HEY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS, THIS IS FOR YOU!   We’re excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the  International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards again in 2020. The IWPOTY awards are dedicated to celebrating beauty and art within the wedding photography industry, and there are insane prizes to be won. Last year’s overall winners were Canadians Cat & Jeff Chang of  The Apartment Photography. Maybe this year it could be you!  Entries are open until the 1st of September — but make sure you get your entries in To View More >>

Blogging for your photography business can seem like a tricky and time-consuming task, but there are important benefits. Here are just some ways blogging can help your business grow.  01. Help people get to know you Your blog is a chance for clients to get to know you and your personality in a conversational and casual way. Talk about the things you love. That may be strictly personal, like how much you love travel (although everyone seems to say that!). If you shoot weddings maybe it's how you love hearing how couples met, and what they love about To View More >>

Photographs are the most personal of gifts! Talking about Christmas and the holidays in October seems a little weird, but the holiday season does seem to start earlier every year – and when it comes to marketing, it pays to be prepared. The festive season is a great time to promote yourself to existing customers. You've spent all year taking photographs, so why not maximise the profit on each shoot with online galleries, product sales and special offers? We spoke to retiring Queensberry account manager Michelle about her tips for holiday promotions, and marketing pointers To View More >>

We drew the names the old fashioned way … it was fun, and it worked! We drew the names the old fashioned way … it was fun, and it worked! Congratulations to Chris Lagria, who wins a 60x40 personalised canvas from our Canvas Giveaway promotion on Facebook. Two weeks ago we never dreamed there would be such an overwhelming response. Thank you for all the shares, and thanks SO MUCH for all the love! If you're a photographer, and you shared our post, we'd like to say thank you by offering you 15% discount off all your canvas purchases — everything in our canvas range! — To View More >>

As a social photographer, it's so easy to get caught up working for clients and watching our bottom line that creative inspiration can become just another item on our To Do list. So how can we stay inspired, and so do our best work for clients, without getting burned out? How can we fill our 'creative well' regularly?' as Julia Cameron from The Artist's Way would ask. There is a way and it's called Instagram. As long as you can get online, inspiration can be yours in a non-stop stream of talent and buzzing creativity. When Instagram first arrived, it was known for its over-processed To View More >>