Style Me Pretty FEATURE 2011-09-15

We are pleased that Style Me Pretty posted a gorgeous wedding Brook photographed at Beaulieu Gardens in Napa Valley. Soon to be added to our website. It's a lovely feature which quotes the bride saying,"We had the opportunity to work with so many amazing people during this process — including our photographer, Brook Todd, who captured the day so beautifully. He went above and beyond by recommending our rehearsal dinner location, hotel options, and the band. On top of that, he’s just really fun to be around – we’re searching for an excuse to work with him again!"

I would have loved to have photographed with him that day. But it's hard to be in two places at once! (I will make sure to work on that..) I was behind my camera documenting a small, intimate wedding in Mammoth, CA. Not too far from Yosemite. The ceremony had a beautiful lake behind it, with grand mountains surrounding.

We would love for you to check out the Style Me Pretty feature. Please feel free to comment here or on Style Me Pretty. Check it out here.

Also, recently on Style Me Pretty's California blog, they posted a wedding we photographed at Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley. Thank you for visiting us here. Fashion show post soon to come..

Alisha

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Junebug Weddings- World's Best Wedding Photographers 2011-08-13

We made the list! Brook and I were pleased to be added to Junebug's Weddings hotlist, which they call the World's Best Wedding Photographers. We can be found in the San Francisco section, and we are so honored to be in such a great group of talented artists. We plan to send them some of our lovely weddings, and we will post when we have a feature!

Well, we were definitely overdue for a blog post. After PPA's Imaging USA in San Antonio TX (last blog entry in Jan), we were in Vegas at WPPI speaking for a Masterclass, sponsored by Kodak, Bay Photo Lab, LuxArt Books, and Tamrac. Our Masterclass was really fun, it was a great group, and we had a lot of awesome giveaways - which always makes it a good time! A few weeks ago we flew to Minnesota to visit Graphi Studio's U.S. headquarters. They make gorgeous albums in a castle just outside of Venice, Italy. Yes, Italy!!! I hope to visit the castle there in the future! So we had a nice tour with Rachel and Maureen on our trip in MN, and spoke to a local group of photographers there. Not much time for sightseeing, but walked through the Mall of America for an hour. The largest mall in America! An hour. No we did not see much. However, a very kind photographer gave us a driving tour before our flight back.

That's it for now. Next we will post some runway shots from Stella & Dot's fashion show!

Thanks for checking in with us,

Alisha



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A + B = SEE ~ Pencils ready? 2008-05-03

Attention all students! We have a few openings left in our A + B SCHOOL. That's due to a few school drop-outs. I am referring to our day workshop for photographers on Wednesday, May 14th, which is coming up very soon. We previously posted about the school but let's review the details for those of you who missed. Our A+B School will be held at our fabulous new Santa Cruz studio. It is limited to 7 photographers. We want to keep the classes as intimate as possible. The A+B School will be from 10am-5pm. Class will include peering in to the minds of Alisha & Brook, brilliant imagery & inspiration, lunch(yummy), a live photo shoot(with real people!), and one-on-one business strategy. Class fee is $299 a person.

If you want to improve your skills and have fun doing it, fill out an application today....

Please call or email us at ab@alishabrook.com

Have a great weekend,

Alisha



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Santa Cruz Studio: Grand Opening! 2008-06-03

There was champagne, mimosas, scrumptious hors d'oeuvres, photographs, people, laughing. Good times. You know, a party! Thought we'd finally share a few images from that day. Images courtesy of Becky B. It was fun. As was our A + B = SEE! Yes, the A + B School was a success!!! We had a great time getting to know everyone, share our stories & secrets (ooooh!), and photograph such a cute couple for their engagement session! We'll give you the scoop and show you images of the class in the next entry this week..

Alisha







Our baby, Giada Bella, having a great time as well!
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A+B = SEE...was a Success! 2008-06-11

We had a very, what's the word...ah yes: FUN time! It was a pleasure getting to know our students (A.K.A. professional photographers) in our A + B School. A lot of chatting in morning half, followed by the afternoon photoshoot. We photographed an engagement session of Jessi & David whose wedding is in July. They were so cute, and not only did they not mind Brook & I with our cameras, but the rest of the paparazzi around them! As for our students, they all passed the big test at the end (which may have have involved some champagne)!

Here are some of the images from that engagement session:








We'd like to share some of the comments from our new friends:

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

(Chung followed up with us a few weeks later with the following...I have removed the price amount below to protect the innocent)

I want to sent this email to you to tell you a good news. I want to thank you again for giving me such valuable advise on my pricing structure. Every single detail works.

It is just 15 days after my price changed. I was really hesitant in the beginning, but I closed my eyes and did it. I could have never imagined that I could reach the $______ level that soon. It sounds like some kind of quote in a TV commercial , but THANKS, it works !!
I'm very excited !!

~ 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


My message to you guys: We loved having you all! We will definitely have a future A + B Reunion! Also, one of our attendees is a part time nurse and helped deliver my daughter! I just had to brag on you Gayle!

As for the photographers reading who would like to attend the A + B = SEE, we are happy to announce (back by popular demand) another A + B School on Wednesday, September 10th! Please contact us for an application.

Have a great weekend!
Alisha



Why is Brook so serious in this picture?

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