Look at all that water Mummy
Category: Coast, Landscape, Northumberland, Outdoors, Personal
My two favourites, bathed in the morning sunshine at Embleton beach, Northumberland. © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
Tough Mudders
Category: Event, Event Photography, Fun, Outdoors, Sport Photography
A good friend of ours hired me to photograph her sons birthday bash. No probs I said. This was a brilliant and fun photo shoot. Although I hadn’t quite anticipated just how difficult a shoot it was going to be until I got there. This delightful muddy course is the Fitness Success Obstacle Gym, Wakefield Road, Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Their motto is ‘Think Outside The Gym’. Well, we were well and truly outside the
Melissa Alice – Silkwood Studio Shoot
Category: Model, Personal, Photography, Portrait, Studio Photography
Another great studio shoot at Silkwood Studios last night with the lovely model Melissa Alice, who was professional and very patient throughout the evening. Managed to get a nice range of photos exploring different lighting set ups. It turned out to be quite a colourful shoot, especially when the umbrellas came out. A super night with some really nice people/fellow photographers. © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
Tiger Tiger
Category: Children, Personal, Photography, Portrait
Post Party Blues © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
The Divine Miss Aitch – Studio Shoot with Bradford Photographic Society
Category: Model, Personal, Photography, Portrait, Studio Photography
I recently linked up with the Bradford Photographic Society for a studio shoot at the Silkwood Studios in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The Bradford Photographic Society was formed by a small group of photography enthusiasts way back in November 1860. It has been active in the city ever since. It boasts to be one of the oldest photographic societies in the world. The model for the evening was The Divine Miss Aitch who is a part
Premier Taekwondo – Photo Sessions
Category: Photography, Promotion, Promotional, Sport Photography, Studio Photography
I have recently been working with Premier Taekwondo in Huddersfield. Premier Taekwondo is the largest Taekwondo club in the UK with over 600 members and caters for people of all ages. It has been great to work with the team there, looking at aspects of club photography including camera set up, off camera light/flash photography and studio lighting set-ups. The club staff are really friendly as are the club members that I have spent time with.
I recently spent some time up in Northumberland with my family on a summer vacation. Such a stunning part of the world. We try and get up there at least once a year if we can. While I was there I managed to get out and photograph the coast as the sun was rising. Luckily there was plenty of drama on this stunning morning. The light was just magnificent. Most of these shots are taken
Arts Council Collection and Gomersal Primary School’s own Arts Council
Category: Arts, Creativity, Event, Event Photography, History, Sculpture
Gomersal Primary School’s own Arts Council recently visited the Arts Council Collection at the Longside Gallery at the fabulous Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The visit was devised in order for the young artists of Gomersal Primary School to get an insight into how major artworks are looked after and cared for when in transit, in storage and indeed when on loan in selected galleries or buildings when out on display to the public. The school council
All Stars Performing Arts – Annie – Bradford Playhouse
Category: Event, Event Photography, iPhone, iPhoneography, Personal
I recently had the great pleasure of playing President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Bradford Playhouse last week on the 6th 7th and 8th of July. I joined the cast from the All Stars Performing Arts group who are an extremely talented bunch of young performers. The show was a massive hit and had 4 standing ovations. I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun performing. Usually I would have had my
This is a photograph of my other brother Ethan body boarding the white waters at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont Country Park, Nottingham. Looks like fun eh? © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
This is a photograph of my brother Jake surfing the white waters at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont Country Park, Nottingham. It is a world class white water venue where both of my brothers Jake and Ethan are usually found training in canoe and kayak slalom respectively. They are a very talented pair and hopefuls for the future. They both perform to some of the highest standards in Great Britain. This is Jake having a
That Tordoff Fella
Category: Personal, Photography, Portrait
Our friend, Mr Tordoff. Looking somewhat pensive. I really like this shot. You can almost see the daydream! © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
Trixy
Category: iPhone, iPhoneography, Portrait
This is actually an iPhone shot. I was messing around with lighting and my daughter came over and asked what I was up to, so I took a few snaps on the phone. I really liked this one. Edited on the phone also using various apps. Processed with VSCO with b1 preset
Spring Family Shoot Offer – 2017
Category: Baby, Children, Family Shoot, Lifestyle, Outdoors, Photography, Promotion, Promotional
Spring is here and it is such a wonderful time of year. Everything new and bursting with life. The nights are getting lighter, the weather is warming up. Life is generally buzzing and there is an air of excitement in the atmosphere. Why not celebrate this spring by treating yourself and your family to a photo shoot? Capture those precious moments at this wonderful time of year and keep them for an eternity. My family photo
Bits of London – DSLR
Category: Outdoors, Personal, Photography, Street Photography
Here are some more shots from our trip to London. These were taken with my DSLR. Click on the images below to view the full pictures. © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
Bits of London
Category: iPhone, iPhoneography, Personal
I’ve just spent a week in London with my family. We did the whole tourist thing. I have been to London many times but never done the site seeing and major attractions. I took a fair few photos on my DSLR which I have yet to download and have a look at, but here are a few shots that I took with my iPhone. Edits were done on the phone using Snapseed, Pixlr and VSCO. They
Scream (but not the movie)
Category: Creativity, Personal, Portrait
© Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
A Brave New Morning
Category: iPhone, iPhoneography, Personal
A quick iPhone shot of the stunning sunshine this morning. I just liked the way it was hitting the tarmac over the rooftops. Beauty is everywhere! © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
Urban Urchin
Category: Creativity, iPhone, iPhoneography, Outdoors, Personal, Street Photography
© Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
Self Portrait – EMELBI 2007
Category: Personal, Photography, Portrait
This is a re-edit of a photo that I took back in 2007. I was gigging a fair bit a the time and needed this for a promo image. A Selfie if you like. Before Selfies were a thing! © Mike Barrett Photography 2017 – All Rights Reserved
New Work Coming Soon…
Category: Photography, Project
New work coming soon. ‘It’s not like I remember’. Watch this space.
My daughter shouted out to me and my wife the other morning. “Mummy, Daddy, come and look at this”. There was a Sparrowhawk sitting as still as possible on our old gate over the road from our house. I really have no idea how she spotted it as it took my wife and I a while to see it sitting there. Even though my daughter was avidly pointing and saying, “There, there, there…” Every bird in the neighborhood
PROJECT 365 – DAY 366
Category: PROJECT 365
Laughing all the way! See all my PROJECT 365 photographs here: Mike Barrett – Project 365
PROJECT 365 – DAY 365
Category: PROJECT 365
Young Budding Sculptor. See all my PROJECT 365 photographs here: Mike Barrett – Project 365
PROJECT 365 – DAY 364
Category: PROJECT 365
Not so synchronized. See all my PROJECT 365 photographs here: Mike Barrett – Project 365
PROJECT 365 – DAY 363
Category: PROJECT 365
Winter Stroll. See all my PROJECT 365 photographs here: Mike Barrett – Project 365