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 | Aug 27, 2015 | Decoration, Design, Designers & Architects, Homes, Still Life
“To lay, or not to lay?” A question frequently asked when shooting a dining room. In my experience, designers and developers usually like their tables formally laid with the finest cutlery, crockery and glassware, while magazines often prefer something... 
by James Balston | Dec 22, 2014 | Christmas, Still Life
A few seasonal images from recent shoots for, The English Home, Heart Home Magazine, and The Triangle SE19. The English Home Heart Home Magazine The Triangle SE19 
by James Balston | Nov 23, 2012 | Still Life
It’s usually the case that the best ideas are the simplest. For years, garden designer and blogger, Sue Berger had been making house shaped lanterns from cardboard or paper, with lights inside, to decorate her house. Then someone suggested she start selling... 
by James Balston | Dec 8, 2011 | Designers & Architects, Still Life
The new issue of the online interiors magazine is out today, and includes 2 very different shoots I did for them last month. The first, ‘Lee’s London’, follows award winning designer, Lee Broom around some of his favourite East End haunts. Next week... 
by James Balston | Aug 1, 2011 | Still Life
Most of my shoots are simply about recording existing interiors as I find them. While there is always some tweaking to be done to a space, either by the designer, an art director, or myself, the space and the things within are permanent. So it’s always...