I want to set up my own business, and need some help, to what i will have to buy to set this up. i really want a camera that a wedding photographer uses. please help me ........
Here are some quotes from a forum on this subject. A link to the full forum is below.
"If you have never done a wedding before then before you jump in you need to work as an assistant for a while so that you do not completely and utterly mess up the couples big day. Good wedding photography is a skill which can only be learnt with practice so going solo straight is NOT a good idea."
"Buying a set of mechanic's tools does not make you a mechanic.
Buying a set of carpenter's tools does not make you a carpenter.
Buying a DSLR and a flash and a tripod does not make you a photographer."
"If you were ready to start doing wedding photography you wouldn't have to ask a bunch of unknown people here on Y!A what you need."
"If you don't know what gear you need or if the gear you have is sufficient, then you are no where near ready not only for wedding photography, but for any kind of professional venture."
"Their wedding day is the most important day in a couple's life right up to the birth of their first child. Its no place for a rank amateur to be practicing."
"You should plan on working as an assistant to a wedding photographer for at least two years AFTER you've finished photography school before you even think about hiring yourself out as a wedding photographer."
Im not saying everything said is true. I don't know because I don't shoot weddings. All Im saying is it's a lot more than buying a DSLR then hanging a "Wedding Photographer" sign out front.
DSLR, telephoto lenses and some strobes
Answer by misspolonium on 05 Jan 2010 09:22:56I think you should start taking photography classes, starting at the bottom. Buy an entry level dSLR and become a photographer. Start working with a pro as his/her assistant. After that happens, and you have some kind of skill, then you can think about going into business. And at that time, you won't have to ask anyone what kind of camera a wedding photographer will use, want to use or buy, because you will already know.
You'll have the knowledge to look at what's out there and what will fill your needs. Your question to be honest is incredibly foolish. What would you think of someone that said "I want to become a pro chef, what kinds of pots and pans do pros use?" As if the cookware, or in this case some type of camera would make you a professional photographer or someone ready to charge money. Slow down, you are getting a little ahead of yourself.
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