Friday, December 02, 2011
2012 CPP Liaisons Announced
The 2012 CPP Liaisons have been announced. Download the list here.
News
CEP Program Featured in DFI News
The CEP Program was recently featured in Digital Forensic Investigator News. Read the article here.
Friday, April 01, 2011
New CPP Image Submission Requirements
Important Changes to the CPP Image Submission Review
All portfolios (CPP candidates and re-certifying CPPs) will require the completion of a compulsory section of 6 images, showing standardized technical proficiency that all professional photographers, regardless of specialty, should know.
These images may come directly from client files or may be set up to demonstrate the technique that is required.
What are the compulsory images?
The compulsory section is comprised of 3 mandatory images and 3 elective images.
Mandatory Images
Image 1: Short lighting 3:1 ratio
This image will demonstrate proper lens selection and perspective with short lighting and a medium 3:1 lighting ratio.
Examples, based on your specialty:
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Portrait |
Wedding |
Commercial |
Sports/Event |
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Closed or open loop; head shot |
Wedding portrait demonstrating short lighting |
Still life; product; food; model |
Individual portrait. Use of fill light or reflector to achieve 3:1 ratio. |
Image 2: Broad lighting 3:1 ratio
This image will demonstrate proper lens selection and perspective with a broad lighting setup and a medium 3:1 lighting ratio.
Examples, based on your specialty:
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Portrait |
Wedding |
Commercial |
Sports/Event |
|
Closed or open loop; head shot |
Wedding portrait demonstrating broad lighting |
Still life; product; food; model |
Individual portrait. Use of fill light or reflector to achieve 3:1 ratio. |
Image 3: Selective focus with minimal depth of field
This image will demonstrate how the viewer’s attention is impacted by selective focus.
Examples, based on your specialty:
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Portrait |
Wedding |
Commercial |
Sports/Event |
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Creative use of selective focus. |
Close up |
Product photo; macro image |
Creative use of selective focus. |
Elective Images 4, 5, and 6 (Choose 3 of the following)
High Key Image
This image will demonstrate the proper technique in lighting a subject for a high key.
Low Key Image
This image will demonstrate the proper technique in lighting a subject for a low key.
Rule of Thirds
This image will demonstrate subject placement and organization.
Use of Shape, Form, and Texture
This image will demonstrate these basic elements of art.
Balance (symmetrical or asymmetrical)
This image will demonstrate the principles of balance achieved through subject size, placement, weight, or color.
Color Harmony
This image will demonstrate the harmonious relationship of colors.
“S” Curve Line
This image will demonstrate a “S” curve or feminine posing.
Assertive, Angular, or Masculine Line
This image will demonstrate an assertive, angular, or masculine pose.
Architectural
This image will demonstrate the commercial application of architectural photography. (Cannot be chosen for the portrait category.)
Submission Information
The first 6 images that you will upload will be the compulsory images. You will be provided with step-by-step instructions during the upload process for providing statements of purpose for these images. The remaining 9 images will come from your client work in the last 24 months, based on your specialty (or specialties percentages).
The CPP Certification judges will review the 6 compulsory images before reviewing the remainder of the body of work. If one of the compulsory images does not pass, the entire portfolio will not pass and the remaining 9 submitted images will not be reviewed. If the compulsory images did not pass, any feedback session will only discuss the compulsory portion of the portfolio.
Reminder: If you are seeking certification as a portrait or wedding photographer, do not submit "landscape" images. Commercial and event photographers may enter landscape images providing they were "commissioned and paid" and not images that were sold "after the fact."
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
03/22/2011 The PPCC Announces the Newest Certified Professional Photographers of 2011
Please join us in congratulating the newest Certified Professional Photographers! These individuals have successfully completed the requirements between December 6, 2010 and March 22, 2011 and can now use the designation of CPP.
| Michael | Adams | Toledo | IA |
| David | Ager | Yuma | AZ |
| Brandy | Anderson | Calgary, AB | CANADA |
| Luis | Arismendi | Stockton | CA |
| Ashley | Armitage | St Thomas | VI |
| Mary Lynne | Ashley | Colorado Springs | CO |
| Shawna | Backemeyer | Lincoln | NE |
| Francie | Baltazar Stonestreet | Kingwood | TX |
| Connie | Barding | Tracy | CA |
| Annette | Barr | Ottawa | IL |
| Crackle | Bingham | Missoula | MT |
| Shari | Brownlee | Claysville | PA |
| Michael | Broyles | Knoxville | TN |
| Craig | Brubaker | Eden Prairie | MN |
| Candace | Byers | Sugar Land | TX |
| Darby | Byrd | Azle | TX |
| Kate | Caudillo | Lago Vista | TX |
| Maureen | Cawlfield | Eden Prairie | MN |
| Brooke | Christl | Myrtle Beach | SC |
| Sandi | Coates | Eden Prairie | MN |
| Cindy | Crofford | Houston | TX |
| Jennifer | Denton | San Antonio | TX |
| Jill | Doherty | Mill Valley | CA |
| Erin | Dunn | Rochester | MN |
| Susan | Evins | Olathe | KS |
| Agung | Fauzi | Dunn Loring | VA |
| Kevin | Floyd | Green Cove Springs | FL |
| Paul | Freeman | Batavia | NY |
| Connor | Fuller | Kirbyville | TX |
| Chris | Garner | Morganton | NC |
| Yuri | Gevrasev | Sugar Land | TX |
| Pamela | Hansen | Grand Rapids | MN |
| Frances Aileen | Harding | Baytown | TX |
| Jill | Harrelson | Cumming | GA |
| Kimberly | Hartz | Houston | TX |
| J. Ryne | Hazen | Kaysville | UT |
| Jan | Hicks | Weatherford | TX |
| Julie | Horn | Santa Ana | CA |
| Meggan | Jacks | Phoenix | AZ |
| Steve | Johnson | Birmingham | AL |
| Joey | Johnson | Sand Springs | OK |
| Dann | Kasallis | Shakopee | MN |
| Cheryl | Kelly | Jacksonville | IL |
| Ana | Lombardi | Newnan | GA |
| Linda | Long | Tallahassee | FL |
| Kevin | Long | Houston | TX |
| Frances | Marron | Arvada | CO |
| Wendy | Maybury | Minneapolis | MN |
| Clements | Mayes | Emporia | VA |
| Suzy | McCanny | Sligo | IRELAND |
| David | McMasters | Martinsburg | WV |
| Joe | Motola | Sharpsburg | GA |
| Carlos | Ocegueda | Riverside | CA |
| Todd | Parker | Houston | TX |
| Steve | Paul | Eden Prairie | MN |
| Sherry | Piche | Houston | TX |
| Luke | Pickerill | Los Angeles | CA |
| Adam | Piscitelli | West Mifflin | PA |
| Chris | Pittman | Eden Prairie | MN |
| Randy | Pollard | Victoria | TX |
| Cindy | Price | Maricopa | AZ |
| Michelle | Rasmussen | Tucson | AZ |
| Cannon | Renfro | Chesapeake | VA |
| Koren | Reyes | New York | NY |
| Steve | Rizzo | Madison | IN |
| Suzy | Roberts | Lake Jackson | TX |
| Joan | Rudder-Ward | Hesperia | CA |
| Linda | Rukavina | Boerne | TX |
| Portia | Shao | Santa Cruz | CA |
| Trisha | Simmons | Safford | AZ |
| Steve | Slate | Schertz | TX |
| David | Stana | Frisco | TX |
| Lois | Stanfield | Chanhassen | MN |
| Sarah | Stiles | Layton | UT |
| Andrea | Topalian | Wilton | CT |
| Mark | Turner | Bellingham | WA |
| Angela | Webb | Avon | IN |
| David | Wegwart | Centennial | CO |
| Lela | Whiddon | Evangeline | LA |
| James | Whigham | Gretna | LA |
| Kim | Whittemore | Minot | ND |
| Debrah | Woods | Roanoke | VA |
| Judy | Zabrecky | Center Valley | PA |
| Karen | Zmierski | Orion | MI |
Monday, December 06, 2010
12/6/2010 The PPCC Announces the Newest Certified Professional Photographers of 2010
Please join us in congratulating the newest Certified Professional Photographers! These individuals have successfully completed the requirements between September 10, 2010 and December 5, 2010 and can now use the designation of CPP.
| Karen | Anderson | Jacksonville | IL |
| Melanie | Anderson | Hagerstown | MD |
| Randy | Anderson | Jacksonville | IL |
| Katie | Ardner | Akron | OH |
| Mark | Baab | Windsor | CO |
| Scott | Ballinger | Montgomery | IL |
| Amy | Bell | Little Rock | AR |
| Susan | Black | Land O Lakes | FL |
| Richie | Blanton | The Colony | TX |
| Diana | Borash | West Branch | IA |
| Mandy | Boucek | Marshall | MN |
| Ronda | Brady | Hiram | OH |
| Heather | Butcher | Mesa | AZ |
| Lisa | Carter | Sutherlin | VA |
| Christopher | Castaneda | Chicago | IL |
| Cathy | Catanese | Niceville | FL |
| Edvydas | Cicenas | Clinton | IL |
| Kelly | Cook | Conover | OH |
| Vincent | Czyzewski | Yuma | AZ |
| Kari | Douma | Grandville | MI |
| Ellen | Dykstra | Kalamazoo | MI |
| Walter | Eagleton | Denton | TX |
| David | English | Sausalito | CA |
| Umberto | Esposito | Dumont | NJ |
| Jason | Evans | Woodinville | WA |
| Steven | Folino | Sacramento | CA |
| Adilfa | Ford | West Jordan | UT |
| Russ | Ford | West Jordan | UT |
| Lisa | Francescon | Moline | IL |
| Barbara M | Fuentes | Naples | FL |
| Michelle | Galazia | Edinburg | PA |
| Daniel | Garcia | Aurora | IL |
| Robert | Gibson | Lincoln City | OR |
| Joseph | Giitter | Rockville | MD |
| Lindsay | Goeckeritz | Draper | UT |
| Roberto | Gonzalez | San Jose | CA |
| Jessica | Gwozdz | Morton Grove | IL |
| Caroline | Haag | Jonesboro | AR |
| Jackie | Haverdink | Grandville | MI |
| Maria | Heineman | McHenry | IL |
| Jaime | Hill | Davidson | NC |
| Michelle | Hjelle | Algona | IA |
| Jacqueline | Huber | Fredericksburg | VA |
| Dan | Johnson | Grandville | MI |
| Julie | Johnson | Ocala | FL |
| Stephanie | Kadelbach | Hutchinson | MN |
| Kendrick | Kirk | Knoxville | TN |
| Michael | Kloth | Richland | WA |
| Michael | Kolberg | Naperville | IL |
| Joe | Krehlik | Saint Clairsville | OH |
| Phyllis | Kuykendall | Keller | TX |
| Karen | Leaf | Putnam | CT |
| Kristine | Leathers | Colleyville | TX |
| Ryan | LeBret | Greenville | SC |
| Matthew | Lin | West Hartford | CT |
| Michelle | Lockwood | Lakeville | MN |
| Heather | Lussier | Mountain View | CA |
| Jeff | Mason | Valrico | FL |
| Teddi | Maull | Thornton | CO |
| Dawn | McKinstry | Fort White | FL |
| Lori | Mercer | Deatsville | AL |
| Mark | Mess | Eldridge | IA |
| Julie | Mettler | Oswego | IL |
| Ania | Mikolajewski | Westminster | CO |
| Brian | Morrison | Glenview | IL |
| Jennifer | Mosley-Connell | Jacksonville | FL |
| Barry | Nelson | Lubbock | TX |
| Darcy | Olson | Rockford | MI |
| Logan | Oney | Grosse Pointe Park | MI |
| Kimberly | Pezeshki | Laramie | WY |
| Jim | Pierce | Crystal Lake | IL |
| Michael | Plumeyer | New Braunfels | TX |
| Kristen Mary | Potts | Corona | CA |
| Jennifer | Praniewicz | Clarksville | MI |
| Kathy | Ray | Modesto | CA |
| Kortney | Ringel | Gaithersburg | MD |
| Ana | Rodriguez-Gonzalez | Phoenix | AZ |
| Lisa | Rohlk | Springfield | SD |
| Nathan | Rye | Arlington | TN |
| Heather | Sargent | Aiken | SC |
| Cindy | Shaver | Huntsville | AL |
| Tanya | Siragusa | Omaha | NE |
| Karen | Skelly | Rifle | CO |
| Inge | Skliros | Brandon | MB |
| David | Smith | Crystal Lake | IL |
| James | Solomon | Hunstville | AL |
| Louise | St.Romain | Trenton | NJ |
| Nathan | Supan | Bloomfield | NJ |
| Lisa | Tanner | Plano | TX |
| Benjamin | Todd | Wesley Chapel | FL |
| Carla | Toson | Temecula | CA |
| Brandy | VanDee | Monticello | AR |
| Lorraine | Varela | Duvall | WA |
| James | Walters | Raleigh | NC |
| Nicole | Wandrie | Crookston | MN |
| Christina | Ward | Durham | NC |
| Laurie | Warta | Bishop | CA |
| Maria | Weaver | College Station | TX |
| Terry | Wheeler | Wildomar | CA |
| Van | White | Newport News | VA |
| William | White | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Jon | Wilhelmsen | Roseville | CA |
| Edward | Wilson | Cave Creek | AZ |
| Wes | Wilson | North Augusta | SC |
| Katie | Wingert | Sioux City | IA |
| Twyla | Wisecup | Boone | IA |
| Greg | Yager | Morganfield | KY |
| Dan | Yarnell | Cary | NC |
Thursday, September 09, 2010
9/9/2010 The PPCC Announces the Newest Certified Professional Photographers of 2010
Please join us in congratulating the newest Certified Professional Photographers! These individuals have successfully completed the requirements between July 8, 2010 and September 9, 2010 and can now use the designation of CPP.
| Judy | Barranco | Montgomery | AL |
| Tammy | Bevins | Summerville | SC |
| Gretchen | Birdwell | Helena | AL |
| Kristin | Boudreau | Manchester | NH |
| Lori | Bowen | Horseshoe Beach | FL |
| Brenda | Bunch | Glendale | AZ |
| Michele | Carlisle | Georgetown | KY |
| Gail | Carver | Worland | WY |
| James | Despathy | Manchester | NH |
| Dennis | Echols | Winterville | GA |
| Erika | Fontana | West Des Moines | IA |
| Pauline | Fortuna | Aurora | CO |
| Michelle | Fuselier | Maurice | LA |
| Sara | Goodnick | Fort McDowell | AZ |
| David | Greene | Newburgh | IN |
| Liana | Hall | Mableton | GA |
| Stuart | Hasson | Marietta | GA |
| Kenneth | Krehbiel | Phoenix | AZ |
| Cliff | Lawson | Parker | CO |
| Richard | McGee | Hickory | NC |
| Heather | McKay | Rochester | NY |
| Prem | Muthu | Salisbury | NC |
| Dawn | Nicholas | Cranford | NJ |
| Dawn | Norris | Newburyport | MA |
| Edward | Overstreet | Spartanburg | SC |
| Amy | Rich | Lebanon | TN |
| Glenda | Ritchick | Portage | PA |
| Rose | Schaller | Middletown | NY |
| Sandi | Simmons | Birmingham | AL |
| Victoria | Sutherland | Carrollton | GA |
| Dennis | Symons | Robbinsville | NJ |
| Misti | Templet | Pierre Part | LA |
| Lee | Thompson | Frederick | MD |
| Thomas | Winter | Palm City | FL |
| Peter | Yu | Schaumburg | IL |
Thursday, July 08, 2010
7/8/2010 The PPCC Announces the Newest Certified Professional Photographers of 2010
Please join us in congratulating the newest Certified Professional Photographers! These individuals have successfully completed the requirements between May 13, 2010 and July 7, 2010 and can now use the designation of CPP.
- Joe Abreu - San Marcos, CA
- John Agger - San Carlos, CA
- Olawale Ajao - Parkville, MD
- Patricia Axford - Groton, MA
- Rebekah Bennett - Owatonna, MN
- Chontelle Brown - Fort White, FL
- Stella Crase - Annapolis, MD
- Tammy Griffin-Vincent - Ocala, FL
- Jeffrey Hedgecock - Huntington, WV
- Timothy Hill - Southlake, TX
- Allyson Hurley - Chatham, NJ
- Patricia Ingram - Sewickley, PA
- Josh Jackson - Mayfield, KY
- Ken Johnson - Surprise, AZ
- Margie Judd - Butte, MT
- Mark Katz - Houston, TX
- Joelyn Laughlin - Cypress, TX
- Wales Madden - Amarillo, TX
- Lori McCoy - Hamilton, OH
- Jas McDaniel - Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Lisa Nordmann - St Louis, MO
- Terri Parthum - Rochester, NY
- Andrea Petkus - Portland, OR
- Meghan Poort - Las Vegas, NV
- Cyndy Porter - McLean, VA
- Emily Potts - Bartlesville, OK
- James Richardson - Huntley, IL
- John Shinner - Orlando, FL
- Binny Skidgel - Redmond, OR
- Jody Smyers - Lubbock, TX
- Ruthy Storrs - Winter Springs, FL
- Heather Sugawara - Irvine, CA
- Timothy Watson - Rockwall, TX
- Roger Williams - Springfield, IL
- Jennifer Wilson - New Braunfels, TX
- Danielle Zielinski - Spencerport, NY
