Commercial Photography Certification
- On any given day, commercial photographers are expected to shoot anything from products for a catalog to skirts for a magazine. Therefore, it's important for a commercial photographer to ve well versed in many disciplines of photography as well as the business aspect. For that purpose, CCforP has developed a certification track that will ensure photographic versatility
6 - WEEK CLASS REQUIREMENTS
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1 - DAY WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS
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Introduction to Digital Photography
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Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CS3
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Intermediate Digital Photography
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Intermediate Adobe Photoshop CS3
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Studio 101
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7.
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Lightroom
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8.
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Conceptual Photography
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Product Photography
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10.
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Painting with Light
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Photo Biz 101
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Photo Copyright
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Photo Biz Promo
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Photo Biz Marketing
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5.
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Business & Ethics
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6.
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Workflow
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Aerial Photography
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Coaching Models
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Location Lighting
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Post Production
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Build-A-Blog
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Edit Portfolio
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Contracts and Negotiations
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To obtain a CCforP certification, students must complete the above core classes and workshops. After completing the required curriculum, students will be asked to submit their digital portfolios for review by a panel of CCforP staff. Additionally, the final portfolio must be displayed online through a BLOG created by the student and the BLOG will be up for review as well.
Student will be required to act as assistants on at least two commercial photography assignments. Two letters of recommendation by the primary commercial photographer will be submitted with digital portfolio.
Portfolio Critique Requirements
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12 Total Portfolio Images
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Studio Photographs
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Product Photography Examples
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Portraits
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Photo Post Processing Examples
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Location Lighting Portraits
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Photographer's Choice
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