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
- California Masters Degree
- Business and Arts Degree
- Fellowship Degree
- Service Award
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.
Visit www.campcertification.com to see complete details.
Merit & Degree Program
Offered to PPC members since 1948, PPC degrees continue as a prestigious sign of advanced education in the industry—a symbol of knowledge and quality to consumers and peers alike.
PPC degrees are a symbol of your accomplishments and:
- Push you to continue learning and growing.
- Help you market yourself.
- Help you justify and explain your prices.
- Symbolize 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 things like competition, education and teaching.









