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

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/

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.

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

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!

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

housekeeping – winners – finale

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!

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/

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/

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

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

summer lovin’

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

In this issue I reviewed summer-themed products by IKEA (photography by Munchkins and Mohawks Photography), Denny Manufacturing Company, Inc., Black River Imaging (photography by Photoumbra Studios), Poppy Tree Frames (photography by Dani Antonucci Photography), Heather Green Designs for Bad Sass Backdrops, and Photojojo.

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.

And don’t miss the special article and interview with Heather Lickliter of Fairyography.com and StylizedPortraiture.com – you can find them starting on page 33 and page 86. Congratulations to Heather on the beautiful features!

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




And heads up that we currently have a $75 gift card giveaway to MOO.com:

Find more details on how to enter here!

More coming up this week..check in soon!
-Robyn & Todd

drop it to the floor

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

In this issue I reviewed props and backdrops by WHCC, Denny Manufacturing Company, Inc., Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc., Custom Photo Props, Photo Pie, drop it MODERN, Design Revolution, PhotoArt StreetScapes, Barbour Backdrops and Props, and Backgrounds by Maheu.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 60, page 62, and page 64 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? Subscribe here!

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.

Well funny you should ask because all new members during the month of April will receive a free digital copy of CHIC Magazine! And look what’s on page 62:

As further incentive to join, Paperie will pay for the entire 3 months of a 3-month subscription ($28 total value) for one lucky reader! All you have to do is join Chic Critique Forum and then post a comment here saying you’ve done so and are now a member. The affiliate contest ends on April 30th – so on Tuesday, May 1st we will use Random.org to select the winner from the comments here, and then we will refund the cost of one 3-month membership ($28) to the winner. So what do you have to lose? You get a free digital copy of CHIC Magazine – and have a chance to get the first 3 months of your membership free as well! It’s win-win!

(Please read Paperie’s contest and giveaway rules – and note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.)

Good luck to everyone who enters!




More goodies coming soon! And don’t forget our extended advertiser sale going on through April 15th!

-Robyn & Todd

a senior moment

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

In this issue I reviewed products for the senior photographer by Gradybug Designs, Design Aglow, Black River Imaging, Jamie Schultz Designs, and the PURPOSE Senior Posing Guide.

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 50 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? Subscribe here!




And my latest “Web Exclusives” column went live yesterday on Professional Photographer Magazine’s website.

It’s titled “Best of Bags Guide: Pompidoo Cologne Bag and Shootsac Tote & Shoot” and reviews a Pompidoo Idle Turquoise Cologne Bag and a Red SHOOTSAC Tote & Shoot – including ‘equipment test’ photos of just what each bag could hold. Check it out here!




Check back soon for more great features and giveaways!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. “Like” the new Panache Collective Facebook page!