James Digby-Jones

“As a visual artist, I strive to reveal the soul of an image and to discover its magic and wonder.

I want to create imagery that ‘moves’ people, grabs their attention, and leaves them with an emotional reward.

” JDJ 2024
 

James has worked with many of the world's leading advertising photographers and creatives, crafting iconic and impactful campaigns over a 24 year career at one of the world's leading CGI & Post studios - Saddington Baynes.

Now, drawing on all his expertise in Shoot/Post Production, Creative Direction and Studio Operations, James has gone back to his roots, offering top-end Photographic Retouching and Emotive Colour Grading for Key Art and Photographic Stills campaigns, as Head of Crayons of Cuttlefish Creative Studios in Brisbane.

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“When I’m sitting with James it’s like seeing what you have in your mind miraculously appear without any real instruction. He has a seamless approach and a complete understanding of colour and perspective. His use of colour is more like the tints or glazes you might find in a Turner or Rembrandt. After an initial play with the usual contrasts and colour balance, James instinctively continues to make small adjustments. He is a perfectionist, and treats every image as if it was his own, but always retains the individual aesthetics of the photographer’s work.”

Peter Beavis - Photographer