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 | Jun 17, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, lee filters, location photography, long exposure 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
This is an interesting night shot for World Haemophilia Day commissioned by Spectrum Science. Buildings that are bathed in red light can sometimes be a little disappointing with digital capture. Yes cameras capture in RGB colour space, but for some reason (usually...
by Michael Baister | Mar 20, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, godox lighting, instagram, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, street photography, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
Here’s a location lighting project that’s been a few months in the making. A few locations were selected and then wittled down to this one. The street-art used as the backdrop was created by the fantastic artist Frank Styles – check him out, he’s...
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...
by Michael Baister | Dec 9, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, Giotto tripods, godox lighting, 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, sunderland commercial photography
It’s round two, another commission from Hunter Hall School in the Lake District part of the UK. This time images that would be turned into short animations from the power of Ai OMG! There’s a few kind words from Sam in the Linked-in post below. The...
by Michael Baister | Nov 19, 2025 | adobe photoshop, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, sony cameras, story telling, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s a bit of BTS of my Landscape Exhibition at Newcastle College of Art and Design. The image above is yours truly with one of my greatest fans! The rest are images of the exhibition and the opening night. The final image is the dream team that made it all...
