San Francisco-Photography Event-ASMPNorCal Event- Group Website Critique, Pricing & Negotiating Seminar and/or Extended Q&A Session for one low price

ASMPNorCal Event- Group Website Critique, Pricing & Negotiating Seminar
and/or Extended Q&A Session for one low price
Start:  Tuesday 04/09/2013 - 3:30pm
End: 04/09/2013 - 9:30pm
Register today to attend
415-839-3049
http://www.asmpnorcal.org/drupal/node/1517

Changes in how photography is licensed and used have left
even veteran photographers scrambling to calculate the true
market value of their work. With prices all over the map, how
do you figure out what to charge?

In this practical and incisive interactive seminar, Bill Cramer
draws on his experiences as a photographer and founder of
Wonderful Machine to help photographers answer this critical
question. Using real negotiations, estimates and invoices from
 real photographers and real projects, Bill walks you through
 the process of identifying key negotiation points, leveraging
opportunities to showcase your value, and calculating what the
market will bear.

Group Website Critique
Using knowledge gleaned from countless portfolio and website
 reviews for Wonderful Machine photographers, Bill provides
candid and insightful feedback on photographers’ websites. A
 limited number of attendees will get direct feedback on their
sites* but everyone who shares in the discussion will get
unprecedented insights into what makes (or breaks) an
effective website presentation. From image selection and
sequencing to gallery organization and navigation, Bill will
help you hone the most important tool in your branding and
 marketing arsenal!
*Be sure to complete theWebsite Participation form when registering
 to have your website considered for review! 

Extended Q&A Session
Want Bill’s feedback on an estimate you’re working on or didn’t get?*
Need help negotiating with a difficult client? Struggling with any
aspect of pricing or negotiating?  Bring your questions to our optional
extended Q&A session following Real World Pricing & Negotiating.
*For Bill to give feedback on an existing job or estimate, you must
email all relevant emails and paperwork (with private information
 redacted) to Bill@BillCramer.com at least 1 day before the event. 
Be sure to put ASMP Seminar and the city name in the subject line. 
Bill@BillCramer.com

The Speaker
Bill Cramer © WM Inc
Bill Cramer is founder and CEO of Wonderful Machine, a curated
directory of high-quality photographers serving commercial and
editorial clients worldwide. He is also an accomplished photographer
in his own right, specializing in environmental portraiture for a wide
range of corporate, editorial and advertising clients including Forbes,
 BBDO, Comcast and Accenture.

In 2007, seeing an opportunity to build a better mouse trap, Bill
created Wonderful Machine as a "source book on steroids." In a
ddition to providing clients with an eclectic selection of photographer
s from around the world, Wonderful Machine aggressively promotes
 those photographers using email campaigns, print mailers, web ads,
 social media, publicity, phone calls, and portfolio events. Wonderful
Machine also offers photographers a host of consulting services
 including help with estimates, production, web design, photo editing
 and more. The staff members frequently participate in industry
events and contribute a popular monthly column on Pricing &
 Negotiating for aphotoeditor.com. Wonderful Machine currently
works with over 600 photographers in 50 countries.


SCHEDULE:
April 9th, 3-9:30 PM See full schedule below
Daytime Group Portfolio Reviews 3:30 -5:30  (Request a website critique by clicking here, space limited, Bill will be choosing from a pool, but ALL can attend)
Bills Dinner break 5:30-6:30pm
Real World Pricing & Negotiating Seminar 6:30 - 8:15pm
PM Break 8:15 -8:30
Estimating Workshop: 8:30 -9:30pm
Please click  "Register Online" link to see the online price list.
REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.

Venue:
Blue Sky Rental Studios
2325 Third St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
415.626.7232

It's Gambling Awareness Week!

Ok, Yes, I do purchase lottery tickets. And, regularly.  That is because I win more than I lose.

 I had to laugh when checking today's mega millions numbers to see if I had won anything ( I didn't), I noticed that at the top of the ticket it says 'Mar3-9 National Gambling Problem Awareness Week'.  How ironic--it is printed right above the words 'quick pick'.

I think it just fine to have this on our lotto tickets--but is anyone reading the ticket or just checking the numbers?Thank goodness I have never had a gambling problem. I just buy lotto's.

 I envision typical gamblers as old west wastrel types with je-ne-sais-croix looks in their eyes.

There are romantic, rich legends about gamblers and I swoon when I see Clark Gable at the gambling table at Belle's in Gone with the Wind. How about Val as Doc Holliday?

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, "Son, I've made my life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

Now Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."

So when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

Hot Cross Buns~Mennonite Style

Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns
One a penny, two a penny

Hot cross Buns

If you have no daughters,

Give them to your sons,

One a penny, two a penny

Hot Cross Buns!

Always a favourite at our house, I tried and tweaked recipes

until I came up with one I like. These have the dough crosses on them and a honey glaze. 

Turlock, California, in the central farming area, has a large population of Mennonites. I  often see the mothers wearing bonnets with their kids picking out items at Walmart. There are alot of Mennonites on staff at our hospitals too. Imagine my surprise when all ready for a colonoscopy, I discovered the drug aide was a lovely Mennonite woman with bonnet under her surgical gear.  They are all so friendly and like it when we ask about their religion.

Hot Cross Bun Recipe:

2 cups scalded milk

1/2 cup warm water

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp. salt

3 eggs, lightly beaten

7 1/2 - 8 1/2 cups flour, divided

(you can use about 2 cups whole wheat flour if you like)

2 Tbsp. instant yeast

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. allspice

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. cloves

2/3 cup sultana raisins, washed and patted dry

2/3 cup fruitcake mix (candied fruit, with or withou peel)

grated rind of 1 orange

Mix warmed milk, margarine and water until margarine melts.

In large bowl of mixer, combine 4 cups flour, yeast, salt, sugar and spices.

In meduim bowl, dredge fruit and raisins in 1/2 cup flour. Set aside.

Pour in milk/margarine mixture.

Using beater attachment of mixer, turn on mixer and gradually add beaten eggs.

Change to dough hook and add floured raisins and fruit and grated rind.

Mix and gradually add flour until mixture begins to form a ball.

Mix for 5 minutes or knead by hand until dough is smooth and elastic.

Place in greased bowl cover with greased plastic and a clean towel and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk.

Grease two 9x13 pans and one 9x9 pan. or 3 9x13 pans.

Form buns and place in pans.

Cover again and let rise until doubled.

Mix dough for crosses:

1 cup flour

5 Tbsp. shortening or lard

1 1/2 tsp. sugar

dash of salt

about 1/2 - 2/3 cup water

Cut shortening into flour, sugar and salt.

Add water and stir well - dough should be sticky and somewhat soft.

Place dough into a piping bag with a 1/4 inch tip. Set aside.

Brush buns with 1 egg yolk whisked together with 1 Tbsp. water.

Pipe crosses on, using a knife to cut off the dough from the tip.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 17- 20 minutes.

Remove to rack. Cool for 1/2 hour.

Mix honey glaze in microwave safe bowl:

1 Tbsp. honey

2 tbsp. water

Microwave for 1 minute.

Brush over buns.

These freeze well.

Flying Fish and Random Birds-- Show of new mixed art by Marsha Balian

Flying Fish and Random Birds--
Show of new mixed art by Marsha Balian
March 19 through April 29 2013
Reception Saturday March 30th 1:00pm to 3:00 p.m.

Montclair Gallery at the East Bay Sotheby's International Realty
1986 Mountain Boulevard
Oakland Ca. 94611
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm, Sat-Sun 10am to 5pm
 510-339-4004

Show of new work by Oakland artist Marsha Balian incorporating drawings,
collage and paint on wood panels.

Marsha Balian
510-601-1632
 marshabalian@earthlink.net
 www.marshabalian.com

About the artist
Marsha Balian is a mixed media artist who admits great difficulty following
instructions, so by necessity is self-taught and often invents her own techniques.
Marsha's work often incorporates found objects including what might be found on
 the floor of her studio.  Since invention doesn't require strict adherence to rules,
her art avoids what might be literal and attempts to engage the imagination of the
 view.  Humor is never far behind.

Her work has been shown throughout the Bay Area and in many parts of the
 country.  In 2012 she won "Best of Oakland" in "Intersection: World Culture in
the East Bay, Art.com and an honorable mention in the National Collage Society
Annual Exhibit 2011.