Second Shooter/Assistant Opportunities!

2015’s wedding season is shaping up to be a busy one for me! With working full time outside of photography, as well as trying to keep some balance in my life, I’m always looking for ways to make running this business a little more efficient! In an effort to do that, one of my goals for this year is to bring on a dedicated second photographer and assistant! So if you’re a photographer, new to the wedding industry or looking to get your feet wet with weddings…this is for you!

VA Wedding Photographer

Second Photographer

My second photographers are super important in all of my weddings! When my clients invest in a second photographer, I want to be sure they get the best value! That means we shoot separately for a good part of the day, to ensure we’re providing the most variety of photos! I definitely want to be able to trust that if a beautiful moment happens while you’re there and I’m on the opposite end of the room, you’ll be there to capture it as I would! So for this position, I need you to be comfortable with your photography (camera settings, exposure, etc.)!

In addition, here are some other requirements for the second photographer position:

  • Must be RELIABLE!
  • Should be available for a large percentage of weekends. (I’ll provide you with a list of wedding dates already booked, so you’ll have a good idea of when you’ll be needed! Also, I don’t book any more than 15 weddings per year, so don’t worry…you’ll still have weekends to book your own stuff in between!
  • Must be willing to take the occasional road trip with me! (Currently, most of my weddings are all over VA and MD.)
  • Must have a portfolio of images to share with me.
  • Ideally shoots Canon or is comfortable shooting on Canons.

This will be a paid position, however, pay will vary dependent upon experience and equipment! I know when I wanted to get into shooting weddings, not having the highest quality equipment kept me from landing second photographer positions all the time! That’s not the case here, if you don’t have your own full frame camera and quality lenses, I can provide them for you! In addition, we’ll be doing a few test shoots together prior to wedding season, so we can get comfortable shooting with one another and so I can train you to shoot similarly to how I would!

Gold Wedding Inspiration

Wedding/Photographer Assistant

Throughout the wedding day, there are so many times I wish I could be in two places at once! There are times that I need a reflector at just the right angle to fill a portrait with light or need a flash stand moved right as I’m shooting an important moment. Some of these things, I just can’t do on my own! As we work together, my assistant will learn all of these little things, so we’ll be able to communicate without even talking! This position would be great for someone just starting out in photography and hoping to learn more. Your main goal throughout the wedding day will be to provide support to me and the second photographer, but there will be times you’ll be able to shoot on occasion, so there’s opportunity to build your portfolio.

Here are some of the requirements for the wedding assistant position:

  • Must be RELIABLE!
  • Should be available for a large percentage of weekends. (I’ll provide you with a list of wedding dates already booked, so you’ll have a good idea of when you’ll be needed! Also, I don’t book any more than 15 weddings per year, so don’t worry…you’ll still have weekends to book your own stuff in between!)
  • Must be willing to take the occasional road trip with me! (Currently, most of my weddings are all over VA and MD.)

This is a paid position, but will vary dependent upon experience!

 

Interested?

If you’re interested in either of these positions, please send me an email with the subject ‘Second Photographer Opportunity’. In the email please include the following:

-A link to your portfolio.

-How long you’ve been doing photography.

-Weekends throughout Spring-Fall that you already know you’re not available.

-Three words that describe you!

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