Previous |  Contents | Next Download the eBook "Me me me! My favourite word." — Seth Godin The people paying Here’s the key thing about social photography. Those people in your viewfinder are paying your bills. All of your bills. And the images you take are more or less worthless to anyone else. What are your customers after? Why do they want their photographs taken? Actually, do they want their photographs taken? In social photography the trick is to understand that it’s not about the print, or the album, or the photography, or Photoshop, or what your peers think To View More >>

Previous |  Contents | Next Download the eBook There’s no room in this business for cynics. Ambassadors of Love Sure you love photography … but then this whole business is about love. Love and other emotional drivers — like the desire for connection, significance, family pride, and the human need to remember and be remembered. My Dad wanted a photo of my mother to fit in the breast pocket of his battle tunic in North Africa. Eighty years later I still have it. They married after the war. We have a few formal group photos. All us kids can do is try and judge what To View More >>

It’s always great to bring you good news, so today we can announce an extended range of embossings fonts, the return of title pages and … a mistake fixed! Title pages They’re back! We’ve found a new supplier after a long search, so please feel free to order :) Standard personal embossings Personal embossing is our most popular cover style, and no wonder — they’re a lovely way to personalise an album cover and add visual interest, and we’ve just made some changes… But first, we offer two types of personal embossing, Custom (where you supply us with To View More >>

15% discount on your shopping cart sales Is your Print Shop live? Are you one of the many photographers reaching out to past clients? Great! It’s the perfect time for online sales in Workspace, so we want to help out with a special offer. Until the end of June we’re offering 15% discount on your retail sales in Workspace. Offer applies to all  retail Print Shop and Image Gallery sales  of Queensberry products until 30 June. (The offer doesn’t apply to wholesale purchases in Workspace — but check out our ongoing  joint promotion!) How it works: Normally, to To View More >>

Even with digital images and online galleries everywhere, the most impressive way to show off your work is with a printed portfolio. A printed book shows more than your photography skills. It expresses your design abilities, your taste in materials and your high standards as an artist. If you're thinking about creating your own portfolio, here are some ideas to get you started. They're not like wedding and portrait albums Sample albums normally mimic what you want to sell. They show prospective clients what to expect, and help them visualise their To View More >>

Try the Workspace Album Designer and save 15%. For a limited time! “Easy as!” That’s the kind of thing we’re hearing about the new and improved Workspace album designer. We’d love you to try it, so we’re offering 15% discount on all new book and album orders placed using the Workspace designer until 23rd May.  That’s not far off, so you’ll need to be quick! Just quote Promo Code WSD2305 in the comments when you submit your order. If you can’t confirm the order by 23rd May, no problem. We’ll calculate the cost and honour the discount To View More >>

How do you design a Queensberry album? Well, we can design it for you, or you can do it yourself using third party software like Fundy or SmartAlbums, our desktop application Photojunction, or the Workspace Album Designer. But — let's be frank — until now the Workspace design feature has been just a little underpowered! We've been working hard to change that, however, and we reckon Workspace Album Designer is  turning into a powerful and intuitive program that for many people could just be their best choice. To View More >>

We released our Studio Boxes last month and they've been a hit. Some studios are choosing to order the boxes and slip-in mats separately from the prints. That means they can hold the product in the studio, and their clients can walk away from the sales session with their purchase in hand. To accommodate this, you can now purchase Studio Boxes and/or Slip-in mats in bulk, in Workspace. Studio Boxes and Mats also come a little cheaper when ordered in bulk, with the discount automatically applied at check out. Studio Boxes: The minimum quantity To View More >>

All those walls, crying out for affordable, personal art! We’re totally revamping our canvas range and the early response is truly exciting. Small canvases to decorate your child’s room … spectacular pieces to fill your lounge. We have them all, horizontal or vertical, small 10x8s to grand 60x40s. Presented on professional quality, ready-to-hang frames, and with canvas, printing and wrap options to suit your pocket and preferences. Hang some beautiful canvases in your studio, feature them on your site, and start making sales. Choose from: Economy: Polyester canvas; To View More >>

If you want people to come looking for what’s desirable, not what’s cheapest, build your studio on high-end values. I recently visited an Audi dealership, not to buy a new car, but to learn how Audi sell their beautiful vehicles. Predictably I left desiring something I'd never considered before, and sold on Audi. My intention was to test drive the Audi Q5, but the salesperson suggested that the Q7 might be more comfortable for my height, so out in a Q7 we went. But not just any Q7, a Q7 Premium Plus with sport options! It was more amazing than I can describe … To View More >>