By: Leslie Kitten, 2009 President

SPPPA is in full swing and excited to see all old and new photographers!  We have a great line up of programs and hope that you can come every month and get the most out of your membership dollars.  It is most important to attend the Monday night meetings in order to grow your business and fellowship with other photographers.

I know how hard it is for some of you to make it on Monday nights.  I understand that people have other jobs, classes and children that they need to tend to during this time.  That is why I am implementing SPPPA’s Lunch and Learn series.  You do not have to be a member of SPPPA to come, so it is a great time to meet everyone before you decide to join SPPPA.  There are no rules, no charge and no limit on what you can learn by sitting around a table and talking to your fellow photographers.  Please bring guests that are interested in a professional photography business or ones that already have their business going.  Lunch starts at 11 and discussion over the topic at hand will start at 11:30.  This is a come and go lunch, but, if the discussion is good, it might last until around 2 pm, so mark enough time off of your calendar to get in on all of the discussion.  Please feel free to arrive late or leave early to this event as it is not formal; we just want to meet and brainstorm with photographers from all walks of life!  When arriving at the restaurant, ask for the table for SPPPA or look for your friends.  Order when you get to the restaurant so that we don’t have to waste good talk time on ordering food!  Everyone is responsible for their own lunch ticket.  Here are the dates and topics.  I hope to see you all there!  Please try to let me know if you are coming by e-mailing leslie@savantphotography.com.  This way we will be sure to get a table large enough.  Be sure to bring some talking points over the topic.  Any advice or questions you have are welcome.  Remember that if you are wondering, chances are, so is someone else!

February 6       

Home Café      

1131 34^th Street Sales – what do you need help on in your sales technique?  What strategy has helped your sales skyrocket?

March 18          

Thai Thai                      

5108 50^th                      

Is there something that you can’t figure out in Photoshop?  Do you know a trick that has saved you hours on retouching or a great website to learn more on this program?

April 16            

Buns Over Texas          

Indiana &Loop 289       

Kerrville is around the corner!  Bring your prints to get them looked at by peers.  If you are a master or have judged before,

please come and give the rest of us advice on how to improve our prints.

May 26            

Well Body        

3708 34^th          

Pricing is hard for us all.  Bring your current prices let us know what advice you need.  Do you have a pricing strategy that

has worked for you?   Bring advice, questions or comments!  This will be a great one for new photographers to attend!

June 24                    

Orlando’s         

6951 Indiana     

Low budget?  Tell us your tricks to get your name out for free.  Tell us what has worked and hasn’t worked for you!

July 30                    

Lite Bite                       

3624 50^th          

Do you use slideshows in your sales sessions?  Let’s talk about the best programs and how this has worked for or

against you.

September 8    

Lujan’s             

10101 Slide      

Advertising?  What works, what doesn’t and what do you know and have questions about concerning web advertising? 

What percentage of your gross should be dedicated to advertising?

October 21       

Jason’s Deli     

4001 S. Loop 289         

TBA – Let me know what you want to learn about

November 30   

Caprock Café   

82^nd and Slide   

TBA – Let me know what you want to learn about

December        

No Educational Lunch....but be sure to come to the annual Christmas Party!