As a member of Professional Photographers of California, you can earn credentials and degrees that will spotlight your achievements to your peers and to your potential clients.
- Certification Program
- Merit & Degree Program
Certification Program
The Certified Professional Photographer program is a great tool for marketing yourself. Earning certification isn’t easy: you have to pass a written test and an image review. Once you have the credential, though, it could be the tie-breaker between you and the studio down the street, potentially earning you more business.
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Merit & Degree Program
Offered to PPC members since 1948, the PPC degree continues as a prestigious sign of advanced education in the industry—a symbol of knowledge and quality to consumers and peers alike.
A PPC degree is a symbol of your accomplishments that:
- Pushes you to continue learning and growing.
- Helps you market yourself.
- Helps you justify and explain your prices.
- Symbolizes your commitment and expertise.
To earn a PPC degree, you must be a PPC member and accumulate 25 merits (or points). PPC members can earn merits through activities like competition, education and teaching.