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 | 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 | 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 | May 15, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, 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 flash, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, street photography, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s another set of big pictures in the wild. I’ve done another set of images but they’ll not be seen ’till next Xmas (always thinking ahead!) but in this case let’s have a look at how using different types of lighting can have an...
by Michael Baister | Apr 10, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, architectural interior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, film making, godox lighting, instagram, lee filters, location film making, 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, studio portrait, sunderland commercial photography
It’s an on location adventure! I have produced images for Scottish Borders Housing Association for a while, they’re a fantastic organisation and a great bunch of people. I suppose the brief for this commission is relativey simple capture happy images,...
