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Lesco

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This is just a hyperthectical question:

If someone like me (totally new to photography, but really wants to learn) phoned you up (expirenced wedding photographer) and asked you if, for a small fee, say £100, could I come to a wedding with you as your assistant, Ill carry your kit, pass stuff to you, etc. etc. and in return you would show me what you are doing, as in, how your setting up your camera, whats going through your head when trying to get people in place, how your preparing, basiclly all your thoughts, and expertise on a wedding day.

What would be your response, or are you far to busy on the day to be bothering about people like me and need to concentrate 100%.

I wont be offended with your replys, just curious thats all, as it was an idea I was having.
 
I would go for that on my weddings, as long as it was a small easier type wedding, as at a lot at services there just really isnt the time to explain whats going on.
Hope that makes sense!
 
I have no problem with this and have taken different people looking for experience on several weddings this year, and will probably do the same next year. We explain things and answer any questions as we go through the day.

I think you may find that quite a few wedding photographers would not be receptive to this though .....

Cheers

Dave.
 
If you were local some would think of you as competition, if you were far enough away I suspect many would take you up.
The biggest problem is when your actually shooting a wedding you really haven't time to explain and show somebody what your doing.
What we have done in the past is the second shooter acts as a teacher (for want of a better word) leaving the first tog to carry on with the serious stuff, this is how we train our second photographers. Although they need to be photographers to start with, we are just showing the wedding side and the things they need to learn about. We wouldn't want to try and train a real beginner to photography, a wedding isn't the place to learn the basics.
 
Damian Bailey charges £600 to shadow him at a wedding. More expensive than one of his workshops, but probably more valuable experience.
 
swanseamale47 said:
If you were local some would think of you as competition, if you were far enough away I suspect many would take you up.
The biggest problem is when your actually shooting a wedding you really haven't time to explain and show somebody what your doing.
What we have done in the past is the second shooter acts as a teacher (for want of a better word) leaving the first tog to carry on with the serious stuff, this is how we train our second photographers. Although they need to be photographers to start with, we are just showing the wedding side and the things they need to learn about. We wouldn't want to try and train a real beginner to photography, a wedding isn't the place to learn the basics.
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I totally agree with the above post :thumbs:

Regards

Richard
 
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