Blog | searching for 'leica'

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...

Corporate Event Photography in Manchester of Professor Brian Cox Professor Brian Cox was the speaker at this corporate event in Manchester. Piranha Photography was commissioned to provide coverage of the conference during the day and then the evening event, when guests listened to Brian Cox and then enjoyed mingling and chatting with the corporate client...

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...

For the best portraits, it’s the dynamic between photographer and subject Before I start a photoshoot, I always want to know its purpose and what the subject expects from it. To get the best portraits, photographers need the active involvement and cooperation of subjects. As you know, it takes two to tango. The photoshoot’s context...

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...

Landscape Photography in Weymouth and Dorset Here you can see a few of the pictures taken during a relaxing holiday in the beautiful Dorset countryside and near the beach.  The landsape photography was taken in Weymouth in Dorset and at various places along the Jurassic coast.  The Jurassic coast, natural World Heritage Site is famous...

Bristol Photography – A Day Visiting the Docks Last weekend I was visiting Bristol and so with my trusty Leica M10 I went for a walk around the historic docks. Bristol Docks Main Attractions The docks in Bristol are a fascinating look back through time with a mix of varied and interesting things to see...

Corporate Photography with Social Distancing Last week, Douglas was commissioned for a corporate photo shoot of the board members of the Business Growth Fund (BGF) during an away day at Great Fosters Hotel, an attractive location on the edge of London. Although Douglas has photographed countless similar board meetings, we now ensure that we follow...