by Michael Baister | Jul 17, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, analogue photography, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, instagram, michael baister photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sunderland commercial photography
Now this is a strange lens in this day and age! To what exactly does the “GN” in “GN Nikon 45mm” refer? Younger people may be unfamiliar with the acronym. “Guide number” (GN) is an indicator for measuring flash performance. Modern...
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 | May 14, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, location 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
Gas monitors were quite common things 30 plus years ago but for some reason they slowly started to disappear! The most famous one was the monitor that was just outside The Oval cricket ground in London which was built in 1853 and is now a listed building. There were...
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,...
