PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY — FULL REFERENCE Generated 2026-08-08. British English. Prices in £ (GBP). BUSINESS OVERVIEW Piranha Photography is a London-based corporate photography and videography company founded in 1993, trading for over 30 years. The business provides professional photographic and video services to companies, professional firms, private businesses, charities, and not-for-profit organisations across London, the wider UK, and continental Europe. The team is led by principal photographer Douglas Fry and comprises five photographers and three videographers, with Samantha Fry managing project administration. Piranha covers approximately 300 photo shoots per year and has accumulated over 85 positive reviews on LinkedIn. The company's client base spans FTSE 100 companies, FTSE 250 companies, AIM-listed firms, private equity houses, law firms, public relations consultancies, design agencies, and start-ups. Services encompass corporate headshots, business portraits, board and management photography, annual report photography, corporate event and conference photography, PR photography, company website photography, and corporate videography. Douglas Fry shoots exclusively with Leica cameras and lenses, whilst other team members use Canon, Sony, and Nikon equipment. All images are processed on fast computers and backed up daily to three 48TB servers, with data held at data centres in two different Greater London locations. A key differentiator is the company's ability to respond at short notice to tight deadlines, deliver images same-day or next-day, and upload selects directly to Dropbox for rapid social media sharing. Piranha Photography is based at The Gatehouse, Regency Terrace, South Kensington, London SW7 3QW, with an additional address in Oxford. CONTACT Telephone: +44 (0)20 7193 9446 Mobile: +44 (0)77 7178 8023 WhatsApp: https://wa.me/447771788023 Email: info@piranhaphotography.com Address: The Gatehouse, Regency Terrace, South Kensington, London SW7 3QW Contact page: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/contact-business-commercial-photography-company/ OWNER BACKGROUND Douglas Fry is the founder and principal photographer. He read Physics at Imperial College, London, then served a five-year stint with the Honourable Artillery Company before cycling around the world. His photographic career began in advertising at the fashion house Burberry, after which he joined The Independent newspaper group. He subsequently became a freelance news and features photographer, with work regularly appearing in The Times, The Independent, the Observer, the Spectator, and other national titles. He founded Piranha Photography in 1993 and currently lives in Oxford. He uses exclusively Leica cameras and lenses and is commissioned for over 300 corporate assignments per year. SERVICES CORPORATE HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY On-location business headshot photography carried out at the client's offices using portable studio lighting (Elinchrom Octa Softbox with Elinchrom battery flash) and Lastolite pop-up backdrops in grey or white. Covers individual and batch sessions for staff, with images suitable for websites, LinkedIn profiles, and social media. LinkedIn headshots are typically shot in a more relaxed style than the corporate set, and subjects are encouraged to bring a change of jacket, shirt or top. Photoshop retouching and background replacement ('cutting out') are offered. CORPORATE & BUSINESS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Formal and reportage-style portraits of directors, managers, and staff taken in office environments, outdoors, or against plain studio-style backdrops. Used for company websites, annual reports, brochures, and marketing materials. BOARD & MANAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY Individual headshots and group shots of board directors and senior executives, including on the day of board meetings. Meeting photography and boardroom group photography are also provided, with results delivered to tight deadlines for press releases and publishing. CORPORATE EVENT & CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHY Reportage and unposed photography at awards ceremonies, business launches, company presentations, staff parties, AGMs, investor days, IPOs, flotations, and conferences. Images are processed quickly and uploaded to Dropbox for rapid sharing on social media. ANNUAL REPORT PHOTOGRAPHY Location and studio photography for company annual reports, including portraits of management, employees, and documentation of business facilities and premises. Travel to overseas subsidiaries is available. Multiple photographic sessions are recommended to generate a wide library of images. CORPORATE PR PHOTOGRAPHY Media-ready photography for public relations companies, including photography for deals (mergers, acquisitions, stock market listings), major announcements, City of London transactions, and press coverage. High-resolution images can be sent directly to picture desks on national and regional business titles. COMPANY WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHY Original, brand-specific photography for business websites, avoiding photographic library fees. All images are licensed in perpetuity to the client and can also be used across marketing materials and social media without repeat fees. CORPORATE & BUSINESS VIDEOGRAPHY HD corporate video production including 'talking heads' interviews filmed at the client's location, company event videos, and conference videography. Videos are produced for use on company websites, LinkedIn, and social media. The team includes a dedicated videography leader and three videographers. ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY Photography of new and existing buildings for clients who have constructed impressive premises, including documentation of construction from first build through to completion. WORKING OFFICE PHOTOGRAPHY Reportage photography of staff at work in the client's offices, using off-camera lighting and shallow depth of field to isolate subjects within a busy environment. Produces a library of images for websites, annual reports and marketing materials. IDEAL CLIENTS Large and mid-sized corporations (including FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies), AIM-listed businesses, private equity and finance firms, law firms and barristers' chambers, public relations and financial PR consultancies, design and advertising agencies, charities, not-for-profit organisations, and start-ups that require professional corporate photography or video for websites, annual reports, PR, social media, and marketing materials. Clients typically have busy senior executives and demanding deadlines. PROCESS Clients contact Piranha via email or phone to discuss their requirements. Recces and meetings can be arranged to choose the best location and discuss the brief. Ahead of a photo shoot, the team discusses the brief with the client, including backdrop colour, room size, number of subjects, required formats, and any Photoshop requirements such as background replacement. The photographer arrives approximately one hour before shooting to set up lighting and equipment. For headshot sessions, a portable studio system is assembled on the client's premises and a laptop is set up so images can be viewed and selected on the day. For events, the team works discreetly using reportage techniques. After the shoot, images are processed promptly on fast computers, backed up to three 48TB servers, and delivered same-day or next-day where required. Selected images are uploaded to Dropbox or a dedicated client viewing area for the client and their guests to review and share. Retouching and resizing of final files are also provided. PRICING Prices are supplied on request. Piranha tailors each photo shoot to the client, so costs vary depending on the brief, including the number of people being photographed, indoor and outdoor locations, use of hair and make-up services, and other factors. The company normally works on a half day or full day rate for corporate photography. No published rate card appears on the website. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE Primarily London and across the UK. The team also travels overseas, including continental Europe and beyond. Douglas Fry has photographed facilities in Germany, Italy, Bosnia, Norway, and Switzerland, and has worked in Paris. With sufficient notice, Piranha can shoot in most major towns or cities in the world. KEY PAGE SUMMARIES CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/ London corporate photographer specialising in professional portraits, business headshots, office pictures, PR and event photography, all taken on Leica cameras for ultimate quality. CORPORATE HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/headshot-photographer-london/ Corporate headshot photographer in London – specialist business photography with portable studio lighting and backdrop for consistent professional headshots. CORPORATE & BUSINESS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/business-corporate-portrait-photographer-london/ London businesses corporate portraits of staff. CORPORATE EVENT & CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/conference-corporate-event-photographer-london/ Corporate event and conference photographer in London. ANNUAL REPORT PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/annual-report-photographer-london/ Piranha Photography has extensive experience as annual report photographer for many companies. BOARD & COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/company-board-photographer-london/ Professional photography for board members, enhancing your Annual Reports and PR with striking images tailored for your company. CORPORATE PR PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/corporate-pr-photographer-london/ Corporate PR photographer providing photography for PR / Public Relations Companies to use in publications, major announcements and City of London deals. COMPANY WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/company-website-photographer/ Company website photographer in London, for images which are true to the business' brand and are unique - avoiding expensive photographic library fees. CORPORATE & BUSINESS VIDEOGRAPHY LONDON - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/business-corporate-videos-london/ Piranha Photography's videographers produce corporate videos to help businesses highlight corporate messages on company websites. OUR TEAM AT PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/team/ Our team of experienced professional corporate photographers and videographers has been providing photographic services to London companies for more than 25 years. CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLIENTS - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/corporate-commercial-photographer-clients/ Piranha's client list covers a range of corporate companies, from large to small, as well as design agencies and PR consultancies. CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY CLIENT TESTIMONIALS - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/corporate-photographer-videographer-testimonials/ Client recommendations and testimonials describing how pleased they were with Piranha Photography's corporate photographer and business video production. LEICA CAMERAS FOR CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHER - PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/technical-photographer-london/ Piranha Photography have the latest Leica cameras and lenses for top quality corporate photography. FAQS – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/faq/ Answers to the most frequently asked questions about Piranha's corporate photography services, covering booking, pricing, session length, delivery, equipment, coverage, retouching, references and insurance. BLOG | PIRANHA PHOTOGRAPHY CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHER LONDON URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/blog/ News from Piranha - stay up to date and see business photography and corporate video work in London and across the UK. CONTACT | BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPANY | PIRANHA URL: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/contact-business-commercial-photography-company/ Contact Piranha for corporate, PR, event, annual report, conference and web photography and videos. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Source: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/faq/ Q: What types of photography do you offer? A: Piranha specialises in corporate and commercial photography, including company headshots and full body shots of directors, senior managers and staff for use on websites, marketing and investor relations materials, and social media channels. Piranha covers event photography, including conferences, award ceremonies and company parties, and provides business video services in addition to stills photography. Q: Can I see examples of your photography? A: Yes. Recent work is published on the Piranha blog at https://www.piranhaphotography.com/blog/, and a portfolio of relevant images can be sent on request. Headshots range in style from the formal white background to environmental office shots as well as outdoor portraits. Q: Are your corporate photo shoots in a London studio? A: Piranha photographs at clients' premises or other facilities, both indoors and outdoors depending on weather and light. For most corporate assignments, shoots take place at a London head office or a larger corporate site. Ahead of the shoot Piranha is allocated a room with good natural light and plenty of space for equipment, which is set up around an hour in advance of shooting. Piranha supplies all equipment (cameras, lenses, tripods and lighting) and carries spares to every shoot. Shooting at client locations means less work interruption and saves travel time for staff being photographed. If a studio is required, Piranha can arrange this and is accustomed to shooting in a studio environment. Q: Where are most of your photo shoots? A: The majority are in London and across the UK, but Piranha also works overseas. The team travels to cover business headshots as well as events such as conferences, award ceremonies, product launches, seminars and exhibitions, and social occasions including office parties and staff celebrations. Q: How long in advance do I need to book your services? A: Piranha recommends giving as much notice as possible, ideally a few weeks. If diaries allow, new photography bookings can be accommodated at very short notice. Q: How do I book a corporate photography session? A: By telephone on +44 (0)20 7193 9446 or +44 (0)77 7178 8023, by email to info@piranhaphotography.com, or via the contact form at https://www.piranhaphotography.com/contact-business-commercial-photography-company/ with as much detail as possible. Recces and meetings can be arranged to choose the best location and discuss the brief. Q: How much do you charge? A: Prices are supplied on request, as each photo shoot is tailored precisely to the client. Costs vary depending on the brief, including the number of people being photographed, indoor and outdoor locations, use of hair and make-up services, and other factors. Piranha normally works on a half day or full day rate for corporate photography. Q: How long is a typical photoshoot session? A: For typical corporate headshot sessions Piranha normally shoots in half-day blocks, allocating on average between 10 and 15 minutes per person depending on circumstances and location. In a dual-photographer setup, up to 30 people can be photographed in a half day. With a single photographer, up to 15 people in a half-day session. Q: How many photographs will the corporate photographer supply? A: A wide choice of images in a variety of poses per person, including different styles suitable for personal social media and LinkedIn. Briefs are agreed in advance with clients, usually with a member of the marketing and communications team. Q: How much creative help with composition will the photographer provide? A: Piranha's photographers provide direction and guidance on the day to comply with the brief and produce the best images possible. Q: How long will it take to receive my final photographs? A: A set of images is usually returned within a maximum of 24 hours after the photo shoot. Same-day delivery is also possible if required. For press photography, images can be delivered directly to picture editors in newsrooms. For PR or urgent photography, pictures are often discussed with the marketing team during the shoot and selected images supplied quickly to meet the deadline. Q: How will my photos be reviewed and delivered? A: Piranha provides a link to a website where images can be reviewed and preferred selections downloaded. Files are delivered securely via Dropbox or the client's preferred method. Q: Do you cover London and the whole of the UK? A: Yes. Much of Piranha's corporate photography is in London, including the City of London, but the team travels extensively throughout the UK and overseas. With sufficient notice, Piranha can shoot in most major towns or cities in the world. Q: Can you bring a backdrop if required? A: Yes. Piranha has Lastolite backdrops in a number of colours to sit behind subjects and provide a uniform colour background. Q: What equipment do you use? A: Piranha favours Leica lenses and camera bodies, and also regularly uses Canon, Sony and Nikon equipment. Equipment and cloud storage capacity are updated frequently to ensure images are securely stored and quickly accessible. Data is backed up at data centres in two different Greater London locations. For headshots a tripod is used so that final photographs are consistent. Q: Do you use lighting? A: Yes. Lighting is the key ingredient in professional photography. For every headshot or office photoshoot Piranha prepares a full studio set up with Elinchrom flash to ensure even lighting across the subject. Q: Can you provide a hair and makeup artist? A: Yes. Piranha often provides a makeup artist to assist with preparing subjects for headshot photo shoots. Subtle hair and makeup alterations can be of value. Q: Do you offer retouching services? A: Yes. Piranha offers minor or extensive retouching as required. Some clients request that images are 'cut out' in Photoshop and backgrounds changed. This service and others are offered as needed. Q: Do you cover London events? A: Yes. Piranha's team attends regular corporate events in London including business conferences, parties, staff celebrations, product launches, seminars and award ceremonies. Q: What is important for successful event photography? A: Briefing the event photographer in advance so they know what will be happening and when. Piranha's team knows where to stand for the best images and aims to document an event from start to finish while remaining discreet. The reportage approach captures guests arriving and networking, keynote speakers, panel discussions, platform speakers in action and people in break-out areas. Event photography is processed quickly by Piranha's back office so clients can use the photographs on social media and LinkedIn immediately after coverage is completed. Q: Which London event venues have you photographed at recently? A: Recent venues include The Gherkin, EIT at the Savoy, The Natural History Museum, The Science Museum, The V&A Victoria and Albert Museum, The National Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, ExCeL London, Westminster Hall, The Roundhouse, The Oval, The Houses of Parliament, The London Transport Museum, The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, HAC Honourable Artillery Company, The Hilton on Park Lane, Andaz London, The Royal Society of Arts Club, Somerset House, The London Stock Exchange, The Royal Overseas League, Chatham House, The US Ambassador's Residence, Sheraton Piccadilly, Frameless, and The Sky Garden. Q: Do you provide references? A: Yes. Piranha encourages prospective clients to speak with retained clients for feedback and is happy to provide names and contact details of regular clients. Q: Do you have insurance? A: Yes. Piranha Photography has comprehensive professional indemnity and public liability insurance. HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY — ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Source: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/headshot-photographer-london/ Q: How many corporate headshot photographs are required of each person? A: It depends on the client. Some companies like a selection of many photographs of each person from which to choose after the shoot; others ask each person to choose one photograph. Piranha sets up a laptop so headshots can be viewed and selected immediately, which saves the marketing department seeking approval from each subject at a later date. Q: What are the best formats for the final photographs? A: All headshots are taken on top-of-the-range cameras as RAW files. After the shoot these files are hand-processed through specialist photographic software so colour, contrast and other details can be fine-tuned and blemishes removed, before clients are supplied with JPEG files at the correct size for their project. Final images can be supplied in colour or black and white depending on the design. Q: What room is needed for a headshot session? A: A large room without bulky furniture, giving the photographer space to set up lights and backdrop. Sending a few photographs of the room to the photographer in advance, or arranging a recce, saves time on the day deciding angles and equipment placement. Q: How long should be allowed per person? A: Around 15 minutes per person, plus set-up and test-shot time when the photographer arrives. An agreed schedule circulated in advance to everyone being photographed helps the day run smoothly. TECHNICAL — ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Source: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/technical-photographer-london/ and https://www.piranhaphotography.com/blog/how-safe-are-your-corporate-images/ Q: Which cameras does Douglas Fry use? A: Three Leica cameras: a Leica SL2-S for studio work and shoots requiring flash, and two Leica M11-P rangefinders suited to documentary and reportage photography. Lenses range from a 21mm ultra-wide to the Leica 90mm APO Summicron and a 300mm f2.8 super telephoto for conference work. Q: The Leica M11-P — how safe are your corporate images? A: The M11-P cameras come equipped with Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) software, an open-source standard supporting encrypted EXIF metadata. It locks copyright data and timestamps into processed images and records any edits made to a file, so clients can verify their photographs are genuine and that changes were made only by authorised personnel. CAI is used alongside Lightroom, whose built-in encryption prevents unapproved manipulation by third parties. Images come with digital authentication certificates that anyone can check via a free online tool. PEOPLE AND CAMERA — ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Source: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/blog/why-camera-unsettle-some-people/ Q: Why does the camera unsettle some people and not others? A: It is not about conventional beauty. People with irregular features can look strikingly good on camera and are more than happy to be photographed. But for a small number of people, even the traditionally very good looking, being professionally photographed is a torment, and despite professional skills, preparation and people handling, they sometimes cannot be persuaded that they will look great in the photographs. This is to do with negative self-image, and it is becoming more common in the social media age. Everyone photographed is asked for feedback during the shoot to check they are happy with the results. AI AND PHOTOGRAPHY — ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Source: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/blog/ai-generated-replace-corporate-headshots/ Q: Could AI generated images replace corporate headshot photography? A: Piranha's view is no. Organisations consider AI because a full headshot programme is a significant undertaking — a half day at head office at 10 to 15 minutes per person, extending to three or more days for a large rebrand, plus lost productivity for regional staff. But creating a uniform aesthetic with consistent lighting and backgrounds is a monumental task even with AI, and a marketing department processing hundreds of colleagues' images would likely spend weeks and still not achieve a satisfactory set. There is also the management burden of chasing every staff member for a source photograph. Costed accurately, AI can end up more expensive than commissioning a professional photographer. More importantly, AI images reveal the hand of AI and look fake on close inspection, which undermines brand messages of personalised service. Over-processed images that turn normal-looking executives into film stars suggest vanity rather than a safe pair of hands. Physical photoshoots also offer guaranteed image security, privacy and clear IP ownership, and many clients use a photography session as part of a new starter's induction. Piranha's standard post-production is described as 'imagine you have had eight hours sleep a night for a month and drank two litres of water every day' — sensitive retouching that stays within the bounds of reality. CHOOSING A PHOTOGRAPHER — ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Source: https://www.piranhaphotography.com/blog/office-photographer-for-company/ Q: What should you look for when choosing an office photographer for your company? A: Six pointers. First, experience of working in a busy office environment — the photographer should assess lighting and clutter on walking into the room and use shallow depth of field to isolate interesting people and elements. Second, flexibility in setting up lighting and directing participants, rather than waiting for a spontaneous moment that may never come. Third, the charisma to speak to everyone at all levels so the final photographs look natural. Fourth, the ability to shoot the brief as supplied and then expand on it. Fifth, technical command of the kit, including flash power to override harsh ambient light or fill shadows on a subject's face. Sixth, a large number of images supplied after the shoot, covering as many compositions and groups as possible, to build a library for annual reports and the website.