While we were finalising our wedding album, our photographer asked us what I thought was an insignificant question. Having received the album, I now understand why, and I think it's important. The question soon, but first the back-story. The first time my wife Kayla and I saw our photographs was as a slideshow. If you've ever seen one of Johannes' slideshows, you'll know how beautiful they are. We were drawn in by the imagery, the music, the timing. And having not seen our photos until that point, we instantly felt a strong connection to them. Framing them in a slideshow format helped tell our To View More >>

Kayla and I married last December out in the notoriously wet Waitakere Ranges, at a venue called Cassels. You can read more about the day here. The day before, bad weather was forecast. Not good. So I met up with our photographer Johannes van Kan to discuss our options. Options governed by what the weather would decide to do, and that would ultimately determine the format of album we went with. If it rained we'd focus on portrait shots around the venue, more suited to a smaller, squarer album. Sunny, and we'd head to the beach and get some nice panoramic shots and go with a wide format album To View More >>

PJ Nanny thinks the youngsters over at Queensberry are very sweet … but only let her talk to you when there’s something that they’d rather not say themselves! Click here. To View More >>

Christina and Jesse's album, by 2010 New Zealand photographer of the year Tony Carter, has been on lock-down for the past few months while it was entered into the recent NZIPP Iris Awards. It emerged not long ago sporting a Bronze for the Wedding album category; just one of the awards Tony picked up. Christina and Jesse married in late January at Waiaua Estate, North Taranaki, New Zealand, and went for a wide format 18x10 Duo album... To view more of Tony's work check out his wedding portfolio here. Cheers, Nigel Tony walked away with New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year for the fifth To View More >>

Justine Ungaro has just published a stack of images of her first Musée album on her blog and agreed to let us feature them here too. A beautiful wedding. Beautiful album. And beautiful bride... You may recognise her as former American Idol judge, Kara Dio Guardi ;) Here's what Justine had to say about Queensberry and her first Musée... I discovered Queensberry albums way back in 2003, my first year at WPPI and have been using them ever since. Queensberry is based in New Zealand and their attention to detail and level of craftsmanship of their albums is always notable. However, in 2010 they really To View More >>

Justine Ungaro just blogged about her first Musée album. She's given Nigel permission to republish the post on the Queensberry Blog, but meantime you might like to check it out on Justine's own site. Justine shot lots of images before handing the album over, and we love it. Cheers, Ian PS Some of you will recognise the bride, former American Idol judge Kara Dio Guardi. To View More >>

I just participated in a panel discussion on management accounting for professional photographers. Well I was invited, but my contribution was zero (I'll explain in a minute). However the experience brought something to mind that I think is important, so here goes. Having an accountant (and keeping regular management accounts) is like having one leg. A damn sight better than none. But two is much better. The first leg is the data, keeping score. The second leg is analysis: strategising, playing what-if with the numbers, thinking through your options and how they might impact your bottom line. To View More >>

We discovered With Etiquette when we were looking for music for the Queensberry By Hand movie (thanks for all the views, tweets and blogs, everyone - it really struck a chord). Nice people, cool site and they seem to work with a lot of photographers. Check 'em out. Cheers, Ian To View More >>

It's been a little while since we last updated our popular Intro to Photojunction webinar recording on our Vimeo channel. It's had thousands of views, but with so many new changes to the software since it went up earlier this year, a newer version was due. So we recorded last week's session and it's now available to view online, anytime... Watch it full screen (and in HD) here. Remember, if you'd like to join one of our live weekly webinars, check out our webinar schedule for details. We'd love you to join us. Cheers, Nigel To View More >>

Determined to not let the rain spoil their day, Louise and Phil made the most of their personal wedding ceremony and travel themed reception at Packington Moor Farm, Staffordshire, UK. Their photographer Claire Evans says, "Louise came prepared to brave the weather with a pretty pair of red and white spotted wellies, her bridesmaid had purple ones, and even Phil had his brand new pair to wear if needed!" Luckily a break in the weather later in the day, allowed them to venture out into the surrounding countryside for some bridal photos... and make good use of those wellies! Louise and Phil chose To View More >>