If you're planning on taking the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) exam, you should consider taking the three-day intensive Certification Preparation class coming up August 8-10, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia:
Dates: August 8-10 , 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Course Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm (Instruction ends at 2:00pm on the third day, and the exam will be offered from 3:00pm to 5:00pm that day)
Instructor: Eric Richards, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Cost: $299
This in-depth study of photography's technical side could almost be considered to equivalent to a semester of college...so be prepared to study! Topics include the following:
Click here to read more about the Certification Preparation class.
Click here to read more about the CPP program.
Dates: August 8-10 , 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Course Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm (Instruction ends at 2:00pm on the third day, and the exam will be offered from 3:00pm to 5:00pm that day)
Instructor: Eric Richards, M.Photog.Cr., CPP
Cost: $299
This in-depth study of photography's technical side could almost be considered to equivalent to a semester of college...so be prepared to study! Topics include the following:
- The Inverse Square Law, Filter Factors, Bellows Factor
- Lenses and Filters
- Color Theory and H&D Curves
- Lighting Ratios, Corrective Lighting and Posing, Depth of Field, Angle of View
- The Zone System (and how it helps you understand the digital histogram)
- Difference between a Bit, a Byte and Bit Depth
- And much more!
Click here to read more about the Certification Preparation class.
Click here to read more about the CPP program.




Would like to see these seminars available to all areas if possible. Minnesota is a long way from Atlanta. Would be nice if the PPA could set these up throught the states. I think more people would resister.
Also, are you able to take the test after the class while the indformation is fresh