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New Tascam Audio Recorder for Video Audio, accounts for about 60 -70 % of the watchability of a video or film. A poor video quality with excellent sound is bearable, poor sound but with great video clarity is switched off after 30 seconds. In recent years small digital and very portable audio devices have made...

  Houston Business Journal Article about London Merchant Bank, Photograph by Piranha A recent article in the Houston Business Journal discussing the opening of Salamanca Bank’s new office in Houston, featuring photography by Piranha.

4 Tips for shooting at night – Advice on How to Take the Best Halloween Photographs 1. Use a Tripod To take the best photographs at nightime use a tripod or some sort of steadying device is vital for good night time photography. Low light levels mean shutter speeds take longer, increasing the likelihood of...

St Paul’s Cathedral – Brochure Front Cover We often get asked to supply images to magazines, but some are more prestigious than others and a shot taken during an evening stroll caught the attention of the editors of ‘Dome’ – St Paul’s Cathedrals magazine and we have the front cover for the Autumn/Winter edition.

‘Cheating’ shots with different backgrounds Professional business portraits with new backgrounds Getting a manager or member of staff to pop into head office just to have their photo taken for a company annual report or other piece of marketing material often goes down like the proverbial lead balloon. What’s a better alternative? We simply photograph...

Professional Business Portraits – How to Get the Best Photographs Everyone has a camera these days, be it on their phone or some fancier piece of kit, and I’d guess that 95% of all the images taken are of a friend, colleague or relative if Facebook is anything to go by. What is a professional...

Competition to Win a Sebastião Salgado’s Exhibition Book Piranha recently ran a popular competition based on… A ‘must see’ Exhibition at The Natural History Museum The world premiere of Sebastião Salgado: Genesis unveils extraordinary images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities by this world-renowned photographer. Piranha Photography’s Competition – A free copy of the beautiful...

New Canon Portrait 85mm F1.2 Lens This is the fastest portrait lens currently in production by Canon.  The lens is especially useful for shooting in low light or when a shallow depth of field is preferred.  What makes it stand out is the lens’s exceptional colour rendition, sharpness from corner to corner and beautiful Bokeh,...

Happy Valentine’s Day and 6 Things for Companies Commissioning Photography to Think About At this time of year many companies are thinking about commissioning photography for their Annual Report, or are consider rebranding, or perhaps want to update their website or refresh marketing material. In these austere times there is a temptation to reign in,...

Storing and Backing Up Photographs and Video for Clients In this digital age, data management and backup takes a considerable amount of time. It takes careful consideration to have a workable and watertight backup solution, lots of computer equipment and hard drives are required, and have to be set up to work seamlessly together. We...

A Week Working in the Studio Hi Sam, Just packing my things to head home tomorrow morning and just thought I’d drop you an email to thank you SO much for everything this week. I am totally shattered but wouldn’t want it any other way, this week has been rammed which has given me an...