by James Balston | Mar 14, 2016 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Home Cinemas, Homes, Kitchens, Real Homes
Like many young married couples, Dan and Dennis Keighron-Foster have a hectic life, raising a young family, doing up their huge Victorian home in Manchester, and running a web hosting business, Steamhaus. The house has plenty of space for a growing family, along with...
by James Balston | Feb 21, 2012 | Home Cinemas, Homes, Leisure, Lighting
Asking how long it takes to photograph a house, is a bit like asking ‘how long is a piece of string?’ Is a single wide angle shot of each room all that’s required? Or does everything down to joinery details and fabrics need to be recorded? For some...
by James Balston | Feb 2, 2011 | Home Cinemas
In the midst of the film awards season, I was reflecting on the boom in home cinemas, and how many I have photographed over the years. About 10 years ago I designed a home cinema demo room for Grahams Hifi, a north London specialist in home entertainment. At the time,...