Category Archives: Rants & Raves

Dec 11 2011

An AT-AT is for life, not just for Christmas // Star Wars spoofery [by Barnaby Aldrick]

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Remember these ace walkers from the start of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back? The geeks amongst you’ll know they’re ‘AT-AT’s, which of course is short for ‘All Terrain Armored Transport’.  But of course you already knew that.Well, pottering around on the web the other day, I saw that some have taken to keeping baby At-Ats as pets… …and they’re apparently very much like keeping a dog Apart from you can teach an old imperial armoured transport new tricks But they’re non-too bright and do get tangled up sometimes Some chap went as far as making a movie of his...

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Dec 09 2011

Kyra’s Christmas Fleece // Equafleece Dog Jumper! [by Barnaby Aldrick Photography]

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My dear rescue dog, Kyra, told me how much she likes dressing up.  Or at least I think she said ‘likes’.  That kinda stunned expression is a bit cryptic… Either way, as winter temperatures drop and with Christmas pending, I thought I’d treat her to a festive jumper from Equafleece - purveyors of finely-crafted dog-wear!  They’re not just snappy, but they’ve also got jazzy wicking & warming properties especially created for dogses! Either way, I think she looks the business in her new turtle-neck. She thinks she looks better in black & white, and I believe that’s because: a) we don’t see...

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Nov 08 2011

Wedding Albums // Loxley Bellissimo Perfetto [by Barnaby Aldrick Wedding Photography]

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The album’s I generally offer my clients are AsukaBook photobooks.  I’ve often thought of my photographic style as being that of a visual storyteller, and my album choice and style has evolved as a consequence of that.  The storybooks I offer generally have 80 pages, leaving ample space to really chapter & tell the tale of a wedding. I don’t offer many album options – usually just a perfectly formed, beautifully-finished 10×10″ Master Storybook with either gloss or matt laminated pages.  I also offer a 12×12″ upgrade with the option to have the binding ‘lay flat’ instead of book-style crease down...

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Oct 30 2011

Priory Cottages at Syningthwaite // Wedding Fair – Sunday 30th Oct 2011 [by Barnaby Aldrick Wedding Photography]

Today I’m at the wedding fair at The Priory in Syningthwaite (try saying ‘Syningthwaite’ fast twice!) I shot these puppies on my iPhone when I arrived this morning (with the cunning Hipstematic iPhone app) The Priory is basically a wicked new wedding/events venue deep the fields of North Yorkshire surrounded by ace holiday cottages and an ancient Priory building.  It was once derelict & run down & is now a super stylish events space, decorated to an extremely high spec; ideal for a wedding you can put our own mark on.  It’s also a family run business run by a super helpful & enthusiastic bunch.  (Check out...

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Oct 06 2011

‘Drive’ // The love child of Film Noir & a Western? [Movie thoughts by Barnaby Aldrick]

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With the craziness of a busy summer’s wedding photography I’ve not written enough personal blogs around the OTD slideshows and pre-weds, and now the season’s settling back into bed a bit, I’m gonna get posting more varied posts again, including sharing my thoughts on films I’ve recently enjoyed… [nb: if you hit 'subscribe' above you'll be alerted when I post new blogs] So – yesterday night we caught Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn latest film ’Drive’, starring Ryan Gosling the other day and it really stuck with me. Not just cos it had some outrageously violent scenes, but for a film...

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Aug 11 2011

Move. Eat. Learn. Rick Mereki’s triptych moving love letter to travel

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“3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films.” That’s a quote from Rick Mereki, who with two buddies (producer Tim White & actor Andrew Lees) somehow convinced Australia’s STA Travel to fund their exotic, 11-country jaunt!   Their pitch, to create three 1 minute videos on the theme of Moving, Eating and Learning.  After sifting & chopping through a terabyte of what appears to be DSLR stock, Rick...

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Apr 09 2011

Rainy 12 Miler // New 24mm lens, wide open [by Barnaby Aldrick]

For some bizarre reason I’ve signed myself up for a 12 mile walk in the lakes this summer with a bunch of nutters from Clare’s other job. The chap organising it decided to stretch our legs with a practice 12 mile walk round where he lives in Scisset, near Hudderfield. I saw it as a chance to stretch the legs of a new lens I’ve acquired for the upcoming wedding season, Canon’s 24mm f1.4 prime lens. I shall call him ‘The Wideboy’ It’s strength is it’s low light, fast f-stop performance, but one of the things I like about it is...

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Feb 18 2011

The Art of FLIGHT // Ace Snowboarding Trailer by [Barnaby Aldrick Blog]

Wow!  Check this awesomeness… Fantastic, inspiring film-making eh? It’s a teaser for a Red Bull documentary following epic snowboarding shenegans around the world. But the nuts (read: progressive) blend of film making & technology is what excites me, really capturing the adventure/travel drama of adrenaline-fuelled mentalists in action. The Art of FLIGHT releases September 2011. For more see: The Art Of Flight official website Here’s another from the same chap’s last production ‘That’s it, That’s All’ (sadly not in HD). And that’s that really. Enjoy your weekends… B

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Feb 10 2011

Printed Prints! // Michelle & Martin’s Lounge [by Barnaby Aldrick]

Someone said to me the other day that in spite of a massive resurgence towards creative photography – with zillions of photo apps on phones never less than an arms length away, the cheapness of digital compacts and a move back to the SLR for ultimate quality – this decade will probably go down in history as the one where the least prints are made, while peoples hard disks burst at their magnetic seams with images gathering digital dust. Interesting thought eh?  Especially as clients so desperately want a copy of the image files (which I supply in printable &...

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Jan 14 2011

Thank You Card! // [Barnaby Aldrick Wedding Photography]

Look what I got in the post today! What a lovely message! “Dear Barnaby & Clare, Sorry this is so late coming!! We really can’t thank you enough for how fantastic you both were – we absolutely love the photos, and everyone has complimented us on them.  And Barnaby, you were so supportive on the day.  I don’t think you realised how much the phrase ‘I like your style’ on the wedding day morning cheered me and gave me confidence!!  It felt like two mates doing our photos.  We’ll be keeping tabs on your career – I’m sure more amazing...

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