to work with her and she really put us at ease to make it such a fun experience. We will treasure these photos forever and are so grateful for her amazing talent and skill in photographing everything to perfection, even in 30°C heat! We cannot recommend her highly enough.read more
Michael Mason
16:36 15 Dec 20
When my publisher called me about my upcoming book requesting a photograph for the book jacket, I immediately went to… the directories in Kerry, and found Ciara O’Donnell. I consider it fortunate that I did so!Ciara is the consummate professional, she went to work immediately and produced distinguished photographs that will grace the back of my book. I found her a pleasure to work with, and I have recommending her to many friends who intend to marry. Her wedding photography is exquisite. Michael J. Mason, Ph.D.read more
Niamh Kissane
20:30 20 Nov 20
Ciara has the most wonderful eye for capturing pictures; which I used when revamping my business website. She was so… easy to work with, and provided me with plenty of ideas and suggestions in how best to portray my business in a visual way. I was extremely impressed and pleased with the finished album collection and I will only hire Ciara again for any future professional projects.read more
Emma Larkin
13:27 13 Nov 20
Ciara took photographs of me for my new website emmalarkinbooks.com in the Summer of 2020. She was an absolute pleasure… to deal with. Ciara listened to my ideas as to what I wanted to portray on my website in terms of photography. She made brilliant location suggestions. On the day of the shoot, Ciara really put me at ease, it was a fun day! The end result, the photographs were stunning and are a huge asset for my website.read more
Maura Sheehy
21:08 11 Nov 20
I first met Ciara just as I was setting up my own business, this encounter has led not only to we working together… ever since but also to a beautiful documentation of the progress on our little flower farm.We have worked on several photo shoots and weddings down through the years, it is very easy to recommend Ciara, her easy going yet professional approach makes her the highly sought after photographer that she is.read more
dooks fine foods
20:28 11 Nov 20
We recently had a shoot at our premises to create a bank of images for getting our e-commerce website up and running.… As a restaurant it is something we’ve wanted to do for four years and with all the change in business focus brought on by the recent health crisis in the country it was time to get online. Ciara was incredibly professional as always (this is not our first time working with her as she photographed our wedding too!). Never daunted by a big project she just gets stuck in and is constantly working in the lead up, incredibly prolific during a shoot and exceptionally prompt in postproduction and delivery. Photographing food is not straightforward but in one day Ciara managed to capture so accurately the essence and heart of the business including the food, the setting, the ethos core values and family dynamic behind the business. She’s an absolute pro and such a brilliant personality. She’s creative, dynamic and versatile while being so able to capture what a client is trying to portray and calm anxieties all at once. We’d recommend working with Ciara for any photography purpose!read more