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 | 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 | 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...
by Michael Baister | Sep 23, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, architectural interior, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, Giotto tripods, instagram, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, long exposure photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s another architectural adventure. I was contacted by Omniplex Cinemas to create images for the refurb of the new Sunderland cinema and what a fantastic transformation it is. I’ve included the social media screen grabs which look amazing. Creating...
by Michael Baister | Jun 2, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, analogue photography, architectural exterior, architectural interior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, DaVinci Resolve, elinchrome lighting, film making, food photography, godox lighting, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location film making, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, long exposure photography, michael baister photography, music photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon flash, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, story telling, studio photography, studio portrait, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s a location workshop and industry talk at Newcastle College of Art and Design in the photography department, organised by senior lecturers Alan Thorburn and Zoe Korda. I’ve done things like this many times and I think it’s a rewarding thing to...
by Michael Baister | Jan 6, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, landscape, lee filters, location photography, long exposure photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sunderland commercial photography
It’s another Scottish Highlands adventure. I’ve done a load of shots like this before and if you want to find out about the last trip and the gear I used you can see that here, as I’m a bit predictable with the equipment used. Also if you’re after a...
