Andrea BarrettSince first starting out as a wedding photographer 22 years ago, Andrea Barrett has gained an array of qualifications including FSWPP, ABIPP, AMPA and Cr.GWP and has become a SWPP Associate and Fellowship with Craftsman.
Her talent and passion have clinched her more than 250 awards, including National Wedding Photographer of the Year for three consecutive years and regional awards in classical, avant garde, wedding album, wedding portfolio and environmental portrait categories. Her most recent win was the coveted WPPI Award of Excellence 2009 in Las Vegas – a convention Andrea has now attended four times and has already booked for next year.
She has also judged competitors’ entries at both regional and national level for the last ten years and in that period has been nominated for the Woman of Achievement’s Businesswoman of the Year Award no less than three times.
And having lectured on studio portraits, weddings and marketing to both fellow photographers and students for 15 years while also providing valuable training and experience to novice photographers during some of her 70-plus weddings each year, it’s easy to see why Andrea has become well liked and well respected in the industry.
Her well-balanced mix of classical and modern styles and digital
techniques ¬– influenced by the likes of favourite photographers Jerry
Ghionis, Mark Cleghorn and Nigel Harper – also makes her a popular
choice among couples eager to take home ‘wow’ factor memories of their
special day. Andrea continues to buck the credit crunch trend by taking
more enquiries and bookings year-on-year.
Mum to three daughters, Andrea also has three young grandchildren and
enjoys - architecture, interior design and socialising.
Andrea Barrett has an Exhibition here.
Andrea's Programmes
Foundation in Wedding Photography (Masterclass)
Surviving The Recession (Masterclass)
Classical Posing and Lighting For Weddings (Superclass) (Sold Out)
The SWPP 2010 Convention was an outstanding success,
we have 297 days to get ready for the 2011 convention - which starts on January 11, 2011
Photo Quote: I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light. - Galen Rowell