Wedding Photography at LeftBank, Leeds: Emma + Nick

Yesterday I joined Emma & Nick to photograph their wedding at the amazing Left Bank in Leeds! It’s such an amazing place with a fascinating history. In short, it was a community funded church that was never quite finished (hence a redbrick front & an amazing gothic interior), that in the fell into disuse and in […]
Exposing Flash // 13th April 2011 [Inspiring Photography Workshops by 3B Media]
3B Media love sharing knowledge and, forgive the pun, love it when something just clicks. Flash photography is one of those things that once you know what’s going on behind the scenes then everything makes sense. Our really popular course, Exposing Flash is for all those photographers who want to take control of their flash […]
One Day Weddings // 4th April 2011 [Inspiring Photography Workshops by 3B Media]
It feels like a while since I shot a wedding, and I’m starting to get excited about gearing up for a busy wedding season! Another part of my work is doing photographic training with 3B Media, teaching enthusiasts & aspiring photographers how to break into photography One of our favourite courses to run is the One Day […]
Get To Know Your DSLR // Inspiring Photography Workshops by 3B Media

You may know that last year Rob Booker & Phil Barber joined forces to create 3B Media, a lens-based media training company. We’ve been dreaming big for the future, and are excited to announce a whole list of training workshops for amateurs & aspiring professionals. Check out our 2011 curriculum here. The wedding, portraits and […]
Corinne Bailey-Rae // Left Bank, Leeds [by Barnaby Aldrick]

I was recently asked along to photograph another Corinne Bailey-Rae gig in Leeds (pics from the last Leeds Academy can be seen here). This gig was at Left Bank Leeds, an arts and events venue in the former St Margaret of Antioch church in the heart of Leeds’ student ghetto, Hyde Park. This church has […]
Sunday Service // Christmas Special at Call Lane Social [by Barnaby Aldrick]

Some of you may know I host a Leeds band night on the last Sunday of every month called The Sunday Service & last Sunday was our Christmas Special. We generally try to make the Sunday Service Christmas special our fun & festive highlight of the year… Above is a shot of last years special […]
Leeds Guide cover shoot // The Sunshine Underground • By Barnaby Aldrick

The first shoot on this week’s Leeds Guide brief was a cover shoot with the up-and-coming Leeds band The Sunshine Underground. They’re one of the headliners for the upcoming Live at Leeds festival on May Bank Holiday weekend (30th April>3rd May 2010) and a lot of the next Leeds Guide’s will be promoting the fest. […]
Tasty food, tasty processing // Food Photography by Barnaby Aldrick

Another food shoot I did recently was with Dine Catering Services. They asked me down in association with the Leeds Guide to pap a bit of their food. What appears here to be a little cherry tom is actually a baby toffee apple. Cheeky. A swanky hazlenut crusted yorkshire goats cheese with matchstick apple & […]
Leeds Guide Magazine // Recent food & drink faves • by Barnaby Aldrick

After yesterday’s spring roll snaps I thought I’d post some actual food & drink photography I’ve shot for the Leeds Guide recently… It’s quite the challenge to make food look appetising. Especially as I can’t fake it by painting things with varnish and piping mashed potato into a McFlurry cup. I literally turn up at […]
Leeds Guide Magazine // Corn Exchange Spring Fashion Shoot • by Barnaby Aldrick

I was approached a week or so ago by the Leeds Guide Magazine editorial team to shoot their upcoming spring fashion feature. They’d booked the Corn Exchange (mentioned in my last post, as the place where I technically became a professional photographer!) and were looking for models. On our recent 3B Media Urban Portraits training […]