Miami Ad School


Presents
Ready, Set, Go:  a Business Plan for Photographers
& Silent Auction

Friday, November 16, 2007 — 6:00-6:30 p.m. Social, Munchies, & Silent Auction of
      two great marketing items(see items below)
6:30-9:00 p.m. Program

Ready, Set, Go

When:
Friday, November 16, 2007
6:00-6:30 p.m. Social, munchies, door prize drawing
6:30-9:00 p.m. Program

Where (see map):
The Gallery at the Miami Ad School
955 Alton Rd.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-538-3193
Metered street parking is all around building. Press gate buzzer and say you are here for the Ready, Set, Go program.

Admission:
Free


The Miami Ad School is grateful to the generous sponsors of this event who have made it all possible:
Agency Access

PhotoServe

liveBooks


Digital Railroad

BlinkBid
The Program:

This program is designed for everyone from the emerging photographer as well as the seasoned pro. Among the topics to be discussed are:
There will also be an Interactive Marketing Panel discussion the night before, so check that out, too!

Presenters:
Louisa Curtis Louisa Curtis is a creative consultant based in New York City. After spending many years in the commercial photography industry, she formed Chatterbox Enterprises to offer photographers a variety of creative consulting services ranging from portfolio and image reviews to customized marketing packages designed to target the appropriate. Her experience ranges from Archive magazine, to the Black Book, photo representatives Watson & Spierman, PDN’s PhotoServe, IPNStock, PictureHouse and ADBASE. Besides her creative and marketing consulting for photographers, Louisa also works as an event coordinator, panel moderator and seminar speaker. Louisa is also available for private consultations in Miami on Friday and Saturday. Call Louisa at 646-221-0206 for an appointment or speak to her at the seminar(s).
Margo Pinkerton Margo Pinkerton has served on many boards over the years and been actively involved in ASMP at the national and regional level for more than 25 years. A guest speaker and lecturer at many photo, design, & museum venues, she is currently co-president of ASMP/North Carolina.  Starting out as an adventure and travel photographer, her work has appeared in numerous magazines, including National Geographic Traveler, GEO, Vogue, Yankee, as well as many calendars and coffee-table books.  In 1995, Margo and her husband, Arnie Zann, joined their photography businesses as Zann and Pinkerton Photography and have worked for many Fortune 100 and 500 companies. Margo also runs Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures in which she and her colleagues show photographers how to make better photographs and prints.

Louisa and Margo will be joined by professionals from Digital Railroad and liveBooks.

Silent Auction w/ incredible marketing tools from:  Blink Bid & PhotoServe...


Donor
Click logo for link!
Silent Auction Item Retail
Value
BlinkBid One (1) download estimating/invoicing software
for either photographers or designers.
Blink Bid also generously provided transporation for two of the panelists as well as two door prizes.
$159
PhotoServe One-year (1-year) online enhanced portfolio with 30 images in a portfolio that creatives can view, place in an online lightbox, or e-mail to a client. This self-managed package allows you to do unlimited photo updates. You can load and change your portfolio anywhere in the world at any time. For more information, click here. $860


When:  Friday, November 16, 2007, 6:00-6:30 p.m. Social, Munchies, & Door Prize drawing; 6:30-9:00 p.m. Program

Where:  The Gallery at the Miami Ad School, 955 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Metered street parking is all around the building. There is a call box at the gate; just say you are attending the Ready, Set, Go seminar.