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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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it’s Friday – I’m in love

Jamie Schultz Designs is back again for another vendor / guest post! (And if you missed our latest camera strap giveaway, be sure you read on to the end!)

Jamie Schultz Designs is proud to partner with the Paperie Boutique as a new vendor. Jamie has an array of templates available including coffee table books, cards, CD cases, image boxes and much, much more. With the holiday card season quickly approaching be sure to check out Jamie’s fabulous new holiday card collection.

About Jamie:
Jamie Schultz Designs was created by professional photographer, Jamie Schultz, who started creating cards, books, and other photography products for her clients. As quickly as her portrait business grew so did the demand for the templates she was selling to her clients. Thus, Jamie Schultz Designs was born. Jamie’s designs are best known for their timeless features with just enough defining detail that allow your client’s photos to take center stage. As a professional photographer, Jamie knows that no two clients are alike which is why she offers a wide variety of designs from traditional to contemporary.

There’s always something for everyone at Jamie Schultz Designs!

And now Jamie is offering an exclusive discount to Paperie Boutique blog readers. Simply enter code: paperie10 at checkout to receive $10 off your next purchase of $50 or more. (Valid through 12/31/2011.)

Here are some of the latest holiday card designs from Jamie Schultz Designs:

Be sure to fan Jamie Schultz Designs on Facebook to receive special offers and to keep up with all the latest product releases.

http://www.facebook.com/jamieschultzdesigns

Thanks so much to Jamie for stopping by, and for the great offer for our readers! I’m a huge Jamie Schultz Designs fan and have been for quite some time. I just bought this announcement template set and I can’t recommend it enough!




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

It’s titled “Hot Stuff: Bad Sass Backdrops” and features a favorite Paperie vendor Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc.. Make sure to read it all the way through because there’s a big discount for Professional Photographer readers!

Have a great weekend everyone -
-Robyn & Todd

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it’s by design

Today we have a guest / vendor post by Leslie Vega Design (with a very special discount for Paperie readers), and I share my latest column in Professional Photographer Magazine.

Leslie Vega Design is a brand design studio offering inspiring brand designs for photographers, wedding professionals, and other creative businesses. From your logo to your web image, we keep you and your business personality in mind every step of the way. Whether you’re classic, chic, modern or go ga ga over all things vintage, we help you put together the perfect brand that reflects your business.

We offer logo design, stationery, web graphics, packaging and any other creative piece to complete your look.

We would love to have you visit our Facebook page, check out our website and jump on over to our Twitter page to keep up with the daily fun at the Leslie Vega studio.

Through September 15th, Paperie readers will receive a $100 discount on the design project of your choice! Whether you need your logo designed, or any other part of your brand!

All you need to do is join us on Twitter and follow us, and visit our Facebook Page! Like our page and comment to let us know Paperie brought you to us and your $100 discount is yours!




The digital edition of the September 2011 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

For this month’s article I reviewed albums and books by Loktah, DigiLabs, AsukaBook, KISS Books, Dream Album, Collages.net, Miller’s Professional Imaging, WHCC, Cypress Albums, GraphiStudio, Bay Photo Lab, H&H Color Lab, Finao, and Pinhole Pro.

Click the magazine pages above for a larger .pdf version. You can find the article on page 54, page 56, page 58, page 60, and page 62 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. And you can also download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

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