birthday – chic critique forum

HEADS UP: Paperie’s Birthday is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for frequent announcements!

Happy 4th birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!

Welcome to Paperie Boutique’s FOURTH BIRTHDAY celebration – sponsored by HB Photo Packaging, Kelly Moore Bag, Animoto, Click Magazine, Sassy Designs Inc., Artsy Couture, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Black River Imaging, Clickin Moms, Simply Color / Simply Canvas, Kraft and Jute, Modern Album Designs, Full Color Lab, CPQ Professional Photo Lab, Photographer Cafe, Nations Photo Lab, Paint the Moon Photoshop Actions and Textures, Hardwood Frames, and Birdesign. The party runs from July 19th – July ??.

During the celebration our U.S. readers can win thousands of dollars in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible sponsors and vendors! Our family of merchants will also provide several discount codes and promotions for our audience that will be posted at PaperieBirthday.com throughout the week-long event. All of these giveaways and special offers will be posted multiple times each day during the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. EDT – so you’ll want to check back, and check back often! Thanks for four great years and Happy Birthday Paperie!

Ready for a new prize? Up for grabs is an amazing “lifetime membership” to the Chic Critique Forum – a $195.00 value!

In case you missed the announcement, we’ve received so many prize donations that we’re keeping this thing going ’til the very last giveaway has been awarded – so check back all weekend long for more giveaways, pop-quiz prizes, and Facebook flash giveaways! Curious what prizes we have left? Well here’s a sampling for you!

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The Chic Critique Forum is focused on providing candid critique for photographers. Whether you are an amateur or a seasoned photographer, Chic Critique Forum is the place to be when you are ready to step it up. Our forum members are strongly encouraged to offer at least one suggestion to every image they choose to comment on. Also, members can sign up for our exclusive “4-Week Critiques” with any of our Celebrity Photographers. Join a creative community of aspiring and inspiring photographers who share honest critique.

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How do you win this great prize? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us who you’d like to pair with for a “celebrity critique“! That’s all there is to it!

For BONUS chances to win: Go to your Facebook and / or Twitter accounts and post the following (then tell us where you did):

Win a ChicCritiqueForum.com / @Chic_Critique lifetime membership at @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com — PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow Chic Critique on Facebook and / or Paperie Boutique on Facebook (or state that you follow one – or both already, in separate comments here).

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FIVE chances to win, you have to do all five things listed above, and then make five separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment that you have posted to your Twitter or Facebook account(s) – with a link to where you did it – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 31st. You can enter up to five times total. Post that you have met each of the requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to five times total – one entry each for both the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have five chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize. See official rules for more details.

Huge thanks to Chic Critique Forum for such an amazing prize – visit them on Facebook and Twitter! Good luck!

Don’t forget to visit PaperieBirthday.com and see what you missed!

The birthday party is now in full-swing and runs for a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July ??.

More’s on the way all weekend – check back soon soon!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you’re a vendor who would like to sponsor the event, donate a prize,
        and / or provide a discount code for our readers please contact Todd:
        todd AT paperieboutique DOT com – we’d love to have you join us!

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June weddings

Paperie is excited to feature an amazing two-part “packaging and presentation” series by Lindsay Alexander Photography! Please help us welcome Lindsay for this “Part II – Wedding Welcome Packet” guest post. (You can view Lindsay’s first post “Part I – Packaging” here.)

Hi, I’m Lindsay – a lifestyle and wedding photographer based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. After four years of business, I knew that I was ready for a change. When you own your own business and YOUR NAME is at the forefront of what you do, you want your product to be TRUE to who YOU are! Yes, I loved my old look . . . it was me THEN. I just wanted my new look to be ME NOW! I wanted everything to speak to the heart of why it is that I have this business in the first place and it took time and development as an artist and business owner to know that.

(Please click on each of the photographs below for a larger pop-up version. And visit Lindsay’s “Welcome Packet” post on her blog for a detailed explanation of each of the photos you see here.)

The sheets for my Wedding Welcome Packet were printed as flyers on high gloss paper. The bridal and e-session cards are rack cards and the groom card is a 5×7 watercolor card from WHCC. The large kraft envelopes and folders are from Paper Presentation.

“Part I – Packaging” with additional vendors listed -
http://paperieboutique.com/2013/06/24/lindsay_alexander/

My blog post on my “Wedding Welcome Packet” –
http://blog.lindsayalexanderphotography.com/welcome-packet…




Thanks again Lindsay for sharing your packaging / branding / marketing with our Paperie readers! Don’t miss the first installment of our series with Lindsay Alexander Photography – “Part I – Packaging” – here!

If you would like your packaging featured on Paperie, please write and he will help you get set up.

We’d love to feature your business here, too!




Paperie Boutique would like to introduce our newest sponsor – Animoto!

“Animoto was founded in 2005 with the vision of inspiring people to share their lives through the magic and power of video. Animoto’s founders include veterans of the entertainment industry and have produced shows for MTV, Comedy Central, & ABC, studied music in London, and played in indie rock bands in Seattle.

Today, Animoto is a video creation service (online and mobile) that makes it easy and fun for anyone to create and share extraordinary videos using their own pictures, video clips, words and music.”

Please help us welcome Animoto to the Paperie family, and read more about Animoto for professional photographers here.




We are gearing up for our 4th annual birthday party in mid-July and we’d love to have you be a part of it all!

Last year our vendors provided Paperie readers with over $16,000 in prizes in just ONE WEEK – and our site received over 4.7 million hits during the celebration!

Some of the vendors who participated include MOO.COM, WHCC, Artsy Couture, Kelly Moore Bags, Clickin’ Moms / Click Magazine, Color Inc. Pro Lab, Black River Imaging, Epiphanie Bags, Rice Studio Supply, JoTotes, Sarah Petty’s The Joy of Marketing, ProDPI, drop it MODERN, Miller’s Lab, and MORE!

If that’s not enough to convince you, then just read on…

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship and / or wish to sponsor a prize giveaway in this year’s birthday event.

Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly here.

Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Last but not least… As we close out the month of June, Robyn also closes out her run as Contributing Editor / columnist with Professional Photographer Magazine.

For her final June 2013 column, Robyn brings everything around “full circle” with the topic “Sales and Marketing Tools“. Her first column in June 2010 was on the very same topic!

In this issue Robyn featured products by Miss Poppy Design, Beth Forester’s photoDUDS, The Shoppe Designs, Birdesign Shop, Prairie Sweet
Boutique, and Design Aglow.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 54 and page 56 of the print-version. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine? You can subscribe here!




Have a great holiday week! See you real soon!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. See more recent posts on welcome packets at the links below:
1. http://paperieboutique.com/2013/04/25/photographer_welcome_packet/
2. http://paperieboutique.com/2013/04/27/boudoir_themed_welcome_kit/

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catching up

Can you believe we’re already in JUNE? Our boys are out of school for the summer, we just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary, we’ve lived in Georgia a full year as of this month, and our youngest son is about to turn EIGHT years old!

It goes without saying, things are quite hectic around our household right now. So hectic, we never even got the May issue of Professional Photographer Magazine online – and that’s Robyn’s next-to-last issue of the magazine! (The June issue is on the way…and then it’s onward and upward from there!)

We’re also announcing the winner of the recent NewbornPhotography.com contest, so read ’til the end!




The digital edition of the May 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is online for digital subscribers and the print version has been mailed to subscribers.

Robyn featured backdrop and prop-related items by Denny Manufacturing Company, Inc., Photo Prop Floors & Backdrops, Galpin Studios, Snazzie Drawers, Bad Sass Backdrops Inc., and Design Revolution.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 48 and page 49 of the print-version. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




We’re excited to announce the winner in our NewbornPhotography.com contest…it’s Lauren Fortner!

Lauren wins a 1-year membership to NewbornPhotography.com! Congrats to Lauren, a huge thank you to NewbornPhotography.com for the amazing prize, and thanks to everyone who entered!




Check back often because we’ll have Robyn’s final column in Professional Photographer plus a special new camera bag review. You can see a sneak-peek below and on Facebook!

We’ll see you then!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Paperie turns FOUR YEARS OLD this July! You know what that means…

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senioritis

The digital edition of the April 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers and the print version has started hitting mailboxes.

Robyn featured senior-related items by Design Aglow, H&H Color Lab, EW Couture Collection, Posing & Moore Guide*, WHCC, and H.H. Boogie.

*Regretfully the wrong image and URL ran with the Posing & Moore Guide by Michelle Moore. The correct image and link have been included here. A correction will run in the June 2013 issue.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 48 and page 49 of the print-version. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




Psssst… Right now we’re giving away TWO $100 Artsy Couture gift cards!

And now through April 16th, Artsy Couture is running a special sale – 47% off their most popular Artsy Pro Prints sizes including 5x7s, 8x10s, 8x12s, 11x14s and 16x20s. Their fabulous Couture Packaging is included for FREE!

please click the image above for a larger pop-up version

PLUS through May 1st, Paperie readers can get an ADDITIONAL 10% off their Artsy orders using the code “PBLUV“!




Another giveaway is on tap – you won’t want to miss it!
-Robyn & Todd

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photograp[her]

It’s no big secret that Robyn has dealt with a host of health issues before and since we were forced to evacuate our Chinese-drywall home back in 2010. But 2013 has already been an incredibly difficult year for her. Thankfully we have found an amazing neurologist here in the Atlanta area and she is getting very aggressive with her treatment methods. However, this has left Robyn with not much energy to focus on Paperie the last few weeks. To help make up for lost time, we will be extending all of our current sponsor and advertiser time schedules by one month. Thanks to everyone for their continued understanding and support! We’re all working hard to get Paperie back up and frequently updated…..starting NOW!

To express our appreciation, one lucky Paperie reader will win a photograp[her] tee sold by our sponsor Clickinmoms. How, you might ask?

All U.S. residents have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what / who you’d like to see featured on Paperie in 2013! That’s all there is to it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” our Paperie Boutique Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow us.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want THREE chances to win, you have to do the THREE separate things listed above, and then make three separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment and tell us what you’d like to see on Paperie here – or that you’ve liked Paperie Boutique on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 7th. You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have THREE chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

Good luck to everyone who enters!




The digital edition of the March 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured wedding-related items by Image3D, WHCC, Design Aglow, Loktah, Simply Color Lab, and Miller’s Professional Imaging.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 60 and page 61 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




One of our sponsors Artsy Couture is having an amazing 16×20 canvas sale through March 7th!

A ¾” wrap 16×20 canvas is $25.99 and a 1½” wrap 16×20 canvas is $30.99 during the sale. Don’t miss it – after 3/7 this special 16×20 canvas offer goes “poof“!

Are you going crazy trying create a profitable pricing structure for your senior business?

Beth Forester has solutions.
See her WPPI platform class
SENIORS: Show Me the Money!
Sunday, March 10th at 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Tired of shooting a marathon session only to be disappointed by a puny order? This course is for you! Let Beth Forester show you how she garners a $2,000 average senior sale in one of the most depressed economic areas in the country, West Virginia. First, she’ll show you how she shoots to sell and what seniors want most in lighting, composition and design. Then, she will be your guide as you learn how to analyze your sessions and use proven business strategies to create a pricing structure that ensures profitable orders. From setting minimums based upon session type to using “desirable” products to guide your clients to targeted price points, Forester will show “real world” strategies to increase your average sale and ensure a lucrative senior campaign. From the initial phone call to the final sale, she will reveal her “everyday” tips and tricks to increasing your average sale and cornering the senior market in your area.

(Read more about Beth’s class at Seniorologie!)




Robyn has included “lunch notes” in our boys’ lunchboxes every day since the very beginning. She found a really cute (FREE!) printable set from Paper Coterie and wanted to share them here:

You can also grab an adorable (FREE!) printable St. Patrick’s Day themed set from Chickabug, LLC, here.




Check back this week for more Paperie fun!
-Robyn & Todd

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Modern love

Did you miss us? We’re back and excited to introduce you to one of our new sponsors – Modern Album Designs! Take it away…

Modern Album Designs provides custom wedding album design services for busy photographers. We can design for virtually any album company out there, and we support a wide variety of design software, including Photoshop, InDesign, Fotofusion, Photojunction, and JAD. This means we can design for flush mount and matted albums as well.

Our standard design service includes unlimited revisions, which means we’ll take care of all the client edits at no extra charge. The album layouts are shown on our easy-to-use online proofing site, which allows the clients to flip through page by page to view their design. Once approved, we provide photographers with the layered source files for the design.

Samples of our designs can be seen here.

In addition, we also offer a value-based album called the Luxe Album. This album offers a range of cover options and comes with a unique custom box. Even the inside cover fabric can be customized. Combined with our design service, photographers can save time and money in their album workflow.

More details about the Luxe Album can be found here.

Please visit our sponsor Modern Album Designs and follow them on Facebook!




The digital edition of the February 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured fashion and accessory items by Frill ‘er Up Couture, Enchanted Fairyware, Moxie Couture, Maternity and Newborn Photography Prop Shop, Romantic Threads, and EcoStreet.etsy.com.

(PLEASE NOTE: The Moxie Couture image shown in the February 2013 issue is by LeZandra Persinger. There will be a correction to note this officially in the April 2013 issue. We sincerely apologize for the error.)

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 52 and page 53 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write todd @ this domain and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook for more frequent updates!
-Robyn & Todd

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holly jolly giveaway

Apparently Autumn 2012 is going to be The Sickness Season™ around these parts. We’re in a new state for the first time in over 15 years – and lucky us, it seems every strain of every little bug wants to meet us up close and personal…

But plowing forward, there’s no time for NyQuil today because we have several updates and a GIVEAWAY / vendor / guest post! Our good friends The Album Cafe are back and they would like to give away their entire 2012 Holiday Card Collection (a $279 package value) to one lucky Paperie reader!

The 2012 Collection includes a Flat Card, a Folded Card and a Matching Address Label. Most flat cards can also be printed either as a rounded corner card or a standard square corner card. Album Cafe templates are layered, customizable Photoshop files.

Album Cafe also has an awesome new (and FREE!) Photoshop plug-in called “Image Loader” that resizes and insert photos into the templates for you.

Read on below for more details on winning this 2012 Holiday Card Collection!




The digital edition of the November 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured albums and books by: Finao, WHCC, Graphistudio, Forbeyon, Pinhole Pro, KISS, Artsy Couture, Cypress Albums, BayPhotoLab

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger version of the article. You can also find the article on page 60, page 61, and page 62 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




Have the new Facebook “Promote Post” pay scales reduced the number of viewers for your business page? Chris Pirillo just posted this mini-tutorial to help all of your audience see your updates.

(graphic courtesy of IceflowStudios)

Using this graphic, simply tell your readers: “Even if you’re already subscribed to me on Facebook, you NEED to turn on Notifications AND add me to an Interest List! This image should help you figure out how to do that from your computer.”

How do you win the entire Album Cafe 2012 Holiday Card Collection shown above? It’s easy! All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite Album Cafe product is! That’s it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” the Album Cafe Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow @thealbumcafe on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow them.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want THREE chances to win, you have to do the THREE separate things listed above, and then make three separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment with your favorite Album Cafe product here – or that you’ve liked The Album Cafe on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @thealbumcafe on Twitter – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, November 13th. You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have THREE chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

Good luck to everyone who enters, and thanks to The Album Cafe for such a wonderful prize!




We have a winner to announce in the MCP Actions giveaway…and it’s Photography by Regina Marie!

Make sure to stop by MCP Actions and check out their new Lightroom Template Presets – huge thanks to them for this giveaway! Congrats to Photography by Regina Marie (we’ll be in touch shortly) and thanks to everyone who entered!




Last but not least, we’d like to welcome our newest advertiser – Prairie Sweet Boutique Templates & Products – to the Paperie family! Check ‘em out!

Happy weekend everyone!
-Robyn & Todd

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83 more shopping days ’til…

The digital edition of the October 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured “favorite” gifts from professional photographers to their clients – Karen Leslie Photography (Miller’s Professional Imaging), Stylized Portraiture (Impecca USA), Buttons and Bows Photography (Artsy Couture), Simply Baby Photography (Cupcake Keepsakes by January Hart), Lens and Ladle Photography (MOO.com), Whitney Scott Photography (Black River Imaging), Jessica Feely Photography (Printstagram), Hot Mama Boudoir (ProDPI), and Kristen Caldwell Photography (WHCC).

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 64, page 65, and page 66 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




There’s a great Q&A going on over at the Paperie Facebook page:

“I’m ALWAYS at a loss for packaging LARGE prints and I’ve followed you for a long time but can’t seem to find much highlighted with that…wondered if you could share or ask for people to share how they package wall prints sometime? Every idea I’ve found is really not affordable. Would love help doing that as it’s most of what I sell.”

Anyone have ideas or a vendor / product recommendation? Thanks!

Please drop by and join the conversation!




Until next time…
-Robyn & Todd

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show us what you got

The digital edition of the September 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn reviewed the latest and greatest “lab’s choice” products by Color Inc., ProDPI, Bay Photo, McKenna Pro, Collages.net, Miller’s Professional Imaging, LustreColor, and Mid South Color Lab.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 54 and page 55 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




We have a winner in the recent Photographer Cafe $125 shopping spree giveaway and it’s…April!

Congrats to April, thanks to everyone who entered, and thank you to Photographer Cafe for the amazing prize!




Have a great weekend everyone!
-Robyn & Todd

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housekeeping – winners – finale

Happy 3rd birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!

We’re back for the final round of winners in the birthday celebration, a chance for you to win from Paper Source, and my latest column in Professional Photographer Magazine!

The winner of the *emera Green Messenger camera bag is…Dana Laymon!

The winner of the HB Photo Packaging, Sassy Designs, Inc., and Chasing Dreams Photography Store prize pack is…EmilyRae!

The winner of the Pixel2Canvas, Album Cafe, M4H Photography, and My Funky Camera prize pack is…Photos by May!

And the grand prize winner of the Sassy Designs, Inc. “win the shop” $5000 prize pack is…Jayna Balcer!

Winners, congratulations! You will hear from me in the next 24-48 hours with information on how to claim your prizes! Thanks to everyone who entered!

Didn’t win? Read on for a chance to win a gift card from Paper-Source.com!




The digital edition of the August 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn reviewed baby portraiture products by Dish and Spoon Productions, Artsy Couture, Jamie Rae Hats, Simply Color, WHCC, Design Aglow, and Miller’s Professional Imaging.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 54 and page 55 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!

Want to win a $25.00 gift card to Paper Source?

U.S. Residents: Simply go to the comments here and tell us what vendor(s) / seller(s) you would like to see featured here on Paperie Boutique. It can be your favorite merchant, a vendor you’d like to know more about, or just suggesting your own company – we just want to know what YOU want! (You can list more than one vendor in your comment, but you will only receive one entry for it.)

You can get up to two extra BONUS entries by following @paperieboutique on Twitter, and then commenting here to tell us you’ve done so (or already do) — and / or by following Paperie Boutique on Facebook (or telling us you already do) in the comments.

That’s all there is to it!

HEADS UP! You cannot “like” the Paperie Facebook page or tag it from Facebook because it is a personal page set up long ago with the vanity URL. Please simply follow the account linked here and your entry will still count as long as you post in the comments. Thanks!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 7th. U.S. residents can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for each option listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have THREE chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! See official rules for more details.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.




And don’t forget MOO.com and Paperie Boutique are giving out 100 FREE MOO.com MiniCards!

To take advantage of this offer, click here. FREE MiniCard offer is open to new MOO.com customers only. Offer expires August 31, 2012. One pack per person. Excludes S&H.




Our thoughts and prayers are with the MOO Crew following the loss of their MOO.com Community Manager Dan Harris!

-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Miss the other birthday winner announcements?

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/07/21/birthday_winners_one/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/07/23/birthday_winners_two/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/07/23/birthday_winners_three/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/07/23/housekeeping-winners-four/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/07/26/birthday_winners_five/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/08/01/housekeeping-winners-six/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/08/02/birthday_winners_seven/

http://paperieboutique.com/2012/07/24/20000_comments/

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howdy y’all…

Greetings from the other side! We are finally all moved in and set up in our new home in Atlanta, Georgia. (Please see below for photographs.) This means we can finally get Paperie back up and running again – just in time for the big 3rd birthday bash that will kick off in late July! But until then…

The digital edition of the July 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn reviewed marketing and sales tools by V Gallery / Focused by WHCC, The Shoppe Designs, Frank & Frida, Sticky Albums, The Polished Photographer, Design Aglow, The Album Cafe, The Photographer Cafe, Sassy Designs, Inc., and Simply Color Lab.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 56, page 57, and page 58 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




Heads-up that Paperie / Panache a part of the PhotoDUDS “Super Birthday Bash” giveaways!

There’s over $4,000 in total SUPER prizes given away to 24 winners chosen at random, and it runs through midnight EDT on Monday, July 9, 2012. Go here for more details!




During our moving hiatus, we’ve had a few new advertisers join Paperie so please check the sidebars! Please help us welcome one – sweetkissesandcakes.com:

We are album designers who are passionate about designing wedding portraits and wedding albums. Recognizing that wedding pictures capture important occasions, full of memories and emotions, nothing gives us more joy than being allowed to use our design talents to add to the happiness of the wedded couples.

Our services are designed to help professional photographers with their design needs. Although our core services revolve around wedding pictures, we would love to be able to help you on other joyous occasions, such as engagement, sweet-sixteen, Bar Mitzvah, boudoir, family, and baby album.

Our commitment is to produce beautiful designs that tailored to your needs, budget, and taste. We are also giving free wedding album Templates for photoshop. They are also perfect for engagement, boudoir, baby and more:

http://www.sweetkissesandcakes.com/free/

If you are interested in being an advertiser, please write:
todd AT paperieboutique DOT com




Last but not least, a few scenes from our new hometown – Atlanta, Georgia! Tomorrow will mark 3 weeks since we moved in. Time flies…

And it wouldn’t be a photo-share without a few peeks at my new office space!

Thanks for continuing to hold as we dig ourselves out of cardboard mountains!

Check back soon!
-Robyn & Todd

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like an old sweet song

Things have been pretty crazy around these parts the last few days – in case you missed the big news, we are moving to Atlanta, Georgia a week from Friday!

So if posting seems sporadic lately, it is. We’re trapped under 8-foot piles of boxes and bubble-wrap! But we have several contest winners to announce and a new column to share so you’re not getting rid of us that easily! Check it…




The digital edition of the June 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn reviewed fashion and light-related products by Wordsmith for Photographers, Divas and Dreams, Totally Rad!, Graslon, Mama Thredz, Gary Fong, and Design Aglow.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 50 and page 52 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




Last but certainly not least, let’s get to all of those new contest winners!

The winner in our Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. $250 gift card is…KittenJen!

The winner in our *emera messenger camera bag giveaway is…Bethany Hein!

The winner of our Poppy Tree Frames $30 gift certificate is…Shannon Skypek!

And the winner in our Artsy Couture $100 gift card giveaway is…Lisa!

Congrats to each of our winners and thanks to each of the vendors who donated such fantastic prizes! More coming up soon, so we’ll see you then!

Happy summer -
Robyn & Todd

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