And dare I say it, 'Free' is pretty popular... Danny's throwaway line got a few negative reactions ... despite Wired's Chris Anderson saying "free" is the default price on the internet. And PJ is free, right? (We explained why here.) The counter argument is that sure, we all like free stuff ... but templates save you time by utilising the fruits of other people's. And that justifies the cost. I totally agree, but still people persist in giving stuff away online. Open source software ... free reports about how to take your business online ... the list is endless. Sometimes free comes without strings To View More >>

Being able to see aperture numbers on your layouts can be very handy, for example when you're trying to identify a specific aperture that the Problem Reporter has suggested you check out. However they're not always visible, so when do they appear? By default, Aperture Numbers only appear when the Problem Reporter is open. However, you can toggle them on and off at any time through the Album menu. HTH Cheers, PJ Support Team To View More >>

One interesting option is how many template thumbnails you should have in the item listing. There's two sides to this one, but I think showing too few is a mistake. There's a fear that people will copy them if you show too many... I understand, but people are buying templates to save time so I wouldn't worry too much. I'd show at least 25% or so of my templates - enough to get a good idea of what you're offering. Next tip. Danny (how about that - up to Tip #92 already) ;) To View More >>

Talking to Photoshop via script can be a delicate process, so here's a few tips for exporting your high-res layouts from PJ for printing... • Open Photoshop before you start exporting. (Sometimes it takes so long to open PJ forgets who it's talking to.) • Close all other open images in Photoshop. • Make sure the Photoshop start screen is closed. • Let Photojunction and Photoshop do their thing. Keep your hands off that keyboard! Cheers, PJ Support To View More >>

Sometimes it's nice to reminisce... When we started to rewrite Photojunction we named the master file "PJ Jr." as a joke - that name still stands as our project name today... some 3 years later. All the full time developers we started with for the rewrite, are still with us. It took 3,000 development hours to get Remix to a stage where we could send it to other staff to have a look.  That would've taken one person a year and a half to complete on their own. My personal favourite email... One of our beta testers emailed to tell us she considered PJ Remix to be a 'metro' bit of software. The developers To View More >>

This screen appears immediately after you send your album order, and that blue link is a quick-smart way to squeeze the value out of the work you've just done and help boost your income. Click it, and the templates from the album you've just designed, confirmed and ordered will be automatically uploaded to the Photojunction Store ready to be sold. All you'll have to do is fill out a few important details in the Sell window, like a short item description and how much you want to sell your collection for, and hit Done. Try it next time you send an order. Cheers, Nigel To View More >>

It’s no wonder Luke and Chantal’s wedding album caught our attention. For starters, there were three albums, not one, and the first two featured the most amazing celebrations at a fabulous location. We certainly did “wish we were there”. Luke and Chantal were married in April 2007 in Mauritius, East Africa. Chantal had wanted to have her wedding at The One and Only, Mauritius since she was a little girl and spent time there with her family. The festivities lasted five days and included a welcoming cocktail hour, beach Olympics, a salsa party (featuring Emilio Estevez and his salsa dancers) To View More >>

On my trip to the UK I had the opportunity to visit the studio of Alan and Jackie Rankine. Their work is aimed at a high end market. Their sales are substantial. They don't aim to be the latest newest thing. They do work to stay current but they have cleverly understood the needs of their clients. Their formula is simple and effective. Know your clients, produce consistently good work, back up your promise to perform with the quality of your presentation (including coffee and cake), always have something bigger and better for the client to buy, and have your studio in a castle. They don't chase To View More >>

Sparked by a 'oh-I-forgot-that-was-an-option' moment, I wanted to quickly remind you about the default options you can set in Photojunction to save you time, and a few clicks. In the Photojunction Preferences you'll find an array of options enabling you to customise Photojunction to reflect your preferred and most commonly used settings, such as: How long you like each slide to play for in a slideshow The aperture border colour and width you prefer Units of measurement you like working with (inches or mm) The most common size of aperture you design with Of course all of these options can be changed To View More >>

Here's an wedding album to whet your appetite. Literally. It's not often we see a wedding themed as heavily as Cindy and Eric's. They went to exceptional lengths to incorporate Cindy's love of sweets and the colour orange into their special day. Their photographer Brian Dorsey reflected those tastes in this beautiful album. Chocolate coloured pages of course. Cindy's favourite colour is orange – so think Halloween and harvest time, pumpkins and trees changing colour with the Fall.  The striking autumnal colours matched harmoniously with their brown and orange colour scheme. The wedding also To View More >>