Ian spotted a post by New Zealand photographer Isaac de Reus of Perspectives Photography on DWF recently. It was in reply to a thread discussing whether giving your work away free for referrals was good business practice. Isaac shared this great example of how he's leveraged something he can do in return for good quality referrals. The type everyone wants. High-end. It also shows the value of keeping your finger on the wider wedding market's pulse. Thanks for sharing, Isaac - Nigel A month or so ago we approached a very high-end, exclusive venue that only recently started booking and advertising To View More >>

It's been a busy year for Queensberry. We've made some minor changes to our classic albums, but the big news has been the launch of Musée and the Queensberry Press. We're big believers in the principle of "Good Better Best" as a way to tempt your clients' wallets and aspirations, and these new ranges reflect that. Beautiful as they are, we understand that our albums are a luxury for most people. The Queensberry Press isn't about albums, however, but books. Books have their own strengths — they can hold more images, they're as comfortable with text as with pictures — but part of their appeal To View More >>

Our previous special offer was such a great success, we wanna share some more Queensberry Press Book love. Here's the deal: Order any Press Book before the 4th of August, and we'll give you an extra copy free. We'll also send you a free Queensberry Pressbook sampler. If you haven't got a Press Book yet - now's the time! Buy one for your clients and get a free sample for your studio. To claim your second Press Book, just request it in the special instructions when you send your order through Photojunction. Please Note - discount applies to the original book, including extras like Mayu Cases and To View More >>

That recent New York Times article caused a kerfuffle by highlighting the impact of digital imaging, photo sharing, stock photography etc. In a nutshell, how does a professional photographer survive and thrive when imagery is everywhere, and generally free or nearly so? Or as Seth Godin put it, how are "average photographers" going to make a living shooting weddings "when the guests can do almost as well and all the photos are going on flickr anyway"? Case in point... Our own Danny married Natalie recently. Needless to say they hired a photographer ... but if they hadn't? They have heaps of photos To View More >>

Marcus Bell is one of our long time friends, like when PJ Retro was the new big thing. When he's not busy running (the highly acclaimed and successful) Studio Impressions he's speaking at seminars and conferences. Marcus is running seminars in late February around Australia and New Zealand. A visit to one of the seminars will be well worth it, as Marcus will be "Sharing his knowledge and secrets from the last ten years, including The art of capturing emotive award winning Images, fine art printing, photoshop techniques and workflow. Creating images and products that sell themselves, plus much more..." To View More >>

Well it's been a tough week. No plague of locusts, but nothing else came easy! But we’ve reached final and it’s an amazing feeling. Our company’s growing and we want to show our thanks. Here goes… From Day One our goal has been to build an outstanding application, which is impossible without supportive, committed beta testers. But beta testing is like jury service – who wants to get involved? It's purely voluntary, everyone benefits, and that’s why we’re so grateful. We know it’s been tough at times, but what we've done together is build cool software - thank you. Trust us – the To View More >>

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We're back from our summer break, bright eyed and bushy tailed, with a big bag of orders thanks to the 40% special offer on sample albums we announced just before closedown. This is a GREAT DEAL, but if you're quick you still have time to order and save a massive 40%. Don't delay! We need your order by 21 January and numbers are limited. Any of our products qualify, including Press Books and our Flushmount, Overlay Matted, Classic Matted, Duo and Musée albums. If you don't have time, or don't love design, we can do that for you for the same 40% discount. Just upload your images To View More >>

We use a lot of the playground figures of speech to describe what goes on in life and business. Swings and roundabouts. Climbing the corporate ladder. On a slide. On a roller coaster! I see them in action when I go to the playground with my kids. The little ones push the boundaries, not afraid to try new things. I freak at some of the stuff my kids do. You try telling a two year old that she can't go down that 20 foot high slide at the beach. Should I stop her? Maybe not – kids need to spread their wings, and go splat occasionally. Sometimes Mum and Dad's job is to pick up the pieces. However To View More >>

A big thank you to everyone who entered our Press Book giveaway! The response was huge, but there can be only one winner and we are happy to announce that... (drum roll please) CHRIS BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHY has won the $400 Press Book. Congratulations, Chris! BUT! We really loved reading your comments, and it's the festive season, so we want to give a little something to everyone who entered. So if you left a comment on our giveaway post before the cut off time, we'll give you 10% off your next Press Book order. Just quote CHRISTMASCHEER in the Comments box when you place your order in Workspace or To View More >>

Hi stress bunnies! Looking forward to Christmas? Keeping your coffee levels up? The happy holidays are closing in, and there's still work to do I'll bet. We're here to help - just keep on sending your orders through! We’re working as hard as ever so that we can deliver them to you in time to go under the tree. P.S No rush fees at Queensberry, just rush rush rush. Also, don’t forget: We close at 4.30pm on 21 December 2012 and re-open at 8am 14 January 2013 (a few of our office team will be back a week earlier to process your orders). To View More >>