I recently saw London photographer Serena Bolton blogging about one of our 14x10H overlay matted albums, so I asked her if we could share it here as well. It's nice to see portrait images in our albums. We're so used to seeing weddings! Serena says, "My client landed on my website late one night by mistake! The mum had been doing some research into interior designers and I had just done a shoot with designer, Samantha Todhunter. "Samantha's website lead to a discovery of my website! She wasn't really looking for a photographer but was captivated by my family portraits. She had always really wanted 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 >>

Denis Reggie has taken his Canon VIP tour to Europe with stops in Amsterdam and Copenhagen along the way. We were delighted to sponsor Denis. His belief in unobtrusive photography, spontaneous images and timeless presentation resonate well with us. And we were thrilled to have our albums in front of his audiences! Thanks Denis, and all the best for the rest of your tour. You can follow Denis here: Facebook | Twitter | WWW To View More >>

If you've logged into Workspace recently you might have seen that we've added this box to the bottom of our pages. We're always looking for ways we can improve Workspace, so we welcome your suggestions, ideas and complaints so we can improve our service for you. Please feel free to leave any comments you wish and we will get back to you within one working day with a response. Let us know how we can help you! To View More >>

Looking through the design workshop yesterday I discovered a book I made nearly twenty years ago. It reminded me how grateful I am to one of my mentors, the bookbinder Michael O’Brien, a man of enormous talent, insight and good humour, and without a doubt the most eccentric person I’ve ever met. I met Michael in 1994, just before he moved his workshop from Auckland to the South Island. One of the books he was working on was for a European art collector, to mount his Picasso drawings. This was a revelatory experience for me. Do people like this exist? Do they pay thousands of dollars for books? To View More >>

From our little corner of the world we want to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! Although our small country doesn't celebrate this holiday, we still want to take a moment to express our gratitude. Thank you to all our clients, suppliers and partners for your friendship and support over the years. We are truly grateful that we can do business with you! So from all of us here at Queensberry, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Cheers, Amanda To View More >>

As soon as November comes around things get pretty crazy here at Queensberry! We always set an early cut-off date because we get a flood of orders at this time of year, and want to be able to guarantee delivery, but also because it's summer down under and we close down for three weeks. The last thing we want to happen is for one of your customers to be disappointed!  We know our job is to look after your brand as well as to delight your customers. Fortunately, you're in good hands. Our customer support team and production staff are truly awesome!  They arrive to work in the early hours (often To View More >>

For those of you who don't live in Godzone (New Zealand, OK?) Vaughan Smith does the drive time show on New Zealand's top music station, The Edge. He and Fletch have arguably the funniest radio show in the country and I listen to them every day. So when I saw his album working its way through production I thought I'd grab the opportunity to ask him a few girly questions. Read on, ladies, he's not just funny, he's got a soft centre. • Tell us about how it all began - where did you and Sharde meet, and how did you make her fall for you? Like any good modern day romance, it was in the workplace To View More >>

Why are some photographers more successful than others? In part it's their level of confidence. Or anxiety. Picture the anxious photographer preparing for a pre-wedding consult. Setting out coffee and cakes in the studio. Grateful someone got past the email stage. Anxious to finalise the booking … And not wanting to push their luck! They know the bride's looking for a cheap photographer and a cheap album … or a good photographer and a DVD! The most important thing to her is her BUDGET. The confident photographer starts by assuming the most important thing to the bride is her WEDDING. She sets To View More >>

Many photographers include albums in their wedding packages but you'd never know it! On their websites they'll say they sell them - they may even say how much they cost - but they won't actually show what they look like. We strongly believe that to be successful you need to show people what you want them to buy. Sarah Vivienne from the UK is someone who does a great job of it. These photos are from her blog: On her blog Sarah photographs and discusses her albums with detailed product shots and insight into the design process. I recently spoke with her and this is what she had to say: "I find To View More >>