This weekend (September 15th and 16th) in Auckland is Live the Passion - an event aimed to educate, enthuse and inspire photographers. Stephen Baugh will be there representing Queensberry and giving a Workspace presentation, as well as four master photographers - Jason Starr, Luci Harrison, Emma Hughes and Simon Woolf. If you're in Auckland (or can make it up) we recommend attending. The event will have sessions focusing on different types of photography including travel, documentary and fine art, as well as trade demonstrations and social media education. Live the Passion is being held at the To View More >>

Our clients featured strongly again this year among the winners of the 2009 Annabel Williams Contemporary Photographic Training (CPT) Awards. Sarah Wright took out the Queensberry-sponsored Portrait Album category (we featured the wedding album category winner a few days ago). Ex-CPT student Sarah submitted this design of a portrait shoot of a teenager shot in the Borde Hill Gardens - a country estate in the South of England. “The subject really wanted a rural shoot as he loved the country side and country clothing – so I utilised the Estate’s striking features like the wrought iron gates, To View More >>

Many photographers are lone wolves. Not in the hunter gatherer kind of way but in the sense that they work alone and contact with the outside "photographic" world can be limited. However we are in a creative industry and so to keep the creative juices flowing you need to go beyond your doorstep to appreciate and develop as an Artist/Photographer. The great thing about the internet is you can share information, ideas and opinions with fellow photographers easily. Joining the DWF gives you a forum where fellow professionals can be open and frank about the issues that they have been having. Sometimes To View More >>

Magnolia Rouge Ruffled The Pretty Blog Wedding Chicks 100 Layer Cake There are so many wedding blogs on the internet but these five are my pick of the bunch. If you're looking for a good dose of inspiration these blogs are full of real-wedding features, design and decor ideas, vendor information and talented photography. We've also been pinning up a storm over on our Queensberry pinterest page with ideas for your dress, the groom, venues, flowers, cakes and more. I also can't escape the opportunity to share this fun little fact: My husband and I were actually featured on The Pretty Blog just a To View More >>

Johannes has been posting on Queensberry Connects for several months now. It's been great to have a regular photographer perspective, and personally we've found his insights and opinions inspiring. We asked him to contribute to our interview series by sharing his thoughts on album design. In the conversation, Ian asks him to expand on several posts he's written about the benefits of getting to know your clients before the wedding, and his "six secrets" to designing a great album... He also questions Johannes about how he interacts with his clients, his workflow and the part Photoshop plays. To View More >>