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Certification for photographers is nice,... but let's be serious here: this is hiring a photographer, not looking for a pediatrician for your child or an ob/gyn. If someone just looks at your portfolio, decides they like it, and you have the skill and enough albums to prove that it's really you, then everyone's happy. No?
It's not as if the CPP offers insurance and quality guarantee to any potential customers. The CPP certification doesn't seem to offer anything that would give the edge to two similarly skilled photographers with similar portfolios. People usually ask "What kind of camera do you use?" not "Are you certified?" ...How many people actually think CPP is the official agency for certification purposes?
You don't always need a light meter to measure light correctly, from my experience. Between spot and matrix metering, I can properly expose 99% of the time. Composing? That's just usually a talented eye, a disciplined person studying a lot, or years of experience, reflected in one's portfolio. What type of lighting to use for different body types: what if a photographer only photographs skinny models for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar? Or if they only do landscapes?
Granted, certification is nice, but it's not a proven indicator or guarantee of skill. Should be to each their own. I think (aspiring and professional) photographers generally aim to be better photographers, not necessarily "certified" photographers.
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