For those of you who don't live in Godzone (New Zealand, OK?) Vaughan Smith does the drive time show on New Zealand's top music station, The Edge. He and Fletch have arguably the funniest radio show in the country and I listen to them every day. So when I saw his album working its way through production I thought I'd grab the opportunity to ask him a few girly questions. Read on, ladies, he's not just funny, he's got a soft centre. • Tell us about how it all began - where did you and Sharde meet, and how did you make her fall for you? Like any good modern day romance, it was in the workplace To View More >>

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Workspace survey and provided insightful comments - some of you went to a lot of trouble over your answers. The development team are only human, so they especially liked your answers to this question: What does Workspace do best? The answer: album proofing, integration with Photojunction, and the sheer number of services it provides in one location. People also liked the "look" of the site and our customer service. It's clear that many people tend to use just one or two of the features (eg album ordering or the shopping cart). If that sounds like you, To View More >>

Supported by Canon, GM Photographics are bringing their successful wedding and portrait business seminar tour to New Zealand. Graham Munro and Lauren Bootland have already enjoyed a sell out tour across Australia and are now bringing their wisdom and experience to the land of the long white cloud. There are two different types of seminar available in each city: THE MASTERCLASS: Together, Graham and Lauren will host a full day seminar full of the fundamentals of what makes a business successful in these current economic times. Tips and motivation that are actually working in many businesses right To View More >>

This one isn't aimed at the professional photographer in you, it's more about the big picture. My grandmother passed away recently and I helped clean out her home. She was 98 and will be missed by us all, but as they say she had a good innings. I was asked by my mother to help, so there were myself and a few other relatives there helping. I noted that the only time everyone stopped working was to look at photos they found. A fair chunk of them were of places and people that we didn't know, but on occasion someone would call out and everyone would come and have a look. Every photo that was shared To View More >>

The Iris Awards are an important platform for showcasing the outstanding talent of New Zealand professional photographers. This year we had six Queensberry clients win categories, and you can view their winning images on our blog post here. We were also pleased that Bruce Gabites won the Wedding Album category and allowed us to share his winning album layouts with you. Bruce says “being able to put together a great wedding album is the true test of a wedding photographer's ability and consistency by being able to capture a series of stunning images right throughout the day – not just being To View More >>