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earn your Professional animal photographer credentials

Are you ready to step up your photography to the next level? Then earning your credentials is definitely for you!


Your clients deserve the best from you, and by continuing your education and pushing yourself do be your best, you will be able to deliver every time.  Challenging yourself through image competition is the best way to grow as an artist and perfect your technical skills.  Earning your credentials will show your clients that you care about them and they chose the right photographer for their family.

Animal Photography Accreditation Program

Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

AIM's Animal Photography Accreditation Program is the only credentialing program available specifically for pet and animal photographers.  Upon entering this program, participants commit to ongoing education and elevating their craft.  By earning points from qualified judges through image competition, participants prove their work is of the highest professional level.

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Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

No matter your specialty, the Certified Professional  Photographer (CPP) is a fundamental step in mastering your craft. Whether you’re just  getting started or have years of experience under your belt, you’ll come  out of the certification experience with the knowledge you need to  succeed as a photographer in this competitive business. 

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Become an "Accredited Professional of Animal Imagery"

Purpose: To elevate the credibility and professional imagery of pet and animal photographers as well as the quality of the products and services they offer.


Why Accredit?

· To recognize the highest level of photographic performance and set the standard of excellence in the pet and animal photography field

· To increase the credibility of the profession

· To help define the profession, scope of practice, and encourage growth as an artist

· To help each photographer rise above their competition through superior photographic skills

· To ensure a consistent level of imagery which clients can expect from each individual photographer

· To validate sustainable prices to clients. They want the best and credentials prove to them that they are getting exactly that


Accredited Photographers:

· Promote and maintain professional standards

· Keep pace with new developments in the photographic industry

· Consistently produce the highest quality work possible

· Continuously work to better themselves and their business


  

How to become an Accredited Animal Photographer:


FIRST: Complete the Credentialing Application. Once your information is received and verified, you may log into the member site anytime to update your profile.  We will keep a database of points and will update the point totals after every competition.  (Points will begin to accumulate at the time you join the program.)  Your membership number will be followed by a hyphen, then your current point total.  Upon reaching the "Accredited Animal Photographer" designation, recipients will receive a ribbon and medallion and will be recognized at the AIM conference. Additional medallions will be added at the “Master” and the “Grand Master” levels.


SECOND: Submit images to the annual Animal Image Makers photographic competition. Each photographer’s top four scores of 80 or higher will count toward the annual point total.

  • Top 4 scores of 80+ will count toward accreditation
  • Points accumulate as one per score point (score an 81, get 81 points)
  • Additional points may be accrued outside of competition:
    1. Speaking for AIM:  80 points
    2. Attending AIM:  40 points
    3. Volunteering for AIM:  20 points

  • Three tiers of achievement:
    1. Reach 800 points - "Accredited Professional of Animal Imagery"
    2. Reach 1,600 points - " Master of Animal Imagery"
    3. Reach 3,200 points - "Grand Master of Animal Imagery"

Ready to apply?

If you are ready to become an Accredited Professional Animal Photographer through the only organization dedicated solely to animal photography, click the link below to fill out the application!

Apply now!

Congrats to our "APAI" recipients:

Lisa Asp, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP , APAI
Danica Barreau, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP , APAI
Beth Brinston, M. Photog., CPP, APAI
Karen Galley, M.Photog. , APAI
Susan Gertz, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP , APAI

Erica Harvey, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP , APAI
Shawna Hinkel, M.Photog., CPP , APAI
Elizabeth Convery-Luce, M.Photog. , APAI
Diana Lundin, M.Photog., CPP , APAI

Emiko Mizumoto, M.Photog., CPP , APAI

Tracy Munson, APAI
Ann O'Neill Deal, M.Photog., CPP , APAI
Travis Patenaude, M.Photog. , APAI

Lisa Pertile, M.Photog.M.Artist., CPP , APAI
Judy Reinford, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP , APAI

Dana Rose, M.Photog.M.Artist., APAI
Ellen Zangla, M.Photog., CPP, APAI

APAI recipients may download their credentialing seal for display on their websites and other marketing materials below:

APAI Credential Seal (png)Download

The CPP program empowers photographers to be knowledgeable, successful, and technically-equipped. While members pursue certification for a variety of personal and professional reasons, we’ve uncovered a common theme: it helps you sell yourself.  

Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

What is certification?

Every industry has its benchmark. The Certified Professional  Photographer (CPP) designation is ours. No matter your specialty, the CPP is a fundamental step in mastering your craft. Whether you’re just getting started or have years of experience under your belt, you’ll come out of the certification experience with the knowledge you need to  succeed as a photographer in this competitive business. 


Why should you get certified?

The CPP program empowers photographers to be knowledgeable, successful,  and technically-equipped. While our members pursue certification for a variety of personal and professional reasons, we’ve uncovered a common theme: it helps you sell yourself. We’ve heard countless stories of how the CPP has given members a leg up on the competition by inspiring confidence, justifying pricing, and conveying competence. How  will it impact you? 


Is the CPP program offered through AIM?

The Certified Professional Photographer program is governed through PPA, though AIM supports it fully.  With online testing options as well as in-person testing all over the country, it's easy for AIM to encourage pet photographers to earn their CPP designation.  

FAQ's

Still have questions? Review the CPP FAQ's document.  It covers the certification process, candidacy questions, exam questions and information on the technical evaluation. 

More about the CPP Program

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