Remembrance Sunday Photography 2020 in the Oxford Mail Newspaper
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
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
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
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
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...
Location Photography – Photographic Innovation & Imagination for Familiar Shoots
Familiar photo shoots demand photographic innovation and imagination At the turn of the 20th Century, the modernist movement in art and literature coined its famous dictum: ‘Make it New.’ ‘Making it New’ addressed the challenge of looking at familiar objects or landscapes as if through fresh eyes, trying to recapture the essence of seeing something...
Throwback – Pride in London Event Photography
Pride in London Event Photography I was lucky enough to be one of the London event photographers at Pride in London in 2018. I realised the other day that due to a heavy workload I have not had time to share this colourful set of photographs on Piranha’s blog. As it is that time of...
10 Tips for Organising a Corporate Portrait Photoshoot after Covid with Social Distancing
10 Tips for Organising a Corporate Portrait Photoshoot after Covid with Social Distancing There are some simple logistics to ensure a corporate headshot photoshoot post Covid with social distancing is smooth and stress free. We have put together a simple check list with 10 tips things to consider when organising a portrait photoshoot, this will...
Photography of Shop Closed Notices for Covid-19
Photography of Shop Closed Notices for Covid-19 Will all these stores reopen next week? As a photographer I am always on the look out for interesting projects to cover when I am walking around London or at home in Oxford. I have just completed this project photographing the varied and temporary signs used by shops...
Article in The Drawdown by Piranha – Private equity has an opportunity to change its image post-pandemic
Post C19, time for a re-brand? Corporate photographer Douglas Fry believes private equity has an opportunity to change its image post-pandemic. by The Drawdown 7 April 2020 When the C19 pandemic is finally all over, and let’s hope it’s soon, the world will be profoundly altered. It’s a fair bet that businesses that have responded altruistically...
Oxford Photographer – Photography During Covid-19 Lockdown
Oxford Photographer – Photography of an Empty Oxford During Covid-19 Lockdown Photography of Oxford – a walking project carried out during Covid-19 Lockdown to reveal an ‘Empty Oxford’. I took a range of images to highlight the strangely quiet streets, parks and playgrounds in and around Oxford. There is an eerie silence when walking around...
Photography Project – Teenage Life During Covid-19 Lockdown
Covid-19 Lockdown Photography Project During the Covid-19 Lockdown I have started a photography project – photographing teenage life at home in Oxford. At this time the children are unable to attend school and only allowed to leave the house for exercise once a day. Lack of routine can be challenging at these times. There will...