Grad Portraits http://www.gradportraits.com/ High school senior portraits, college & law school graduation, Eagle Scout & Girl Scout Gold award portraits along with professional pictures of families in a professional studio. en Copyright 2012 Sun, 13 May 2012 07:33:20 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Quality Portraits? A Customer Weighs In A University of La Verne graduate visited the portrait studio, because, "My friend told me you worked miracles on her portrait." I saw her later on campus, and asked, "Did I live up to my reputation?" She said, "Yes, you did! Everybody loves them, all my family loves them. The Marquis portrait is a beautiful print." Francine V. http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/quality_portraits_a_customer_w.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/quality_portraits_a_customer_w.shtml Blog commencement graduation la verne photographer photographers photographs photos professional studio university Sun, 13 May 2012 07:33:20 -0800 William 'Bill' Hodge Recognized A Certified Professional Photographer, CPP The written test is 100 questions, based on a database of 6,000 questions. No individual taking the test knows which of the 6,000 questions will be on the exam. Professional photography also has similar professional designation, Certified Professional Photographer (CPP). It's a tough certification and the numbers tell the story. There are only 27 CPP designated photographers in Southern California . There are only 84 CPP designated photographers in California. The most recent Certified Professional Photographer to receive this designation operates his studio creating portraits of "America's Future Leaders." He creates portraits of Eagle Scouts from Orange County and the California Inland Empire Council, Girl Scout Gold Awardees from Orange County, along with college and university graduates, and is well Jurist Doctorate graduates in Southern California. He also creates portraits of the families that nurture those individuals at his studio in West Garden Grove (where the 22 & 405 freeways collide!)
The Certified Professional Photographer must complete a written examination, complete an image evaluation and adhere to stringent code of conduct.
Achieving The CPP The Certified Professional Photographer designation requires a photographer to take both a written test and present a portfolio reviewed by five other Certified Professional Photographers. The written test is 100 questions, based on a database of 6,000 questions. No individual taking the test knows which of the 6,000 questions will be on the exam. Questions cover a wide spectrum of imaging subjects, including the history of photography, film photography, digital photography, printing, the quality and direction of light, the color of light, and the variations in color, etc. The portfolio review includes 15 images created in the last year, and are compulsory images, meaning that they must exhibit a specific technique. The techniques a CPP candidate must show are: short lighting with an open or closed loop, 3 to 1 ratio, broad lighting with an open or closed loop, 3 to 1 ratio, selective focus, color harmony, rule of thirds, high key, low-key, balance (symmetrical or asymmetrical), assertive, leading lines, angular or masculine lines, etc. Bio Hodge, as a past board member, past president and life member of National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), founded the online Job Information Bank (JIB) in 1984 (pre-World Wide Web) and was also the cofounder of the Electronic Photojournalism Workshop and Digital Times in 1986 (The first digitally produced newspaper in the world - the original files and page negatives along with the newspaper reside in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.) He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for a story about Vietnam Veterans. He currently volunteers his time for the Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council while operating his studio.]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/bill_hodge_recognized_a_certif.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/bill_hodge_recognized_a_certif.shtml Blog certifed photographer photographs photography photos pictures professional Wed, 09 May 2012 12:39:46 -0800 How Are We Doing? Comments From Our Customers A Juris Doctorate candidate at Loyola Law School told us this about our portraits of her, "My parents absolutely love the portrait (11x14 wall portrait) and they want to order more portraits." Jo A. http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/how_are_we_doing_comments_from_2.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/how_are_we_doing_comments_from_2.shtml Blog commencement doctorate graduation juris l3 law loyola photos pictures portrait professional school studio Wed, 09 May 2012 07:32:26 -0800 How Are We Doing? Comments From Our Customers A comment regarding our Girl Scout Gold Award portraits, "It's great, it's beautiful. She wishes she could use that portrait (in her year book) instead of her senior portrait." Brenda T. http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/how_are_we_doing_comments_from_1.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/how_are_we_doing_comments_from_1.shtml Blog commencement girl gold photos pictures portraits scout senior Wed, 02 May 2012 07:31:01 -0800 How Are We Doing? Comments From Our Customers "It's an impressive portrait! My 92-year-old mother couldn't wait to take my daughter's portrait to her senior group and show it off." Mary S. http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/how_are_we_doing_comments_from.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/how_are_we_doing_comments_from.shtml Blog commencement girl gold pictures portraits scout senior Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:49:00 -0800 web ad 3 ]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/web_ad_3.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/web_ad_3.shtml Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:09:35 -0800 web ad 2 ]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/web_ad_2.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/web_ad_2.shtml Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:09 -0800 web ad ]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/web_ad.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/web_ad.shtml Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:18:05 -0800 Wilderness is Part of Every Scout Scouting encompasses many things: teamwork, values, survival skills, camping, hiking, and all the other careers represented by merit badges. In this image, William Hodge pictures one part of the Scouting experience with another art portrait.]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/wilderness_is_part_of_every_sc.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/wilderness_is_part_of_every_sc.shtml Blog eagle photographers photographs photos pictures portraits professional scouts studio Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:12:24 -0800 Young Jesus & The Guardian Angels - Sculptures Young Jesus & The Guardian Angels This image is inspired by the sculptors and stonemasons of Colma, California, and brings together much of the artwork being created during the late 1800s when Colma was the burying ground for San Francisco. It was illegal to bury anybody within the city, so they went south to Colma. It's often said that there are more dead people in Colma than alive. These sculptures are spread throughout a two mile area of the oldest of cemeteries in Colma, named Cypress Gardens. Many of the state's early business families are buried here. In the early 1900s it cost $10 to move the coffin from San Francisco to Colma. Copyright 2011 by William Hodge]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/young_jesus_the_guardian_angel.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/young_jesus_the_guardian_angel.shtml Blog angels art bill california cemetary colma fine guardian hodge jesus san francisco sculpture william Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:58:42 -0800 Generation Y - Martial Artist Portrait Art The activities we participate in mold us as human beings. Participating in a community..... provides us with with a framework for life. In this portrait view you'll see portraits of a young man who has practiced several forms of martial arts and has been doing so for better than 15 years. It is an ingrained part of his life. Martial Artist
"Virtus tentamine gaudet"......"Strength rejoices in the challenge" ]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/generation_y_martial_artist_po.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/generation_y_martial_artist_po.shtml Blog arts bill generation y generations hodge karate martial photos pictures portraits professional studio william Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:02:59 -0800 Android and iPhone Apps Have Eagle Scout Portraits for Southern California iPhone App
Install our Eagle Scout Android App in your Smart phone, scan this logo for the direct linkEagleScoutsAndroid2inch.png For the iPhone version scan and download this QR code.Eagle%20Scout%20App%20iPhone2inch.png
]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/android_and_iphone_apps_have_e.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/android_and_iphone_apps_have_e.shtml Blog angeles council county eagle empire inland los orange photos pictures portraits scouts Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:37:58 -0800 SmartPhone Cameras - The End of the Dedicated Point & Shoot Camera Is the consumer's love affair with dedicated digital cameras coming to an end? Will consumers reacquaint themselves with professional photographers as they jettison their bulky DSLRs and unconnected point-and-shoot cameras? Has the consumer realized that little 'P' on the Mode dial doesn't think for them? Will the pinpoint camera in their cell phone become the new standard for consumer imagery? http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/smartphone_cameras_the_end_of.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/smartphone_cameras_the_end_of.shtml Blog hodge phone photographer photographs photography pictures portrait portrait studios senior pictures smart william Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:11:39 -0800 Senior & Eagle Pictures - Are We Performing? Some nice words from a recent customer……. “I just received my son’s Eagle Scout & Senior pictures and they are just wonderful, the are really great. I’m just really pleased with them. Thank you so much. again these pictures are wonderful. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This wall portrait is really just beautiful” -Judy N. Thanks Judy! You warm our hearts and confirm why it is important to create these family heirlooms…..they’re an important part of your family, an important part of your son’s future family, spouse, children, grandchildren. http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/senior_eagle_pictures_are_we_p.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/blog/senior_eagle_pictures_are_we_p.shtml Blog alamitos angeles beach cerritos county cypress huntington long los newport orange photographer photography photos pictures professional senior studio Tue, 24 May 2011 05:23:46 -0800 ciec display wall image ]]> http://www.gradportraits.com/ciec_display_wall_image.shtml http://www.gradportraits.com/ciec_display_wall_image.shtml Sun, 22 May 2011 07:41:09 -0800