A + B School : 411

We wanted to start by saying thank you to so many who came out to see us speak in Vegas. We know 8am was a bit early. But we appreciate all the great comments we received. We were happy to inspire you! Now about the school. Here is the 411. We will be having a small group setting. We have found that in the past the small group works best. The school will be held at our Santa Cruz studio, located just minutes from the beach and downtown Santa Cruz. If you are flying into San Francisco, it is about an 1 1/2 hour drive. From San Jose it is about 40 minutes.

What's the A + B School all about?

Besides fun (duh!), the school/workshop will focus on many of the things that most photographers who are running their business neglect. With that in mind we will share how we have developed our strengths, promoted our brand and made it on American Photo's list: Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World. We want you to be inspired and take home fresh ideas. We will also have a live photo shoot of our actual clients. No fakies. A fantastic lunch will be included as well as wine and cheese at the conclusion of the school.

You will get all of this for the modest investment of $499. If you book before March 31st, tuition will be $400. It is a $99 deposit to secure your spot in the class. Invest in your business. We hope to see you at the A + B School.

Here are some emails from our past students:


Alisha & Brook,

First want to say thank you again organizing this workshop, very informative and like the half formal atmosphere. The 1-on-1 chatting was very inspiring to me !

I'm so glad I took a day off and drove down Santa Cruz met you both and met America's Next Top Model: Giada.

Thanks again. Hope can have opportunity to meet you both soon in the future and learn more things from you.

~Chung

Alisha & Brook,

Thank you for the workshop yesterday. I am really excited about the information that you shared. Plus, it was really nice to meet some other local photographers.

Thanks!
-Loren

Dear Alisha & Brook,


Thank you so much for such an inspiring and motivating class last Wednesday. It was truly wonderful to learn from you, watch you, and hear your story of how you got where you are today. You two are truly incredible people with such big hearts. Your love and passion for what you do shines strongly. I really appreciate how open you were about your business and the pointers you shared. I feel lucky to have met you and your beautiful daughter!

Thanks again, Lili



Please contact us through our email at info@alishabrook.com about getting an application for the School. Space is limited, as people have already signed up since WPPI in Vegas. So reserve your spot now.

We look forward to see you at the next A + B School.

Alisha + Brook

A + B School: New dates......

To our photographer blog readers, here are the new dates. We hope to see you......

Monday, May 11th

Wednesday, June 25th

Thursday, July 30th

I want to say that we had loads of fun with our previous A + B School. And we hope those of you who had wanted to attend before, now can! I wanted to share a recent email from our buddy, Chung, who took our first A + B class. He's a very talented photographer and we thought we'd share this:

Still remember I took your A + B school back in May 2008, I already expressed how much I was inspired in the class and had given me much better direction on my pricing structure. It is Feb 2009 already, time really flies, it is about 10 months since the workshop, want to share with you all my wedding photography life. Not only did I jump my the price, but I also continue blogging and applying those little tricks you mentioned.

You were right, jumping the price I definitely lost many referrals from my client base, as they were pretty much looking for the similar price as their friends/relatives paid . However, what you said was also so true, I got clients from a whole new level, they are willing to spend more and looking for quality and new clients keep coming. After I jumped my price, I still got a lot of requests, then I jumped again. This all happened in 6 months. I got same amount of clients signed me up compared to last yr, but I can earn more , the wedding is more beautiful, and I got more respect from clients !!!! with more money I earned, I can treat my clients better as I can use more resources to provide better services and products to my clients !

The reason I sent this email to you, is to let you know taking the A + B class was my best biz decision in 2008.

If you ever have classes/consultation class that you think you can even help me to boost my biz, let me know! I am still hoping to brand myself better and reach another level, not only biz, but also my skills. To be one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world like you guys is my lifetime goal.


Best Regards,

Chung

Thanks so much Chung! We hope to see you this next week in Vegas at WPPI! Please contact us soon if you like to be attend the A + B School at our studio. Now we head to the city that never sleeps! Wait, that's New York. Well, I don't think that city sleeps either!

Signing off,
Brook

Vote for your FAVE!

In the poll below, vote for your favorite pair of videos. Voting ends 11:59 PM PST, Tuesday, February 17, 2009. The winner will be announced at the WPPI Awards ceremony Wednesday evening. In the recap video, Ron Dawson says that the charity donations would be $1,000 and $500. Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors, the winning team’s charity will now be $3,000 and the other charity will get $2,000. Pretty awesome. Everyone is a winner! (But Alisha still says to vote for team A!)

It was a blast to hang out with everyone. Period. And we can't wait to see them all again this next week in Vegas. Again, we'll be Platinum speakers at WPPI this Tuesday from 8am-10pm. We'll also be hangin' out a lot in the Kodak booth during the trade show, as well as a presentation each day at Bay Photo's booth. Look forward to seeing those of you who are going. So now, go and vote!

TLD10: The Longest Day - Series Recap and the Big Reveal

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The Longest Day: Episodes 6 - 9

Ok, catching up on more episodes of the reality web show we were filmed in Universal City, CA. Maybe I haven't mentioned this, but I think these will be enjoyed mostly by photographers that are familiar with some of the big name photographers in he industry. For our clients, I think you might just want to watch the 2 actual films both teams put together, which will be in the next blog entry! And you should all watch and vote your favorite one because the teams are both trying to win money for their charity. As I mentioned in a previous post, Brook and I were NOT on the same team. So since this is my blog entry, vote for team A!!! We will win $$$ for Thirst Relief International!

The Longest Day: Episodes 1 - 5

OK, I want to give you new episodes to view. If you didn't have time to watch Episodes 2-4 in the last post, the above is a short recap of 1 - 4. Below tune in for episode 5!

Making Wedding Dreams Come True

What a great title! This is the title of WPPI online Newsletter that just came out about Brook and I! I hope you enjoy the images and the article. The writer Emily F. Popek did a really nice job, and she was really great during the interview. I love the line she wrote in the article: "With Brook's outgoing personality and Alisha's calm, focused air, it's hard to imagine this couple having any trouble distinguishing themselves.."

Check out our article by clicking on this link: Making Wedding Dreams Come True

Also, I haven't been posting The Longest Day web-episodes of the reality show we were part of. So here's Episodes 2 - 4. I will post a new one tomorrow! Please tune in for more entertainment! Tee hee!

Alisha