Started doing 2nd shooter in the late70s and really enjoyed the freedom of it. More recently a good friend in Kenya was getting married and asked for me to photograph it. Not knowing or experiencing a Kenyan wedding I declined but offered to do 2nd shooter which I did and managed to get shots I knew The main local photographer wasn’t getting. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience but so happy I turned down main stuff as it certainly didn’t follow the usual type of wedding that I know
Luke, it would be amazing for you to offer a mentor program! I’ve looked for people who shoot medium format and digital and there are not many content creators talking through this and helping others craft the experience that you offer (in the wedding scene). Just saying I would totally sign up and pay 😊 been LOVING your content.
I’ll actually be offering mentoring options in a few weeks! I’ll let you know when you can sign up!! 👏🏻👏🏻 oh awesome, that’s so great to hear - hope it helps!!
Sorry for the unrelated comment but I remembered that you shoot a z6ii and so do I, and I was wondering if you use a color checker to adjust the colors because I get weird colors out of the camera that I can't fix without the color checker but I see other people shooting the z6ii and their colors don't seem as messed up as mine and I don't know if I'm just too picky about my own photos or if other people know something I don't about editing Nikon files. The colors out of the camera feel muted and dull and I've tried using Nikon's software but I still have the same problem, the colors never seem anywhere as good as what I get with the color checker. It has made me miss the OVF because when I look through the EVF, I don't really like what I'm seeing.
Hum, I’m not sure I totally understand the issue. Are you shooting raw? I don’t have an issue simple because I shoot with the basic flat profile and then edit the colours.
Great question! You can always ask local photographers if they are in need of a second shooter, and give them your hourly rate. That’s probably the best way to do it
I've started shooting weddings for myself (shot 2 and have 5 booked 🎉😂), but I really wanted to 2nd shoot prior to doing my own. For all the reasons Luke mentioned. Maybe the established guys feel like they're training up their future competition? Who knows. I couldn't, and still can't find anyone to take me on. I think the market is tighter in 2023/24 than a lot of established guys expected. Bookings are down for a lot of the main players. You know this when you see them 'boosting' their insta posts. BTW, I'm in Australia.
@@adamwestphoto that's awesome that you're already in such great shape shooting those weddings on your own. I'm assuming they're friends (or friends of friends?) but they obviously really believe in your work, which is fantastic. I'm actually an Aussie myself, living in Portland, OR. it's crickets over here for me trying to break into weddings. good luck on getting more weddings, mate.
@@joseelement7695 Actually most couples I booked are from Facebook exposure. I ran a few promo posts in the wedding groups telling couples my story. Being totally truthful with couples goes miles in the wedding business. I was a commercial photographer for 15 plus years in Sydney, I then had a 10 year break in a totally unrelated field, and now I'm into weddings. Full circle - sort of. I tell them I have camera experience, just not weddings. I offer them a great price, and I have been getting some bookings. I also organised a styled shoot with some local vendors which boosted my profile. Next year I'll have enough in my portfolio to get my prices up. For now though, it's Vegemite sandwiches mate! 👍 Good luck, you'll crack it. Do those styled shoots!
Started doing 2nd shooter in the late70s and really enjoyed the freedom of it. More recently a good friend in Kenya was getting married and asked for me to photograph it. Not knowing or experiencing a Kenyan wedding I declined but offered to do 2nd shooter which I did and managed to get shots I knew The main local photographer wasn’t getting. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience but so happy I turned down main stuff as it certainly didn’t follow the usual type of wedding that I know
Luke, it would be amazing for you to offer a mentor program! I’ve looked for people who shoot medium format and digital and there are not many content creators talking through this and helping others craft the experience that you offer (in the wedding scene). Just saying I would totally sign up and pay 😊 been LOVING your content.
I’ll actually be offering mentoring options in a few weeks! I’ll let you know when you can sign up!! 👏🏻👏🏻 oh awesome, that’s so great to hear - hope it helps!!
Sorry for the unrelated comment but I remembered that you shoot a z6ii and so do I, and I was wondering if you use a color checker to adjust the colors because I get weird colors out of the camera that I can't fix without the color checker but I see other people shooting the z6ii and their colors don't seem as messed up as mine and I don't know if I'm just too picky about my own photos or if other people know something I don't about editing Nikon files. The colors out of the camera feel muted and dull and I've tried using Nikon's software but I still have the same problem, the colors never seem anywhere as good as what I get with the color checker. It has made me miss the OVF because when I look through the EVF, I don't really like what I'm seeing.
Hum, I’m not sure I totally understand the issue. Are you shooting raw? I don’t have an issue simple because I shoot with the basic flat profile and then edit the colours.
@@lukewtcleland my raw files don't look great without a color checker. How do you edit the colors of a flat profile?
Any suggestions on how to *get* second shooting opportunities?
Great question! You can always ask local photographers if they are in need of a second shooter, and give them your hourly rate. That’s probably the best way to do it
I've started shooting weddings for myself (shot 2 and have 5 booked 🎉😂), but I really wanted to 2nd shoot prior to doing my own. For all the reasons Luke mentioned. Maybe the established guys feel like they're training up their future competition? Who knows.
I couldn't, and still can't find anyone to take me on. I think the market is tighter in 2023/24 than a lot of established guys expected.
Bookings are down for a lot of the main players. You know this when you see them 'boosting' their insta posts. BTW, I'm in Australia.
@@adamwestphoto that's awesome that you're already in such great shape shooting those weddings on your own. I'm assuming they're friends (or friends of friends?) but they obviously really believe in your work, which is fantastic. I'm actually an Aussie myself, living in Portland, OR. it's crickets over here for me trying to break into weddings. good luck on getting more weddings, mate.
@@joseelement7695 Actually most couples I booked are from Facebook exposure. I ran a few promo posts in the wedding groups telling couples my story. Being totally truthful with couples goes miles in the wedding business.
I was a commercial photographer for 15 plus years in Sydney, I then had a 10 year break in a totally unrelated field, and now I'm into weddings. Full circle - sort of.
I tell them I have camera experience, just not weddings. I offer them a great price, and I have been getting some bookings.
I also organised a styled shoot with some local vendors which boosted my profile. Next year I'll have enough in my portfolio to get my prices up.
For now though, it's Vegemite sandwiches mate! 👍 Good luck, you'll crack it. Do those styled shoots!