I am pleased to introduce my CPP Study Guide for those who are considering preparing to become a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) through Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

The Certified Professional Photographer designation from PPA assures potential clients of a photographer’s knowledge, experience and continued development of new skills and techniques.

In short, earning the CPP designation puts you at an advantage. Certification provides you with a tool for telling the world—and all those potential clients—why they should call you rather than a competitor down the street.  Click here to learn more about PPA Certification.

Membership at PassTheCPP.com provides you with instant access to the “Preparing for PPA Certification” Study Guide. This study guide addresses each of the topics covered on the CPP Test Specifications provided by PPA.  It is written in easy-to-understand language that feels more conversational – not technical.  

The guide is created in color and is filled with illustrations and images to support the process of learning the material and preparing for the test.

The e-book is available for immediate download in full resolution so that you can print it yourself or simply download it to your computer, iPad, tablet or smart phone.

Premium Membership also includes a complete Video Study of the entire book. Steve takes you section by section through the Study Guide and helps you take a deeper dive into the concepts and principles covered in the test specifications.

Premium Membership also includes a one-year of access to fifteen practice exams that can be taken online.

The cost for Premium Membership includes one-year of access to the e-book, fifteen practice tests and over nine and a half hours of video study for only $99.

You can now download the new study guide that covers the most recent updates to the Test Specifications.  Practice Exams in support of the new Test Specification are now live.  

New for 2025:  Steve’s Exposure Matrix

One of the more challenging aspects of the exam for some is figuring out Equivalent Exposures.  Forget the “exposure triangle” and other complicated methods. Steve’s Exposure Matrix makes the task far easier to help you answer these questions and improves your score on the CPP Exam.  Membership includes unlimited downloads of the matrix and a special Bonus Video with instructions on how to easily navigate the matrix to get reliable results.

Bring Steve to Your Next Event

Steve Kozak is a “PPA Approved” Certification Instructor.  Steve is available to teach live CPP prep classes in-person or online for your association and for private groups.

Make CPP Part of Your Assocation’s Priority.

Please click here to inquire about bringing Steve to your event.