HELP!…with Photography?
I really enjoy photography and i am now looking to change my profession and do it full time. I was thinking of doing Wedding Photography however i would like to do a course on it first. I have an up to date digital SLR camera, lenses etc but wondered if anybody could give me more info? I would like to know how much you can expect to earn being a wedding photographer?, do you need specific qualifications?, can you recommend any particular evening courses? etc
NB I have a really good eye for photos which is picked up by most people and believe i have a natural talent for it. i also really enjoy it so would love to do it as a profession but need as much info as poss!
Thanks for any suggesstions you may have!
Wedding photography, minimum requirements..
1) Several years experience in using Manual SLR’s in ever changing light and circumstances.
2) FULL knowledge of just what settings to use on your camera when the light is changing and FULL expert knowledge on photography (composition, posing etc), photography equipment (bodies, lenses, flashes, filters etc..) and expert control of ISO/Aperture/Shutter Speeds/White Balance etc..
3) Quality equipment, not just one but two DSLR’s (or 35mm SLR’s). At least two lenses, both with wide apertures and covering a range of wide angle to around 200mm and preferably a third prime portrait lens.. Oh and preferably backups of all the lenses (thousands of £’s worth of equipment).
4) At least two flashes and knowledge on how to use them effectively.
5) Good business knowledge. This is not something that you do on a whim, this is something that is planned months in advance and you need a good understanding of running a wedding photography business.
6) This is something that you can not do twice!. If you screw up, you get sued!, it is no place for an inexperienced amateur.
7) You will most certainly have shadowed or worked as an assistant or second photographer to a working professional wedding photographer for at least a year, preferably two before attempting one on your own.
Have a look at the galleries on this site..
http://www.garyroebuck.co.uk/gallery.php
This is the quality that people expect these days. You can not just assume you are ready to do weddings just because you own a DSLR, you need years of training both in photography and business to be able to do this.
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