Member of the Month
From the Great Outdoors to the Chapel:
Andrew Chapman

By Linda L. May

"For the past 15 years photography has been a powerful force in my life, says Andrew Chapman of Boulder, CO. "I absolutely love it! It is my art. Until recently, I concentrated on outdoor/adventure related film and still work. Currently, weddings and portrait photography have captured my interest. Combining a fashion/documentary approach to shooting, I found a style that not only suits me as an artist, but also brings a fresh perspective to my images."

When it comes to photography, Andrew is no one-trick-pony. He shoots a variety of subjects, from outdoor travel and trade shows to weddings and portraits--plus video and film for the television industry. Being well rounded is the key to his success.
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Studio of the Month

Fashion and Wedding Photography With a Latin Twist: Gisela Prishker

By Margaret Lane

Gisela Prishker is one of Dallas' newer wedding photographers, having relocated to this southwestern metro area a scant two years ago. She didn't move there with an eye to capture nuptials, though--things just developed. While Prishker maintains a hot career with Hispanic magazine Somos, as their chief photographer, she counts having completed imagery for 12 weddings in her first year of wedding work as an important accomplishment.

It was the constant requests from models and associates with whom she worked that stirred the pot enough to move her. "They kept asking me to come shoot their weddings," she laughs. "I didn't want to. I was very happy working exclusively for the magazine and really had no background shooting weddings." Several educational workshops, a few trade shows, apprenticeships with other shooters, some inspirational presentations from Mike Colón and Yervant, and Prishker was aiming her eye at weddings, while still living in Florida. She took on a few of these Florida requests and is overwhelmed to see how much more response she has had since relocating to Dallas.
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Business Landscape
Finding Great Part-time Workers: New Techniques for Landing Top Talent

By Phillip M. Perry

Part-time workers can be lifesavers when things get crazy. Maybe you're planning a big in-store event and you need help with the customer surge. Or maybe a key employee has announced she can work only half days for the coming weeks so you need someone to fill in. And how about your plans to open evenings and weekends? If the regular staff can't make it, you'll need people who can.

In all these situations and more, contingent employees can mean the difference between success and failure. Finding great workers, though, is often easier said than done. Your traditional "help wanted" newspaper ad will compete for the best talent against other retailers--and even non-retailers--mining a dwindling supply of prospects. MORE >>

In the Studio & On Screen
The Best Wedding Photography Contract in the Business

With John Mireles

Most wedding photography contracts are either hand-me downs randomly collected off the net or purchased from a website that sells divorce forms alongside their photography contracts. Now photographers can rely on The Photo Contract, a specialized wedding photography contract written by high-end wedding photographer and business expert John Mireles. The Photo Contract is unique in that its clauses have been developed in response to many years of real-world wedding situations. Plus, each of its terms has been finely honed by a business attorney specialist so that they pass legal muster.
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Member News
Important News for WPPI Members

• Don't forget to utilize your member code for discounts on Photoshop Lightroom and CS3 packages. These offers are only available through August 30, 2007.
  
  
• Available for the first time is a free book copy of the WPPI 2007 print competition winners. This amazing 4x5 source book is full of gorgeous images and is certain to inspire all.
  
  
• Our first featured blog this month comes from 2006 Hy Sheanin Memorial Scholarship recipient Catherine Hall; you can view her blog at catherinehall.typepad.com. As always, Catherine has been busy lately. She recently had her images displayed in Times Square for the second time.
  
  
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Featured Books

Lighting for Outdoor and Location Portrait Photography
By Jeff Smith
Amherst Media, www.amherst.com June 2007, $34.95, 128 pages

Kodak Digital Photo Design: How to Compose Winning Pictures
By Paul Comon
Lark Books, www.larkbooks.com June 2007, $24.95, 160 pages

More Surreal Digital Photography
Edited by Ben Renow-Clarke
Course Technology, www.course.com June 2007, $29.99, 192 pages

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