by Michael Baister | Sep 29, 2026 | commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, industrial photography, instagram, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sunderland commercial photography, vintage lens
What’s the difference between these two and I’m not just talking about the 5mm focal length! I’ve talked about the 55mm f1.2 lens before, you can see that post here and you can read all about the foybles the 55mm has. So why and what is the 50mm f1.2...
by Michael Baister | Jul 14, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, Giotto tripods, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon flash, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, story telling, sunderland commercial photography
In the classic film The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy ventured into the woods, she was rightly concerned about Lions and Tigers and Bears….Oh my! Of course I didn’t find any of those but I did find the usual fare of forest managers (and what a nice bunch of...
by Michael Baister | May 14, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, location photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, story telling, street photography, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
Gas monitors were quite common things 30 plus years ago but for some reason they slowly started to disappear! The most famous one was the monitor that was just outside The Oval cricket ground in London which was built in 1853 and is now a listed building. There were...
by Michael Baister | Feb 18, 2026 | adobe lightroom, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, DaVinci Resolve, film making, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, location film making, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, northeast commercial photography, story telling, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
No it’s not a UFO. You know it’s a drone. I might be a bit late to the drone party but I was recently asked to do a job with a little reveal shot using a drone. I thought, “How hard can this be? I can change the channel on a TV remote control and even...
by Michael Baister | Jan 7, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, location photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
On the way back from a short break near Perth in Scotland, we decided to call in at the Kelpies, which is quite an impressive site. I had taken my latest wonder lens which is the Nikon 55mm f1.2, see recent post about this here. The weather wasn’t kind but I was...
by Michael Baister | Jan 5, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, architectural interior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, elinchrome lighting, godox lighting, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, long exposure photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon flash, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, sony lenses, story telling, studio photography, studio portrait, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
It’s the obligatory look back at the images that graced Shot of the Month for the year 2025, but for 2026 let’s hope it’s more of the message in the image above. As usual it’s a mixed bag, portraits including a bee, some landscapes, some...
