Become a Certified Professional Photographer; carry all the credentials and privileges:

Our Certified Professional Photographer course prepares you for a final test. We’ll take you through all the materials that might show up on the test, step by step, sharing and explaining all the correct answers. Each lesson consists of  overview and refreshers for different topics, followed by questions that may show up in the test. Each lesson focuses on a specific aspect of the art of photography:

Lesson 1: Cameras and Lenses

Lesson 2: Color and Composition

Lesson 3: Portraits and Lighting

Lesson 4: Certification Test

Certification Test

Portfolio Submission

In addition to passing the certification test with at least  70% correct answers, you must submit a portfolio with 5 samples of paid work, accompanied by an affidavit stating that said work has been done for monetary compensation.

Submit your paid work in the form of 5 images that were done for 5 different clients. You will be asked to include an affidavit, which we will provide, confirming that the images you submit are your original work and that, additionally, they were taken for 5 different clients and that you were monetarily compensated for your work. The images and the affidavit are required to receive your certification, and the affidavit must be notarized.

Personal Success Plan Coaching

Because we are committed to your success, we don’t stop with just issuing your CPP credentials. Our Certified Professional Photographer Course includes 4 of our Personal Success Plan professional coaching sessions to help you along.

The purpose of these sessions is to help you pinpoint your strengths and then figure out how to capitalize on them. Technical skill is only part of becoming a successful professional photographer. You also need to manage your mental processes and commit to staying on the course you’ve plotted.

We’ll help you to find your path and then, as the Personal Success Plan progresses, gently guide you so that you stay focused on that path, tuning out distractions and hewing your own way.

We’ll work with you to craft an individually tailored curriculum. The material we cover will depend on you: your needs, your chosen path, and the areas where you feel you need guidance. Sessions are 20 minutes long and ideally scheduled 2 weeks apart. These sessions can be conducted in person or, if it’s more convenient for you, via phone or Skype.