by James Balston | Dec 9, 2020 | 1970s, Christmas, Colour, Contemporary, Decoration, Homes
So often the image of Christmas at home looks back to the past; a garlanded Victorian fireplace, or a cosy country cottage with frosted windows, so it made a change last year to shoot a more modern home, with different influences and traditions. The house in question,... 
by James Balston | Oct 15, 2017 | Art, Artists' Homes, Crystal Palace, Decoration, Editorial, Homes, Real Homes
Pitching stories to magazines can be a surprisingly drawn out and tricky process. Each magazine, and each editor, will have a slightly different vision, which can be hard to judge. An answer I’ve heard all too often, is that a home is “not quite right for... 
by James Balston | Dec 13, 2016 | Bedrooms, Christmas, Decoration, Homes
Norfolk and East Sussex were the locations of the two homes I shot for Christmas editorial features this year. I’d shot both before without their festive finery, so it’s always a bit of a challenge to go back and reshoot, making them look sufficiently... 
by James Balston | Jul 10, 2016 | Bedrooms, Decoration, Homes, Kitchens
Although the majority of my work keeps me within the M25, I get plenty of assignments which take me further afield. And it’s funny how there are some parts of the country I return to again and again: Bristol for example, where I must have shot a dozen or more... 
by James Balston | Feb 14, 2015 | Antiques, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Classical, Contemporary, Decoration, Homes, Kitchens
Grey is so over! It has reached saturation point, or should that be desaturation? So ubiquitous is it, that it’s becoming the butt of jokes, as in this amusing sketch which pokes fun at designers and a certain brand of paint. Clearly grey is the new beige. Then...