I’m dropping my prices … people aren’t spending as much … my bookings are down … I need to go to cheaper albums … I’ve started doing shoot-and-burn … I’m worried about my income. You’ve heard the talk. Are you struggling in the face of competition, recession and demanding clients? Or do you just want to hear someone else’s take on things? As well as our usual Photojunction webinars, we’re hosting two with Queensberry on the most critical issue facing professional photographers: how to survive and thrive in today’s demanding market. Webinar 1: How to sell albums (and why) To View More >>

Shortly after the iPad was announced, Nigel posted about wanting to run Photojunction on it. While that hasn't happened (yet), the iPad has become quite a popular tool for photographers. Personally, I like to use it to present final album designs to clients. Photojunction makes creating and editing layouts so simple, that sitting there with a client flicking through their spreads takes the mystery out of knowing exactly what they'll end up with. There are so many presentation options within Photojunction, but here's a few that work with the iPad... 1. Slideshows Want an album slideshow to fit To View More >>

As the new month rolls over (can you believe it's August already!), so does our webinar schedule. The August schedule will be online shortly, but in the meantime, here's the details about tomorrow's webinar: Intro to Photojunction @ 9am (NZT) In this webinar Danny will show you how to fire up the software and start using it. He'll also walk you through everything from registering, to designing an album, to exporting and sending. It's free to all so come along, listen, learn and ask questions. We'd love you to join us. Remember that's 9am NZT. Here are tomorrow's times for the rest of the world... To View More >>

A discussion about album upload times (specifically the length of them) last week reminded me of a good post Danny wrote on the Junction a while back, about internet connection speeds, pricing and plans. While we do everything we can at our end to optimise the FTP process, ultimately (album) upload speed is determined by your internet provider, so it pays to understand exactly what you're getting for your money. Here's Danny's post – Nigel Warning: contains math and abbreviations From time to time I'm asked for advice about internet connection speeds and pricing plans, so here goes... Most To View More >>

How do you reference your album orders in Photojunction? If you want the reference on all the paperwork/emails (including Photojunction) regarding an album order to be your clients' names (for example), that's what you need to enter into the Your Reference box during the Album Setup stage. Whatever you input under Your Reference is what comes through to us, and is then assigned to your order. Being specific and having a formula is really important for both of us. Searching a gazillion orders for the right "Bride and Groom" or "Wedding Album" or "QBY 12x12" is a bit hopeless. Having a specific To View More >>