Looking for wedding photographers to tag along

[spidey89]

not sure if this is the right thread,but as above,pls pm me,thanks a lot

[helmiz]

Malay or chinese weddings?

Also you wanna tag along or asking if others wanna tag with you.

[spidey89]

any is fine with me,i want to tag others to learn,as i have no experience

[huggable]

As main or backup photographer?

[chanjyj]

Originally Posted by huggable As main or backup photographer?

How can he tag along as main photographer? if he is main photographer then... why need to tag along?

[helmiz]

Originally Posted by chanjyj How can he tag along as main photographer? if he is main photographer then... why need to tag along?

Haha, I laughed at your response.

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by chanjyj How can he tag along as main photographer? if he is main photographer then... why need to tag along?

adding to what you said,i also said i have no experience,how can i be the main photographer if that is the case?

[Lumiere]

Its damn obvious that the TS meant he is looking to tag along to learn how to shoot a wedding.

I've offered a couple of times to allow pple to come along with me to shoot weddings
and if i haf the opportunity to offer again i would...do keep a look out

[catchlights]

in a simple logic.

#1, the main photographer can't be a tap along, but can let others tag along.

#2,the main photographer can be inexperience in shooting weddings,
this happens all the time, cos many wedding couples want to save money or for whatever reasons, they see someone owns a dslr, that person can be their wedding photographers liao.

To TS, if you want to be a tap along, state what can you do, show some of your works, if you know little about photography, I suggest you go and learn your basic knowledge about photography first.

The photographer allow you to tap along, will not have time to teach you during a wedding, but expect you to produce something.

[huggable]

Oh well, I'm only a beginner who started photography because of the birth of my lil' kid. So far had covered friends', relatives', colleagues' and even fellow forumer's wedding before. Guess I was more lucky that they asked me to help out. One colleague (on a tight budget) got me to be main photographer even!

And mind you, "tan jia" photographers won't be kind to the "helper" photographers. One went to the extend of blocking and stepping on my shoes just because my equipment was bigger than his! I was to enthusiastic and walked in front of him moments earlier.

But if the bride/groom is looking for a different prospective, help-out photographers can capture many (IMHO some are even more "precious moments") journalistic photos, that could be kept forever. For me, I had hired 2 photographers to cover my actual day wedding, back in the film days. One shot in color (standard pictures), while the other in B&W.

[huggable]

Can Huggable tag along too? Would like to cover a wedding without flash.

Originally Posted by Lumiere Its damn obvious that the TS meant he is looking to tag along to learn how to shoot a wedding. I've offered a couple of times to allow pple to come along with me to shoot weddings and if i haf the opportunity to offer again i would...do keep a look out

[iboey]

Originally Posted by huggable Oh well, I'm only a beginner who started photography because of the birth of my lil' kid. So far had covered friends', relatives', colleagues' and even fellow forumer's wedding before. Guess I was more lucky that they asked me to help out. One colleague (on a tight budget) got me to be main photographer even! And mind you, "tan jia" photographers won't be kind to the "helper" photographers. One went to the extend of blocking and stepping on my shoes just because my equipment was bigger than his! I was to enthusiastic and walked in front of him moments earlier. But if the bride/groom is looking for a different prospective, help-out photographers can capture many (IMHO some are even more "precious moments") journalistic photos, that could be kept forever. For me, I had hired 2 photographers to cover my actual day wedding, back in the film days. One shot in color (standard pictures), while the other in B&W.

I agree with what u have said. My colleague's main photographer took the usual family shots while i took this.

This is my first time covering a tea ceremony
http://joy.iboey.com

[Virgo]

Originally Posted by huggable One colleague (on a tight budget) got me to be main photographer even!

I hope you've done the newly weds some justice. If not, it's also not your fault anyway. I'm sorry if I have crossed you, but I just feel sad that couples are doing this nowadays.

Back to the discussion, yes, the main photog won't have time to guide the ones tagging along. May be a few tips here and there during rest time, but most of the time, he will be very busy with the shooting.

If TS wants to tag along, better know your basics. If not, no point even giving you tips, as you won't know what the main photog is talking about!

[Virgo]

Originally Posted by huggable One colleague (on a tight budget) got me to be main photographer even!

I hope you've done the newly weds some justice. If not, it's also not your fault anyway. I'm sorry if I have crossed you, but I just feel sad that couples are doing this nowadays.

Back to the discussion, yes, the main photog won't have time to guide the ones tagging along. May be a few tips here and there during rest time, but most of the time, he will be very busy with the shooting.

If TS wants to tag along, better know your basics. If not, no point even giving you tips, as you won't know what the main photog is talking about!

[spidey89]

basics?as in the relation between ISO,aperture,shutter speed etc?