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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 206750" data-attributes="member: 12257">So...&nbsp; I've been in this photography &quot;hobby&quot; for about 9 months, had a couple of classes, and one of the guys who I look up to as the &quot;best&quot; photographer I've ever come across messaged me today and asked to &quot;hire&quot; me as a &quot;second perspective&quot; shooter during the wedding ceremony for one of his best friends.1)&nbsp; I'm floored... I've only got my D3100, w/ no external flash and a couple of slow lenses (kit 18-55VR and 70-300VR), plus my trusty little tripod, so I'm stopping by Best Buy and picking up the nifty 50 1.8g tonight as it's an indoor wedding.&nbsp; Usually I order online, but they price matched my lowest online price, and all I'm out is the tax I'd normally save by ordering online.2)&nbsp; I'm NERVOUS... He's not paying me a lot (tried to talk him out of paying me at all), but I don't want to let him or his friend down.&nbsp; He's seen my work though, and seems to have faith in me, so with what I've got, I can get a few good pics for him, right?My question is this:&nbsp; Has anyone ever shot a wedding &quot;second perspective&quot;?&nbsp; He's the main shooter, so I'm just supposed to stay out of the way but shoot at the same time from a different POV.&nbsp; Any tips?&nbsp; Successes?Terrified and elated all at the same time, as this will help garner me much needed experience without being the &quot;front line&quot; responsible for it all guy.&nbsp; WISH ME LUCK!?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 206750, member: 12257"] So... I've been in this photography "hobby" for about 9 months, had a couple of classes, and one of the guys who I look up to as the "best" photographer I've ever come across messaged me today and asked to "hire" me as a "second perspective" shooter during the wedding ceremony for one of his best friends. 1) I'm floored... I've only got my D3100, w/ no external flash and a couple of slow lenses (kit 18-55VR and 70-300VR), plus my trusty little tripod, so I'm stopping by Best Buy and picking up the nifty 50 1.8g tonight as it's an indoor wedding. Usually I order online, but they price matched my lowest online price, and all I'm out is the tax I'd normally save by ordering online. 2) I'm NERVOUS... He's not paying me a lot (tried to talk him out of paying me at all), but I don't want to let him or his friend down. He's seen my work though, and seems to have faith in me, so with what I've got, I can get a few good pics for him, right? My question is this: Has anyone ever shot a wedding "second perspective"? He's the main shooter, so I'm just supposed to stay out of the way but shoot at the same time from a different POV. Any tips? Successes? Terrified and elated all at the same time, as this will help garner me much needed experience without being the "front line" responsible for it all guy. WISH ME LUCK!? [/QUOTE]

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