Photography certificate templates and badges
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Badge · Portrait
A photography certificate template suits schools, camera clubs, galleries and festivals that want to honor photographers. It works as a course certificate for students who finish a class in exposure, composition and editing, and as an award for the winners and runners-up of a contest. Photographers often show their work in a portfolio, so a clear record of an award is useful.
A good photography certificate names the photographer, the course or competition, and the date. For a contest it also names the category and the placing, such as First Place in Landscape. It is signed by an instructor or a judge. You can frame the printed page and share the digital badge online.
Wording
What to write on a photography certificate
Use these lines as they are, or as a start for your own. Every template comes with wording you can change in the studio.
Wording for a photography course certificate
- “Has completed the Introduction to Photography course, covering exposure, composition and editing.”
- “For finishing a final portfolio of ten photographs with skill and care.”
- “Has completed a workshop in portrait lighting and manual camera control.”
Wording for a photography contest award
- “First Place, Landscape category, Annual Photo Competition.”
- “Awarded for best photography in the Street Life contest.”
- “Highly Commended for a striking use of light and shadow.”
Short lines for the photography badge
- “Certified photographer.”
- “Winner, photo contest.”
Why send it with Hyperstack
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FAQ
Questions, answered
The photographer's name, the contest name and year, the category, the placing, the date and the signature of the organizer or head judge. Add the title of the winning photograph if you can.
Popular ones are landscape, portrait, street, wildlife, macro, black and white, and photojournalism. Some contests also add a youth category and a people's choice award.
It is not required, but a certificate gives students a record of the skills they learned. It is helpful when they apply for a job, a studio place or a club.
Most contests name first, second and third place in each category, plus a few honorable mentions. Fewer awards make each one mean more.
The contest organizer and the head judge, or the course instructor for a class. A well-known photographer as guest judge adds weight.
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