ACCREDIDATION

Canine Portrait - February 2021

I think I learned the most about Accreditations doing this one. I had help from many amazing photographers, and each submissions I learned a little more. My main takeaway was I took a LOT of doggy Headshots, but needed more full body images.

10 Canine / Dog Portrait:

Ten (10) images of ten (10) different dogs, in ten (10) different situations where four (4) images

must have been made indoors and four (4) images must have been made outdoors. The other two

images may be made in either indoors or outdoors. Must include at least three (3) different dog

breeds. Photos may range from including the entire animal in the frame to headshots. A dog

portrait photograph may include more than one animal.

Feline Portrait _ February 2022

This accreditation is all client images and it was so much fun to create, who doesn't love adorable kitty-cats?

31 Feline Portrait:

Ten (10) images of ten (10) different cats, in ten (10) different situations. Images may include

environmental situations. Must include at least three (3) different cat breeds. Photos may range

from including the entire animal in the frame to headshots or abstract images of a body part. A cat

portrait may include more than one animal.

Botanical - July 2022

During covid lockdowns, I took on a new challenge, flower photos! I haven't ever really concentrated on Plant photography and learned so much, and even made a tiny reflector for my flowers haha!

08 Botanical:

Ten (10) images of ten (10) different types of plants in ten (10) different settings. Botanical

photography is accurate and/or beautiful images of plant life in both the natural and laboratory

environments. Subjects consist of flowering and non-flowering plants, native or cultivated, such as

trees, shrubs, herbs, fungi, ferns, mosses and liverworts, lichens, club mosses, horsetails, and

algae. Parts of plants such as flowers, fruits, leaves, stems, berries may be photographed, as well

as microscopic grains of pollen, spores, and the like.

Child Study -January 2023

Such a fun one to get with my older girls! Showcasing their different personalities!

11 Child Study:

More than simply a portrait, a child study requires the photographer to illustrate the character and

inner spirit of a child and should make use of a variety of environments relating to the child. Submit

two series of five images (five per child). Variety should be shown in viewpoints, cropping, settings

and propping (others may be used in a group/couple setting but must be considered as props and

secondary to the main subject).

Child and Infant Portrait January 2024

Portrait categories are a little intimidating, everything has to be just perfect. It was fun to go through my client galleries to find images for it!

12 Children and Infant Portrait:

Ten (10) images of ten (10) different children (12 and under) in ten (10) different poses from ten

(10) different photo sessions, and have enough variety in the submission to show the

photographer’s creative and technical ability. A variety of head and shoulders, 3/4 and full-length

poses must be shown. Singles, Infants (newborn) and groups (2 or more people) must be

represented and may include environmental images.

Animal Study - April 2024

I suggested a new accredidation class to the Professional Photographers of Canada and it passed! And I am so pleased to announce that I earned the first Animal Study Accreditation on the first try and it was given the rating of Very Good so I am extra excited about that !!

Chew, the dog is ours and he is a Central Asian Shepherd.

Puff, the kitty is a clients cat and she had a blast in the studio.

83 Animal Study:

Submit two series of five (5) images of two (2) different animals (five per animal).

Animal study requires the photographer to illustrate the character and uniqueness of an animal and should make use of a variety of environments relating to the animal (ie: dog indoors portrait, on a walk, doing a sport, photo showing the bond between dog and owner, etc.). Variety must be shown in viewpoints, cropping, settings, and propping (people or other animals may be used in a group setting but must be considered as props and secondary to the main subject).