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What do you expect from second shooters? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Flufferfromabove@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hey everyone, I'm looking to start second shooting/shadowing to gain some experience and build up my portfolio. I have a few shots from family events and my family that I like and would happily add them to a portfolio, but considering I don't have much I wasn't sure really how to show that I'm worth it to tag along either as a second or a shadow. What do you expect out of a second that has low experience but willing and eager to learn all they can? Any recommendations on how to project that when looking for second shooter opportunities? I am on various ohio/dayton groups on social media, but rarely see opportunities come up from other photographers.

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[–] mpellman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I expect a second shooter to know their camera inside and out. Be able to shoot in constantly changing conditions with no hesitation. I expect them to understand composition, depth of field for storytelling, and etiquette as far as how to shoot without being in the way of anything. A second shooter should not be an amateur shooting in automatic mode trying to build a portfolio. A portfolio should already be built so I know who and what to expect when I am hiring.

[–] dropthemagic@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wait till you shoot a concert and the audio guy is 68 years old and thank god for bringing a mic set for the kit lol

[–] mpellman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure what you mean here. I shoot a ton of concerts in large venues for big acts and I don’t care how the sound man does his job. Sound is his job, images are mine. End of story.

[–] dropthemagic@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This was a dive bar. So obviously your mileage will vary 😂

[–] dropthemagic@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I mean we shot a lot but they wanted a whole video made and I had the gear but they couldn’t figure it out so I just used a boom mic lol