|  Contents | Next Download the eBook A guide to building a profitable photography business Is this for you?  These pages are for professional photographers, primarily social photographers, by which I mean those who’re paid entirely by the people in their viewfinders. Think family portraits, weddings, babies, kids, pets, events, glamour, boudoir, schools, graduations and so on. This is not the official Queensberry view of the world, just my own. But it lays out the lessons I believe we’ve learned from 50 years listening to successful photographers. ~ Ian To View More >>

We're excited to partner again with JB Sallee to bring you his 10 city tour around the United States.  This is your chance to be inspired by  one of the most awarded portrait and wedding photographers in the world — and take your own work to the next level. See first hand how JB creates his award winning client wall art and albums.   You'll have the unique opportunity of photographing alongside JB for a full day of shooting, with a maximum of ten attendees.  With over 21 years of teaching and educating experience, JB is an open book and ready to help you To View More >>

Love matte printing and matted albums? If your answer's yes you'll love that our Smooth Matte stock is now available in the Overlay Matted range. We already offer a range of beautiful print options in Overlay Matted, including Silver Halide Lustre and Tintoretto, but we know Smooth Matte will be just as popular. Smooth Matte offers that desirable Fine Art look — but being offset printed it's more affordable and more durable than inkjet printing. (If you'd prefer a textured "water-colour" finish go with the ever-popular Tintoretto.) Smooth Matte is available right now through Workspace. To View More >>

Over the past few weeks we've been working on resources to help support you with your marketing. Today we're launching our first Social Media Marketing Kit.  This first kit includes twelve unique designs for sales promotions. As you can see it's focused on albums and prints, but it's easy to swap out the text and images in Photoshop for your own purposes. They can be used on Instagram and Facebook, or included in your marketing ads.  Over the next few weeks we'll be launching more resources, so stay tuned. We hope you like them!   Download the pack below, To View More >>

Should you focus all your marketing energy on finding new customers? Maybe not! Generating extra revenue from the clients you already have can be simple, effective and very satisfying. This excellent article by Ago Cluytens explains a few ways to go about it, and in this post we're going to look at how to apply his ideas to your photography business.  As you're reading, ask yourself, "How can I add value for my clients using these strategies?" It's not about taking, it's about giving more than people expect. 1. Cross-selling "...the ability To View More >>

There's no substitute for display samples that your customers can touch and feel, but you can give your clients a wider "trade show experience" in your marketing materials and website with our new stock image downloads. They're free to use anywhere you're selling. Download our PSD layouts, add your own imagery to our layout shots, and you'll have a virtual product complete with your own photography! Maybe you can even help your clients envisage their purchase by using images from their own shoot. It's quick and easy in Photoshop, and we'll To View More >>

Is this the ideal way to present your portrait photography? Your clients will love our hand made boxes, designed to keep their favourite images looking their beautiful best for years to come. They’re designed to be enjoyed too — whether for sharing with friends and family, or for quiet reflection in an overloaded world. And of course they’re a great silent salesman for you. Our Q boxes can hold up to 25 prints in 10x8 or 14x11 mats (25x20 or 45x28cm). The feature you may like best? We do the work, not you! Just upload your images and in two weeks we’ll deliver To View More >>

There’s lots to like in our new Workspace Image Galleries: stunning full bleed feature images, no-fuss emails you can personalise and style, redesigned login windows, image favouriting and updated slideshows. Read on for details... Auto-generated Emails: Your image gallery titles and passwords, and your company name and social media links, are all included in auto-generated client emails that you can personalise and style. Simple, clean and best of all, no fuss. New login window: Semi-private galleries are just that. Unless people have the password, all they can see is your chosen feature To View More >>

This sparkly, baby pink Q-box could not be more perfect for wee Harlyn’s photographs. Each photograph is bursting vibrancy and character. Katrina from Accent Photography in Auckland, New Zealand was behind the lens and what a beautiful job she has done! Katrina has chosen a 14x10 Q-box covered in Buckram Pretty Pink. Customize embossing is positioned at the bottom right in our ‘Futura’ style. I love the all the bright colours in this shoot (and not to mention all the candy!) You can choose either a 14x11 or 8x10 Matted Q box with four depths To View More >>

Q Boxes are perfect table-top showstoppers and a great way to present a selection of photographs. This 14x10 matted Q Box is filled with the most darling engagement photographs of Megan and Dave, taken in Wellington, New Zealand. Captured by the team at Patina Photography, that gorgeous 5'oclock light is in full force - and I like what I see! The Q Box is striking in metallic Baby Blue Buckram. Q Boxes include a ribbon so you can easily remove the matted prints. It's hard to put into words the privilege to photograph an engagement; Megan and Dave are two of the most softly spoken To View More >>