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London Photography Project – Hidden Gems of the River Thames These photographs focus on a variety of different locations along London’s river Thames and some of the interesting and different parts of the banks of the river which caught my eye. The Thames is a long and meandering river and throughout its length there are...

Summer Beach Holiday Photography Photographs taken on holiday can be more than just snaps of the family. We often holiday in Weymouth, Dorset. The seaside town offers a mass of opportunity for photography from the attractions on the beach and along the esplanade through to the interesting and still working harbour area. Weymouth has a...

Why do I always carry bags of heavy camera kit? Clients often comment on how heavy my camera or tripod bags are and some ask why I need to bring so much equipment to a shoot. The reason I bring a bag full of equipment is that I need to be prepared for any eventuality....

Lockdown Photography Project of Local Oxford Bridge Lockdown since Christmas has provided time again for creative photography projects. A Bridge Near Where I Live There is a particular bridge near where I live in Oxford that has caught my eye. Every time I am out photographing the bridge offers varied and different subject matter. There...

  Local Essential West Oxford Shops Open for Business during Lockdown 3 During this latest lockdown it became more apparent that the public are resorting to the large online retailers, rather than a local shop in the community. So, I decided to start a photography project highlighting the fact that all the independent essential businesses...

Photography of Snow in Oxford with Red Umbrella Sometimes a prop can help lift a picture from the 1,000’s of snowy images taken today in very busy Oxford. Everyone in Oxford had the same idea of getting out early during lockdown and capturing the snow covered colleges. I needed an umbrella to stop my camera...

Professional Photography – Processing of RAW Image Files A few photographs taken for a recent Oxford photography project can be seen above – the theme was ‘Oxford flooding’ and how different the area looked with the effects of lakes of water appearing in unusual places. Lockdown 3.0 has allowed time for further creative work near...

2020 Photography – A Brief Overview by Piranha 2020 has been an unprecedented year for everyone.  We have put together a few of the many photographs taken over the past 12 months, it was hard to choose but we hope you enjoy the varied selection above. These images range from the corporate photography taken for...

Misty Morning Photography in Oxford – Lockdown2.0 Photography around Oxford early one morning during the UK Lockdown2.0 in November 2020. Low light photography As the light levels were so low and everything so dark I felt the sculptural nature of the trees and leaves were most interesting as they emerged from the mist. Black and...

Remembrance Sunday Photography 2020 This Sunday past was ‘Remembrance Sunday‘ and with the Covid-19 pandemic there were intentionally no official ceremonies or meetings. On the morning we decided to visit Oxford’s war memorial to pay our respects and discovered that we weren’t the only ones who had the same idea. There were a select few...

A Creative Photography Project The beautiful sunshine this September has provided plenty of opportunities for outdoor photography. The pictures above were taken during day trips to Didcot Railway Centre just South of Oxford and we will be featuring them individually on Piranha Photography’s Instagram page. The Railway Centre at Didcot in Oxfordshire Didcot Railway Centre...

Learning Your Craft is the Key to Great Photography The benefit of manual focus lenses When I rub shoulders at press conferences and events with other professional photographers, they often look at me askance when they see me using manual focus lenses. Their attitude is one of why bother when modern day autofocus is so...