The scones were well worth the effort for last week's Problem Reporter webinar... And as Nan said, there was plenty of 'cyber-cheering' going on which always makes us feel good too. If you missed it, a recording of the Problem Reporter webinar is now available to view online. Watch it here... Or click here to watch it in full screen. We'll definitely be running this webinar again soon, so keep an eye on the webinar schedule for times and dates: http://ow.ly/2PyUl Toodles Nigel To View More >>

I know we've been bleating on a bit about the Problem Reporter webinar recently, but Danny struck gold on several occasions during it and it'd be unfair to not share. Nanny ghosted over them the other day, but let's take a closer look. Hopefully the penny will drop for you too. Duplicate Lots of alignment issues the problem reporter reports have to do with apertures (usually custom apertures) being slightly different sizes. To be clear, we recommend using custom-sized apertures only when necessary, but If you want several custom apertures all the same size on a layout, you don't need to make To View More >>

PJ Nanny took to the airwaves again last week, bless her, and 'gently encouraged' Danny and I to run a webinar on the Photojunction Problem Reporter – which, let's face it, drives some of you nuts. And yet in the bindery we see order after order come in with no aggravation whatsoever. So what's the secret? Actually there are a few and we're happy to share. So with the promise of freshly baked scones for morning tea, we've booked a time to talk through some tips and tricks to make the pain go away. We've also asked our support team to send through a few real life examples of Problem Reporter To View More >>

Let's face it, PJ Nanny's Photojunction Problem Reporter drives some of you nuts. And yet in the bindery we see order after order come in with no aggravation whatsoever. So what's the secret? Actually there are a few, so we've booked a webinar to talk through some tips and tricks to make the pain go away. We've also asked our support team to send through a few real life examples to discuss, and as usual you'll be able to ask your own questions. Here's the details: Thursday 14 October @ 9am (NZDT) - What time does that makes it in your part of the world? Click here to register and for further information. To View More >>

The IT guys are very excited because Queensberry is about to implement a major network upgrade, including a change of providers. We won't know ourselves when it's done. If you have lots of bandwidth at your end you'll notice a substantial speed upgrade when uploading orders. However you could notice a disruption to the following services over the next few days: FTP order uploads Account login (access to our secure server) Photojunction registrations Phone (we use VOIP). Any disruption will occur as our new DNS address propagates across the internet. Some ISPs enforce as much 24 hours for an update, To View More >>

The IT guys are very excited because we're about to implement a major network upgrade, including a change of providers. We won't know ourselves when it's done. If you have lots of bandwidth at your end you'll notice a substantial speed upgrade. However you could notice a disruption to the following services over the next few days: FTP order uploads Account login (access to our secure server) Photojunction registrations Phone (we use VOIP). Any disruption will occur as our new DNS address propagates across the internet. Some ISPs enforce as much 24 hours for an update, so that is the longest period To View More >>

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 >>

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 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 >>