Wacker Dave - Master Guide for Photographing High School Seniors

(Left to right) J.D., Jean, and Dave Wacker.

J.D. has led the industry in the development of grassroots usage of digital photography. Aided by his understanding of computers and the ability to speak to groups, he has become a sought-after instructor and speaker. He currently has a popular photographic book, published by Amherst Media, titled Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers on the market.

Dave, Jean, and J.D. Wacker have spoken to groups in forty-two states and five countries. Rather than being singled out as individuals they are referred to as The Family. Together, the Wacker family covers the entire gamut of professional photography, from image capture to marketing and sales. They have also co-authored a self-published digital help book called The Wackers Digital Cookbook, which is now in its fifth printing. Their easy-to-follow teaching style makes even the toughest theories and demonstrations easy to understand. They pride themselves on presenting material in a no-nonsense, nuts-and-bolts, how-to-do-it way. While always being on the cutting edge of new technology, they never forget the new photographers who are starting their businesses. The Wackers are committed to helping photographers get their lives back and start making more money right away.

Dave Wacker(PPA Certified, M.Photog., Cr., IE API, FWPPA, HF-PPH, F-IPPA). Dave, a PPA National Award recipient, affiliated juror, approved photographic imaging instructor, and Kodak Mentor, has received numerous Kodak Gallery awards, Epcot selections, Fuji Masterpiece awards, the PPA Imaging Excellence Medal (2004), WPPA (Wisconsin PPA) Courts of Honor and Best of Shows, and twenty-eight PPA Loan print awards. He was WPPAs Combined Categories Photographer of the Year in 2004 and 1995, and Indianhead PPAs Photographer of the Year five times. In 2002, all four of his print entries were selected for the PPA Loan Collection and for the ASP Top 100 Traveling Loan Collection. He has had images and articles published in The Professional Photographer, Lens, InFoto, and Rangefinder magazines, specializing in the development of a PhotoPark, the Mobile Cloud, and marketing and management techniques. Dave also holds a BS in chemistry and mathematics and an MS from the University of Idaho in biology and animal behavior. He has done postgraduate work at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Colorado, and Temple Buell University. He has authored several books and is a contributor to Time Life Publishing.

Jean Wacker(PPA Certified, M.Photog. M.Artist M.EI Cr., IE API, Ph.A.L., F-WPPA, HF-PPH, F-IPPA). Jean, a PPA National Award recipient, affiliated juror, approved photographic imaging instructor, and Kodak Mentor, was the fourth in PPA history to receive all four PPA degrees. She was the PPA Color Artist of the Year in 1990 and has received numerous PPA Loan print awards (including one scoring a perfect 100 in affiliated competition). In 2006, she had the highest scoring image, earning a 99 in the American Photographic Artisans Guild competition (APAG). In 2004, Jean received the PPA Imaging Excellence Medal. From WPPA, she received four Best of Show awards and has been named Combined Categories Photographer of the Year (1993), Artist of the Year (1991 and 1992), Freestyle Artist of the Year (1991), and Color Enhancement Artist of the Year (1990 and 1991).She has also earned numerous Kodak Gallery Selections. Recently, Jean developed Jeans Digital Makeup KitTM, an Adobe Photoshop software supplement and technique that aids portrait photographers and photographic artists in making the transition from traditional to digital retouching and enhancement.