Author Archives: Michael Baxter

Michael Baxter, Baxter Imaging LLC specializes in architectural and interior photography for advertising, design portfolio, award competition, and editorial assignment nationwide. He has been featured in Sources + Design, Advanced Photoshop U.K., Photoshop User Magazine, the Professional Photoshop Book, and Popular Photography. His work has been selected for NAPP Editor’s Choice 13 times since 2008, and has been published in numerous design-related editorials and advertisements. His staging, lighting, composition, and perspective techniques are precise, resulting in a clean image that captures the essence of a space in high resolution detail. Michael approaches each assignment with enthusiasm and a deep respect for the clients who commission his work. He is also highly involved in the photographic community, as a boardmember of the Phoenix Chapter of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers), Photo Editor of AIAP (Association of Independent Architectural Photographers), member of NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals), Adobe Photographers Directory, Creativa, IAAP (International Association of Architectural Photographers), and creator of the website A Collection of Arizona’s Finest Architectural Photographers, a carefully selected group of artists who demand the highest quality from themselves.

BaxterNoble.com + Revolution Agency in downtown Phoenix

Fellow photographer Jeff Noble, brought me in on another baxternoble.com collaboration, along with creative director Skz of Revolution Agency. The assignment was to photograph a custom-designed dining table, against the backdrop of an upscale condo in downtown Phoenix. In typical fashion, we had a great time working together and building the shot frame by frame.

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Architecture by AJ Design Studio

I was recently contacted by Agnieszka Jastrzebska, master architect at AJ Design Studio. She has designed some of the Valley’s custom luxury homes in collaboration with builder Tom Argue. We met to discuss photography of several of her latest designs. As it turns out, I had previously photographed some of her work, as seen below.

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Automotive VR at JC Studios

I finally took the plunge into QuickTime VR, following a call from fellow photographer John Covington at JC Studios. His idea was to collaborate on an upcoming project, involving a virtual tour inside a car. We learned the right and wrong way to do it, spending over 60 hours for the final demo. The interior [...]

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101 at Broadway

I was recently contacted by Alison A. Melnychenko, Vice President, Marketing for Commercial Real Estate firm Cassidy Turley Arizona. The assignment was to photograph the 101 at Broadway, a large retail, industrial, and manufacturing park. Even though the project didn’t require any night shots, I used a variety of equipment for capturing both elevated and [...]

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BaxterNoble.com at Hyatt Gainy Ranch

Any time I can work with my distinguished colleague, Jeff Noble, it’s a fun shoot! This time we were on location at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale (Gainy Ranch), for a group portrait. The number of people was initially unknown, but continued to grow as Jeff and I set up our gear. By the time we were [...]

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