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Surviving the past

August 3rd, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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Simon Whitten of SMW Photography has an interesting perspective on timelessness. He says the albums he’s designing today should have looked current ten or twenty years ago, not just years into the future. That’s the real test of timelessness, he says.

That philosophy underlies his approach to album design – simple and uncluttered.

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We’ve featured Simon’s work on Queensberry Connects before, but we grabbed this album for the beautifully simple design and the thought behind it …

He created a 14×10 Duo album for clients Charlotte and James and also made a stunning 18×10 Silk display sample for the studio.

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Simon says, “An album for me is simply a device for presentation and preservation. Its design, through its simplicity, should enhance the images.”

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Cheers, Nigel

Click here to view a slideshow of Charlotte and James’ album.

 

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    July 22nd, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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    Meet Dave and Alianor, a tattoo artist from Atlanta, and a Catholic girl from Michigan.

    Tim Will shot their wedding in Atlanta last year. I could tell you about how the bridal party smoked and drank heavily before the ceremony, or that they carried guns with their names inscribed on the handles, or that the bride married in black. But I won’t. Tim’s images can do the talking…

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    Instead, I’d rather highlight this album as a great example of how an anything-but-traditional wedding can fit so beautifully into a Queensberry.

    We’re proud that our albums are so flexible and diverse. And that our album design software, Photojunction is the enabler to create an album as traditional or contemporary as you want.

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    But that’s only half of the equation. The other half is how you go about presenting and selling that album to your clients – finding a way to appeal to the clients in front of you.

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    I asked Tim how he went about it with Dave and Alianor. But apparently the product just spoke for itself!

    “I know you’re looking for some great method I employed to sell this album, but it just happened on its own. The product spoke for itself and basically left me with nothing to do. They fell in love with your flushmount style of album.

    “They might be non-conformists, but they’re just as sentimental as the rest of us. They saw the value in spending money on a wedding album, and saw the quality of a Queensberry album as worth more.

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    “Out of all the albums I showed them Queensberry was the best fit. It’s great to know that your products are still contemporary enough for a tattoo artist and his wife.”

    Thanks for sharing Tim – a beautiful album.

    Cheers, Nigel

    Click here to view a slideshow of Dave and Alianor’s album.

     

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    July 3rd, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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    For Jo and Simon of Shoot Lifestyle Photography, several Annabel Williams’ photographic training books provided the eye opener they needed to see the wedding industry wasn’t quite as ‘naff’ as they thought…

    Seven years on, they’ve just been awarded the Annabel Williams CPT Award, for the Queensberry sponsored Wedding Album Category.

    Jo says, “This was a real life wedding album we’d designed for clients Andy and Lisa.”

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    Their wedding took place in a quirky little tavern which Jo says exposed some beautiful natural light. The light doesn’t last long on a UK winters day though, so they had to work quickly.

    “The lighting issues made this a technically challenging wedding to shoot. We always want the ambience of the venue to show through, so our number one rule is never to use direct flash. Having the two of us shooting really adds to the dynamics of the shots though.”

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    Jo designed Andy and Lisa a 15×12 Duo album with a classic black leather cover and says the images really lent themselves to the diversity that Duos offer.

    “In our experience most clients want a classic ‘heirloom’ abum but love the power that full bleed pages bring. With the Duo they get both – perfect!”

    She’s used Photojunction for the past four years and reckons it’s the best software on the market for the job.

    “Because every album I design is totally different, Photojunction gives me free reign to design bespoke albums which always reflect the personalities of the couple.”

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    Annabel Williams said about Shoot Lifestyle’s album, “This winning album is absolutely beautifully executed. No special effects, just blindingly good photography. The photographer has a fantastic eye for a moment. The whole album is done with confidence, empathy and great design, and you really feel like you are there.”

    As part of their prize, Shoot Lifestyle Photography received a £500 Queensberry voucher which they’re planning to spend on a sample album of their winning design.

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    Click here to view a slideshow of Shoot Lifestyle’s winning wedding album.

    Cheers, Nigel

     

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    June 22nd, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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    We often talk about albums catching our eye… This one by Josef Isayo certainly did. He shot Porsche and Adam’s wedding in early 2007.

    The couple, two ER doctors from San Francisco, came to Josef and asked him to shoot their wedding in Cuixmala, Mexico- an opportunity many photographers strive for. But as an experienced destination photographer who’s shot several weddings in Mexico, Josef knows it’s no walk in the park – you’ve got to be prepared.

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    I asked Josef to share some tips and advice:

    • Know the local customs and laws – especially around visa requirements.
    • If you’re shooting film, avoid traveling with anything faster than 400ASA. Some airpot X-Ray machines damage high speed film.
    • Be sure to scout the location before the wedding date. This may mean you need to arrive a day or two early, so be sure to factor this into your schedule and budget.
    • Find a couple of other great locations to shoot the bride and groom at after the wedding day. This gives you the opportunity to shoot at locations not available or feasible on the day.

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    • It goes without saying, but don’t forget a back-up camera, lenses, strobes etc. When you’re shooting away from home the chances of finding replacements or rentals in a remote location are pretty slim.
    • If you shoot digital, download your CF cards to a laptop, or any device that has a hard drive as soon as possible. Keep them in separate locations to avoid losing your images if any of your gear goes missing.
    • Fit in. Wear clothes that match your guests.
    • Stay at touristy or well known hotels. These tend to be safer.

    Josef says, “My background in newspaper and editorial photographers allows me to approach every wedding the same way no matter where I’m shooting. At the end of the day your clients just want beautiful images. Don’t try too hard, just be yourself and enjoy the opportunity to document the elegance that’s evident at such an emotionally charged event.”

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    Porsche and Adam received a beautiful 14×10 full Photo Front Duo album. Click the link below to see the full album.

    Cheers, Nigel

    To view a slideshow of Porsche and Adam’s album click here.

     

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    April 29th, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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    If you’re flying in to shoot a wedding and the weather’s so foul the plane mightn’t be able to land, you have every wedding photographer’s nightmare. And to say the weather was foul would be an understatement… But the plane did land and Johannes (of Moda Fotografica) had already covered the other bases before heading out to shoot Vicky and Ricky’s wedding at French Farm in the South Island of New Zealand.

    With heavy rain forecast and weather warnings in place, Johannes discussed with the couple what would happen if the weather didn’t play nice. He walked them through how it might effect what they’d planned, and exactly how he’d deal with it.

    Plan B for Vicky and Ricky meant they went out and purchased a set of black umbrellas, ensured they and the bridal party had suitable footwear to get to and from the locations they wanted to shoot, and most importantly, Vicky and Ricky were emotionally prepared for what could happen.

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    Planning for the worst certainly paid off – it bucketed down. But Johannes says, “We took advantage of the rain and looked at it as a creative advantage. We still got beautiful shots – if anything it helped us!

    “The rain made everyone work faster. The rain and risk of falling over and getting really dirty added an element of urgency, but also excitement, to the photography.”

    A relaxed couple meant shooting was a breeze, the umbrellas added to the artistic effect of the images and nothing was going to stop the couple getting the images they wanted. Including Vicky climbing up the side of a slippery hill (which she nearly ended up at the bottom of a couple of times) to get this stunning shot.

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    Johannes presented Vicky and Ricky’s day in a 14×10 black leather Duo feature album.

    To see a slideshow of the album click here.

    To view Johannes’s profile click here.

     

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    March 12th, 2009 in Uncategorised by Nigel Hicks


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    What does a photographer do when their client wants something ‘a bit different’ for their wedding day? Ask Steve and Heidi of Aim 2 Please Photography. That’s exactly what they were asked by Katherine and Steve who were married at a stunning golf course resort north of Toronto on a warm spring day.

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    The bride and groom were married by the bride’s Grandparents, who are both members of the Salvation Army, then headed off to several locations around the resort where Steve and Heidi has set specific shots up. They posed with chairs in a grassy field, under a white canopy bed and set up a shoot with big lights outside the hotel after dark.

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    This wedding turned out to be a wedding of many firsts for Steve and Heidi. Their shooting format and album design included several elements they hadn’t experimented with before.

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    They used 16×9 cropping of their images, incorporated text into their album, and designed the album to specifically exploit and make use of the negative space on the page, to compliment the size manipulation and alignment of the images. Their choice of album size and format was also a first.

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    They chose a Queensberry 18×10 Horizontal Pagemount album with Grass Leather cover, Black mats and Silver pages – choosing the horizontal layout to parallel their 16×9 image cropping.

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    Click here to see a slideshow of Katherine and Steve’s album

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    November 11th, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    Heading back to where they first met, Stephanie and Adam married in the hilly pastures of rural Berkshires, just west of Massachusetts. Their naturally beautiful day was captured by Danielle Zielinski.

    They chose a remote farm as the perfect venue and married on a grassy knoll under a cherry tree; then shared drinks on the lawn, and celebrated at their reception in the barn.

    Danielle’s brief was to capture the natural, unstructured beauty of the day – and it was this style that inspired the design of the album, and presentation of the photographs.

    A Rimu timber cover set the natural tone of this 12×12 feature album from the get-go. The couple wanted a timeless, classic look inside, and chose matted pagemount pages with black mats and ivory pages – black page edging finishing the look.

    Danielle sent us this comment from Stephanie and Adam about their album: “We’re absolutely impressed and delighted by the work that Danielle, and Queensberry, put into the photographs and the album. We’ve received so many compliments about it! We really will treasure the album for many years to come.”

    Note: We’ve recently discontinued Timber covers, although if you have a display sample we expect to be able to supply them for some time yet.

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    October 23rd, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    Michael and Anna Costa have been touring the US over the past few months sharing their secrets at PUG conferences and events.

    We’re their preferred album supplier so we designed an 18×12 Duo for them to take on tour. The objective was to demonstrate the value of differentiation: how great presentation can help you stand out and build your studio profile. So how did it go?

    We received this note from them: “I wanted to tell you the album is drop dead gorgeous. The hundreds of people that saw it absolutely loved it! It couldn’t have got a better response.  

    “There’s just nothing quite like a Queensberry album. Because people got to hold it and flip through it in person, they really recognised the difference we have been talking about in our sessions. Now the only problem is wiping the drool stains off it.”

    That pretty much sums up the reaction we’re after from both you and your bride. It also goes to show the value of sample albums ;)

    Click here to view a slideshow of the album. It’s a 20-page horizontal 18×12 Duo with a plain black leather cover and ivory pages and mats.

     

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    October 10th, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    Melanie and Neil were married on 07/07/07, possibly one of the luckiest days in a hundred years, so Melissa Worthington couldn’t help but laugh when she saw a lucky penny laid out for the sole of Melanie’s shoe – a Southern tradition.

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    The couple married in the quaint town of Onancock, where Melanie grew up, on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Melanie’s history runs deep within the town, and they chose to celebrate family history and small town tradition to make the day unique: the reception was held in a mansion once owned by the doctor who delivered Melanie’s grandmother.

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    Melissa and Sam were there to capture every moment.

    The album is a 12×12 Black Leather Duo with black pages and matching mats. A combination of Wing and Flip pages throughout the album brings out the personality of both the couple and the day.

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    The opening sequence shows the dramatic possibilities of Wing pages: We see the couple in front of the church doors, which open and invite the viewer in.

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    We suspect luck had nothing to do with this couple’s special day, or the album that reflects their love and happiness. Mel says, “We’re not trying to document what a wedding looks like so much as what it feels like.” We like that.    

    Click here to view a slide show of the album.

     

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    September 22nd, 2008 in Uncategorised by Ian Baugh


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    We love it when our clients win awards for their work, especially when our albums are involved.

    Laura and Marilyn of Natural Expressions recently won the New Hampshire PPA 2008 FujiFilm Masterpiece Award for Photographic Excellence with this beautiful album, which they called “a bright future”.

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    Winnie and Sean’s wedding, held at a beautiful country club in Massachusetts, was all about a colourful palette, so a colourful album was only appropriate.

    Laura and Marilyn design a 10×7 Pagemount feature album with a Teal Leather Photo Front cover – Teal Leather chosen to complement one of the couple’s favourite portraits.

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    Inside, Ivory mats and a unique combination of coloured pages brought the album to life. Pink pages were used to frame colour images, while more subtle Ivory pages complemented the black and white images.

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    Laura and Marilyn said, “We wanted to stick with a traditional matted album but take a modern approach to the design. This album is a great example of the flexibility that Queensberry offers photographers.”

    Congratulations Laura and Marilyn on your outstanding award win. We’re sure a bright future awaits.

    Click here to see a slide show of the album.

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