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 | Apr 17, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, godox lighting, instagram, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, story telling, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s a location editorial and campaign commission from Blood Cancer UK. As per usual for a project like this, a time was organised to take some lifestyle images of Kirsty and her family. Sometimes a little trepidation is expected wondering if any of the family...
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 9, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, long exposure photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, story telling, sunderland commercial photography
This is a lovely project for a really great organisation – Ullswater Catchment – owned and ran by Danny and Maddy Teasdale based in Glenridding on the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District. Taken from their website: “Ullswater Catchment exists to restore balance...
