Barnaby Aldrick Wedding Photography

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I'm Barnaby Aldrick - a wedding photographer based in Leeds, England. I specialise in capturing laid-back portraits, incredible details and timeless moments at Weddings around the UK and beyond.

This blog follows both my personal and professional life and gives you a taste of the world in which I work and play! It's basically a cross between a personal photo album and an information source for current and potential clients. You'll find images from recent BAWP weddings, work I've done for publications, images of interesting places I've visited & samples of the work I do with the photography training company 3B//Media and live music photography I shoot for The Sound Gallery.
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The Leeds Festival 2010 Part 1 // Music Photography [by Barnaby Aldrick]

Thursday, September 2, 2010 Posted in Music Photography

On Bank Holiday weekend just passed, between Friday & Sunday weddings, I was lucky enough to blag a press-pass to this years Leeds Festival via Leeds Guide.

I always seriously enjoy photographing at this fest, in no small part to do with the flood of light they they throw at all the stages, making a refreshing change from splashing around, dragging slow shutters under one muddy red light in the corner of a local bar! But Leeds Fest is also a great op to catch a whole load of new music too. ’Togs are only allowed in the pit for 3 songs (no flash), and there are bands across 5 stages, so you get to catch quite a lot of new stuff, albeit through muffling earplugs.

Here’s me flexin festival chic with a free VIP tent Tuborg. It’s all about the tabard, welly & The Sound Gallery ‘three songs no flash’ T-shirt combo!

Last year, before I’d heard them up and down BBC Radio 1’s limited playlist, I checked out the relatively unknown Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Jack Penate & Temper Trap, on the medium-size festival stages. They stood out a mile & I got some cracking pics of them all. See the Temper Trap ones here.

This year I decided to pay to go on the festival wheel to get some aerial views of the site. After queueing up (in my tasty tabard) they let me on for free!

I got some ace pics of the site, the seas of tents & peeps.

I like this sidelit one of peeps chillin in the litter

The first band we jumped on was Sound of Guns. Check the light!

It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

Here’s one Clare shot from the crowd of me shooting the above shot.

Givin it a bit of fish from the back. You’re not supposed to sneak back here, but I always do.

Fish from the front

16-35mm, poking through the back curtain, with live view on for reference

Leeds’ very own, very good Wild Beasts, looking less than wild in a nice cardigan.

The NME tent crowd

Wilder, on Alan Raw’s BBC Introducing Stage.

It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t have an image of a band members feet

There was a reet kerfuffle around the Alternative Stage so I popped in to see who was on.

It was angelos epithemiou (easy for you to say), the Shooting Stars team leader.

He packed the tent pretty tight!

Someone who didn’t pack their tent so well was this effort.

I think that’s a FAIL right there.

Festival’s ain’t festivals without people dressed like fools and dodgy grub

One of many sparked out festival casualties.

The Like, being hot but not especially good.

You get 10p back for every paper cup you return, so some folk waste a good deal of the festival cup hunting for about £4.

Saves paying for litter pickers at the end I spose.

A bit of gaffa taped slide lap action from Tame Impala

Minus the Bear, looking classically rocky with his Les Paul & Jesus mop.

Electric hair

I like this one of Minus the Bear’s basis lost in his groove.

I do like to see what’s going on behind the scenes around the fest too, especially with the roadies. They’re an unusual bunch.

Anyhoos – As I’ve about a million pics I like from Leeds Fest, I’ll leave you there for now and will post a part 2 soon.

Stay tuned y’all.

Barns

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Mel, Phil & little Holly [Photography by Barnaby Aldrick]

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Posted in Baby Photoraphy

Back in March, Clare & I popped in to see our pals Mel & Phil & their adorable one week old, Holly.

I took my camera to take a few snaps.

Awww – like a real foot, but BABY!

I love how babies copy what they see. Look at Holly’s ace expression.

Yesterday, 6 months to the day later, we went round for an ace dinner & look who’s got all growed up!

…and who’s still doing the same expression!

Mel & Phil are an awesome couple who own & run the ace Merrion St bars Verve & Reform in Leeds (Verve is where I host my Sunday Service night). As well as having a little one, they’re soon to open & launch a new bar called ‘Call Lane’, (not surprisingly) on the ever popular Call Lane, in the spot where Music Ground once was, opposite Oporto. We were hearing all about it last night and it sounds ace. Can’t wait to check it when it opens at the end of September. Clare’s gonna have her fancy dress 30th birthday bash there in October, and you’ll no doubt see some photobooth pics of that anon!

What a little star.

I’m make no claims to be a baby photographer, as it can indeed be a mission getting an infant to smile for the camera, but I just thought I’d share these.

It’s also nice to post some non-wedding images! It’s been a busy summer indeed, and now things are quietening down, I’ll be posting all sorts.

Watch this cyber space!

B

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Chris Campbell - Brilliant snaps! It’s really great to see something different from you. Lil’ Holly is adorable! You should do more like these.

Jenni & Michael // OTD Wedding Slideshow @ Gomersall Park Hotel [by Barnaby Aldrick Wedding Photography]

Sunday, August 29, 2010 Posted in On The Day Highlights Slideshow, Wedding

Yesterday we joined Jenni & Michael to photograph their most excellent wedding at Gomersall Park Hotel near Leeds.

When I peered through the blinds before I left it was chuckin it down. I checked the BBC weather website and it said ’sunny intervals’. Driving to drop Clare where Mike was getting ready it was still chucking it down. But when I pulled up at the GPH, the sky cleared and it stayed like the above for the rest of the day!

Happy days.

Here’s Jen, at the window in her ‘Bride’ dressing gown, armed with a bouquet and funky net headwear.

I’ve always wanted to snap a bride with one of those net mini-veils.

She had more up her sleeve than that though…

A lady in red!

In all the weddings I’ve ever shot, I’ve never had a bride in a red dress, so it was a pleasant surprise for me to find she had one.

Michael didn’t know too, and I was excited to see his expression when she came down the aisle.

The red & white detailing ran throughout.

On the groom & his ushers too.

They also had a pimp stretch Bentley to roll in.

I love this one of Jen just after she was laced in.

Mike waiting, more than a little nervously…

Awww.

One the girls & adorable flowergirls

The dudes

The newlyweds, at f1.6

This is why I wanted a net headbit! I’ve always liked these pics.

A moment, between a new Mr & Mrs.

Jen & Michael’d decided they’d like a peaceful wedding breakfast, so rather cunningly sent kids on their way before the meal with some giant teddies!

The flora & table fun was all done by a good pal of mine & all round lovely lady, Catherine Hubbard of Pink Daisy Creations.

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They had their likeness & their dogs marzipanned onto their cake!

I’m feeling this father of the bride moment

And this genuine declaration of total love. Moments later Jen burst into tears.

Cheers!

Spot the 2nd shooter, not even looking where she’s shooting. I don’t know.

While they ate I caught this quick still life macro of their lovely studded bands.

As usual, while their guests tucked into their dinner we backed up the day’s images to my laptop and made a quick slideshow to show at the evening reception. Generally these slideshows are around 80>100 images long and just run on the laptop on a table somewhere. They’re a great way for not only the bride & groom to get a taster of things to come, but also for guests to see what happened during the morning and ceremony.

Even though they’re only a taster of quickly ‘processed’ images from the day, and generally aren’t up to the scratch of the final images, I’ve taken to setting the pix to their first dance song to let the couple and their pals see the images literally a few days after the wedding. So, here’s their On-The-Day Slideshow set to ‘Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing’ by Aerosmith which can be downloaded from Amazon here).

If you can’t see the slideshow, are viewing this in facebook or would like to see it in HD, click here to watch it on Vimeo.com

We’d like to say a massive cheers to both Jenni & Michael for asking us along to join them on their wonderful wedding day.

I’ll get their images to them soon, and we’ll host a client area to see their finished images, but in the meantime I hope they enjoy their Jamaican honeymoon!

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Dawn & Kevin // Wedding Slideshow @ Wood Hall, Wetherby – by Barnaby Aldrick

Saturday, August 28, 2010 Posted in On The Day Highlights Slideshow, Wedding

I joined these fine folks, Kevin & Dawn, for their wedding yesterday

Kevin said that his ushers and he were suited and booted, tailed and top hatted, and I loved that he called that the ‘full mashings’

Here’s Dawns Dad’s hat at their house where I shot Dawn’s preps.

Dawn admittedly found being photographed quite difficult, and the pre-wed didn’t help calm her anxieties in the way it does most; but I snuck about like a ninja & got some lovely pics of her preparations.

Her pal Gina didn’t have the same issues! She was very happy to be wearing the Gina shoes again that she’d bought for her wedding.

Apparently they cost more than her dress did!

Dawn’s parents home was a stunning place to shoot, with light everywhere. I liked this little arch to hang the dress.

I hung an off camera flashgun off a curtain rail down the corridor to splash a bit of light on the dress.

Check these awesome kicks! Liking the laces.

Tasty flora! Her bouquet had mint & rosemary in it. Nice touch.

Kevin got ready & they hosted their reception at the lovely Wood Hall, near Wetherby. I’ve never shot here before and was excited after our pre-wed nosey.

Fortunately the sun was out when we needed it.

I liked the fact that instead of ushers and bridesmaids, they had a best man, a chief bridesmaid & lots of page boys & flower girls.

Dawn being laced in.

Dawn loves riding horses and had a beautiful horse & carriage to run them about. Mum told me off for keeping calling it a horse and cart!

Dad’s first look!

Amazing eh? The horses were amazing, with their feathers and braided manes.

A little detail of dawns bouquet

Here’s Kevin at the packed church waiting with his brother & best man Ian.

Dawns arrival & the ace mini-ushers, who’d been giving out the orders of service

A little church story sequence

Confetti!

This was a shot I’d visualised and hoped to catch on the day. Wood Hall has a long drive with a view of the hall in the distance.

Clare waited for them to pass & then had to chase them down. Fortunately the flowers van was behind & offered her a lift!

Givin it regal in front of the hall.

If you’ve got top hats you’ve got to throw em. I think it’s the law.

These chaps looked mint.

I don’t often do this shot, but Dawn’d requested it, and it came out rather fun.

Especially considering I set it up, took a shot and got a ‘full card’ message, so had to leave her there while I changed cards! Fail.

This one’s my fave portrait of the day. A real moment between newlyweds.

I quite like to try a cheeky panning shot while the new Mr & Mrs enter the room.

Good lord! Check out this cake! It might be the best cake I’ve ever seen.

Anyhoos – as usual, while Dawn & Kevin’s guests tucked into their dinner we backed up the day’s images to my laptop and made a quick slideshow to show at the evening reception. Generally these slideshows are around 80>100 images long and just run on the laptop on a table somewhere. They’re a great way for not only the bride & groom to get a taster of things to come, and also for guests to see what happened during the morning and ceremony.

Even though they’re only a taster of quickly ‘processed’ images from the day, and generally aren’t up to the scratch of the final images, I’ve taken to setting the pix to their first dance song to let the couple and their pals see the images literally a few days after the wedding. I usually set them to their first dance, but it was Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’, which is barely 2 minutes long; so here’s their On-The-Day Slideshow set to ‘Wishing on a Star’ by Paul Weller (which can be downloaded from Amazon here).

If you can’t see the slideshow, are viewing this in facebook or would like to see it in HD, click here to watch it on Vimeo.com

Thank you to both Dawn & Kevin for asking us along to join them on their wonderful wedding day. After seeing the slideshow Dawn came up & apologised for being a awkward bride to photograph; but said she was overwhelmed with the pictures from the slideshow. I understand that being photographed & in the spotlight all day long isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but it was great that she persevered with it, and now has these memories of her day.

I’ll get their images to them soon, and we’ll host a client area for guests to enjoy, but in the meantime I hope they enjoy their Mauritan honeymoon!