One of the major problems photographers face when wanting to break into wedding photography is landing their first wedding gig. It's tough because most couples won't entrust their one and only wedding day to a photographer who hasn't shot a wedding before. Can you blame them?? So what do you do? Well, the common road that many take is to assist another wedding photographer, learn the ropes and gather up a portfolio from those assistant jobs. This could take a while for you to get into the drivers seat of being a principle shooter at a wedding. But it is also one of the smartest ways of going about it without much risk. You just have to be patient and learn as much as you can while you assist. Yes, you have to carry bags and set up lights and get something for the principle shooter to drink and find the bride's father for the formal shot even though you've never meet him and have no idea what he looks like. Meanwhile, you try and act professional and keep it together even though the day's events are going by so fast that you are spinning in your head and it's only 2 hours into an 8 hour day! Are you sure you want to do this for a living? Many photographers don't. Some won't touch a wedding with a 10 foot C stand! But those who do stick it out end up loving it. So I didn't want to go thru this to begin my wedding photographer career. I came up with another solution. Check back to see what it was...
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