by James Balston | Apr 14, 2017 | Gardens, Heritage, Landscapes
I thought I’d planned things quite well, having two shoots in Sussex on the same day. I’d booked out much of the day to shoot a home in Burgess Hill, and was then booked to shoot a restaurant in Crawley, late afternoon and evening. The home, however was... 
by James Balston | Oct 25, 2016 | Architecture, Contemporary, Gardens, Homes, Lighting
The clocks go back this weekend, and so for the next few months there will be more hours of darkness than daylight. And that beautiful blue twilight hour will soon fall at tea-time. I love taking pictures at this time of day, when the ebbing daylight is in perfect... 
by James Balston | Apr 14, 2016 | Architecture, Art, Brighton, Colour, Crystal Palace, Decoration, Design, Gardens, Leisure, Lighting, London, Parks, Shops, Still Life, The Triangle SE19
About a year ago, I succumbed to the lure of Instagram, or Instacrack as it’s sometimes referred to. It’s certainly highly addictive, but also a very useful way for photographers, designers and other creatives to get their work seen. Once in a while I post... 
by James Balston | Jun 13, 2015 | Gardens
If I’d left it another day to photograph the spring colour in my parents’ garden, I’d have been too late. The unseasonal battering of hailstones mercifully came after my visit, and took most of the colourful blooms with it. It was a spectacularly... 
by James Balston | Feb 25, 2015 | Gardens, Landscapes
The current issue of The English Home magazine, features an elegant neo-Georgian house in the Surrey countryside, which I shot on a beautiful day at the tale-end of last summer. Fortunately, although not part of the brief, I had enough time to capture the lovely... 
by James Balston | Jul 31, 2014 | Gardens
Unsurprisingly my work keeps me inside a lot of the time, so shooting the occasional garden or outdoor space is always a real pleasure. Here are 4 that I’ve shot over the last year, two urban and contemporary, and two rustic and old fashioned. And thankfully...