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....
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Simon - Wow, that IS amazing, almost makes me forget that red bull tastes like piss. Brain Farm are doing some really interesting stuff, did you see this? http://tinyurl.com/259mp5x

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...
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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...
Iain Gomes - I love the card shot… really nice.

On a heavy & bloated boxing day I was idly googling (watch out Collin’s Oxford Dictionary – new word incoming) and somehow I started reading into the latest iPhone OS update. These days I like to check if it’s worth a wasted afternoon formatting, updating & syncing back all my iPhone data only to find...
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nohman zidane - i was wondering if you can use it to mirror your macs screen image ( does it replace the tv cabling) and if not. can you play your personal movie collection ( not quicktime compat)
thanks B
Barnaby Aldrick - I’ve not heard of it being able to desktop mirror/2nd monitor with aTV, and it only plays itunes friendly movie formats. So you have to convert AVI’s etc to MP4/M4v’s with the free transcoder Handbreak or by using apps that ‘repackage’ movie formats etc into MP4s, which is much faster than the decoding & recoding process of transcoding. So although it’s a clever system, you’ll have to live with the HDMI cable & re-encode your movie library. Boo.
Check this crazy video out. I spotted it on DSLR cimema guru Vincent Laforet’s blog: It’s Alex Roman‘s latest video project. But before I go into more detail, check this out too: That was a project made by a Graphic Designer/Art Director based in the UK BC2010. Aside from being great looking films, the amazing thing about...
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After an exciting and busy wedding season, the latter half of this year has been a period of serious album design! After spending July in Africa doing some charity photography (which can be viewed by clicking categories in the menu above & selecting Charity Photography) some clients waited a little longer than I usually like...
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Earlier this summer I shot the wedding of Emma & Matt at the lovely East Riddlesdon Hall near Keighley. Their big day was ace fun, shooting in & around the amazing National Trust building, beautiful lake and manicured topiary Since then I’ve been approached by the National Trust to become a recommended supplier there! It...
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Warning: This might be the geekiest post ever to some. And yet to others, it’ll be borderline arousing. You have been warned… The camera I shoot my weddings on, the Canon 5DmkII, shook the world of cinematography by including the option to shoot outstanding ‘Full Frame’ (ie. 35mm sensor size) full HD video. This kind...
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rudi - I like the 5d 2 rig. Of course you can pull focus without it, but you wont get any where near the precision with out your gear. I would like to buy it myself, will have to look on ebay! I will be very interested to hear how your videoing came out with the new gear.
Richard Buchanan - Barnaby Aldrick, you’re just far too damn talented, creative and clever by far! I’ve become a regular visitor to your web site since you photographed my sons wedding (Martin & Emily in October) and i’m amazed how all the wedding pictures on your web site capture the moment. So a very, very, very big thank you.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the finished final article.
Also enjoyed all the other weddings you captured as well as the Marrakesh escapade/assignment and the 5d 2 rig. I think the relevance of every picture tells a story’ comes to the fore. The running commentary you provide with each photo element is certainly very effective and adds to the viewing enjoyment.
Recognition no less by the National Trust too….like i said earlier, just too damned talented! Keep up the excellent work, thoroughly enjoy browsing your website.
Now where did I put my EOS 400 (ok so its not a 5D but as you said it’s the creative side of the photographer that matters) who knows where it might lead to!
Kind Regards
Richard
Barnaby Aldrick - How very kind of you to say so Richard! Really – that means a great deal. It was an absolute pleasure joining Martin, Emily & your gang for their big day.
Keep using that 400D! If you’d ever like to dust up on your SLR camera skills keep your eyes out for our 3Bmedia training workshops – we’ve loads planned next year and will be releasing details on our blogs soon.
But thanks again for that wonderful comment! B

Any of you iPhone users use Passcode Lock to get into your phone? Smart thinking! Then if someone pinches your phone they can’t use it! Huzzah! Fight crime with brains! Furthermore – If you’re a mobile me subscriber, you can log in & use the ‘find my iPhone‘ feature (which works with iPad’s too) and...
Jennifer - Thanks for the above – very clever and WHEN I get an iPhone will definitely have a play!

I wouldn’t say I’m big into the back-scratching world of recommending suppliers to my wedding clients. I don’t have a page on my site that recommends particular florists / bands / hair & makeup artists etc. However, I’ve been in this game for a while now and have met some really interesting individuals and businesses...
Fiona Pickles - Ooh thanks Barnaby (not sure why you felt compelled to include a pic of me but I’ll let it go!!). I’m sure Lesley will also love to hear she’s become my business partner!!
Seriously though, thanks for your help at the teach in, it was v helpful and thanks for the fabulous (as ever) pics. Brian loves the one of Oscar!
xx
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