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 | Aug 19, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, Giotto tripods, industrial photography, instagram, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, story telling, studio photography, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s some Behind the Scenes (BTS) from a few make-shift and commercial studio hire adventures (the commercial studio is Mayfield Studio in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne). As you can see in the images below, a few additions have been added to the equipment...
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 | Apr 10, 2025 | benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, elinchrome lighting, location lighting, location photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, studio photography, sunderland commercial photography
It’s the start of Spring, hence the camera cleaning (need to try harder) and firmware updated. But if you cast your eyes below you’ll see another fantastic piece of print by them super talented folk at Traveller and the Bear. There’s lots to see but...
by Michael Baister | Dec 12, 2024 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, analogue photography, architectural exterior, architectural interior, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, DaVinci Resolve, film making, Giotto tripods, godox lighting, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, large format film photography, lee filters, location film making, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, long exposure photography, medium format, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon flash, nikon lenses, sony cameras, sony lenses, story telling, street photography, studio photography, studio portrait, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
Well here we go again. It feels like Xmas is every three months, surely it can’t have been twelve months ago since I wrote the Xmas 23 upload! This year has been an interesting one. A return to some truck photography, some interesting architectural...
by Michael Baister | Jan 2, 2024 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, elinchrome lighting, godox lighting, 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, Sigma Lenses, sony cameras, sony lenses, story telling, street photography, studio photography, studio portrait, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
As usual, it’s the start of a new year so why not have a look at what images graced the Shot of the Month in 2023. It’s a mixed bag and the “results are in”. Buildings, a lot of water and a few living beings! Remember if you want to be included...
