About

I have been taking pictures with an SLR since I was about 14. My sister and I both had Pentax SLRs and took them all over Europe. My Dad even put a darkroom in our house. I'm not sure why but for alot of years I did nothing with a camera and then when I got back into it I just had a nice point and shoot. That all changed when I had my son, who of course will have a place on this site. I knew I had to capture moments for later and I was launched into the world of DSLR. The result is lots of money, lots of time and this site.

Why this site?
I have a FLICKR site, as does half of the planet, so the question is why did I create another web site. I kept finding that I struggled displaying the photos taken to capture a situation and those taken to generate interesting pictures. Therefore this site will be used to display what I think are some of my more interesting pictures.

Want to Hire Me?
If you would like to discuss portraits or event photography please contact me vie e-mail at ajbarickman [at] gmail [dot] com

My Equipment
I use a Canon 40D and am quite happy with it although if anyone wants to give me a Nikon D3 just let me know. I am always lusting after new glass but here is my current lineup.
  • Canon 24-70mm F2.8L
  • Canon 50mm F1.8
  • Canon 70-200mm F4L IS
  • Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro

Other Galleries
Flickr
My other location for photos. See above for the difference about photos here and there.
> View FLICKR Photostream

Marla and Adam's Wedding
I was asked to shoot a wedding for some friends of ours. It was really fun but nerve-racking for me since I really did not want to ruin the photos for their big day. I think the results turned out nicely and they were extremely happy with them.
> View M&A Gallery

Compassion Day - Harvest Bible Chapel (10/12/2008)
My church had "Compassion Day" and I volenteered to try to capture it. I am quite new to event photography so I was a little apprehensive. It was challenging because the two rooms I primarily needed to shoot in were poorly lit and required me to shoot with my 50mm 1.8 wide open all day. This limited the locations I could shoot from and made it easier to miss shots with the super shallow depth of field. The "carnival" room also had terrible light and a very high celing so I could not shoot using flash. I am happy with the photos based on the tough situation.
> View Compassion Day

Harvest Bible Chapel - Saturday Night Service (11/08/2008)
I was asked by the church to take some pictures of the display that they put up called "Pass the Joy". It is a program to help those less fortunate by allowing people to grab a name off the tree and provide a gift for the holidays. I decided that I would also photograph the worship which starts each service.
> View Harvest Worship

Photography Blogs/Sites I follow

Contact: ajbarickman [at] gmail [dot] com