PPA CPP (Photography) case studies
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The Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) is a credential offered by Professional Photographers of America (PPA) to working photographers who want independent verification of their technical and artistic competence. It is aimed at portrait, wedding, commercial, and studio photographers who already run a business or are building toward one, and who want a benchmark that clients and peers can recognize. The PPA CPP (Photography) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,860 words.
1Freezing the Finish Under Fluorescent Flicker
An APS-C body (1.5× crop) with a 70–200 mm f/2.8 is the only long lens available at a high-school swim meet. The deck is lit by 50 Hz overhead fluorescent tubes.
752 words, about 4 min2Chrome Kettle, One Capture, Two Bad Reflections
A studio is photographing a polished stainless-steel kettle for a catalog. The set is a white acrylic sweep lit by a 90 × 120 cm softbox at 1.2 m, camera left, one bare fill at 1/8 power, and a background light aimed at the sweep.
783 words, about 4 min3Holding a Brand Red From Press to Screen
A bakery hires you to photograph packaging and a signature red label for a launch. The brand red is specified as Lab 45, 68, 52, approximately Pantone 185 C.
798 words, about 4 min4A 24 × 36 Inch Exhibition File for a Picky Lab
You are producing a 24 × 36 in (61 × 91 cm) exhibition print on baryta paper with optical brighteners for a gallery whose average viewing distance is about 1 m. The master file is 8256 × 5504 px (45 MP), Adobe RGB (1998), 16-bit, with no output sharpening.
739 words, about 4 min5The Release, the Caption, and the Light Stand
A nonprofit commissions portraits of a family receiving its services for its annual report. The parent signs a standard release permitting the nonprofit to use the images in print, web, and social media.
788 words, about 4 min