Wedding photography?

[abcannieboehm]

I have recently been asked by my photography professor to shoot his friends wedding... but I've never done one before.

Although my teacher says he's quite confident in my ability, I'm still rather nervous. Does anyone have some tips for me?

Also, the gig only pays $150, but it's about a 70 mile round trip for me to drive there and back. (I drive a jeep, meaning I'm really only making about $100 or less on the deal.) My teacher is pushing me to ask for more gas money, but I'm rather shy about those things and I'm unsure how to go about it. Suggestions?
I have recently been asked by my photography professor to shoot his friends wedding... but I've never done one before.

Although my teacher says he's quite confident in my ability, I'm still rather nervous. Does anyone have some tips for me?

Also, the gig only pays $150, but it's about a 70 mile round trip for me to drive there and back. (I drive a jeep, meaning I'm really only making about $100 or less on the deal.) My teacher is has told me that I need to ask them about more money, but I'm rather shy about those kinds of things and I don't know how to word it.


But mostly I'm hoping for a few pointers on how to go about doing the actual photography of the day. I'm mostly doing it for the expierience, rather than the cash.

[Henry Ate My Eggo]

You have my condolences. I wouldn't shoot a wedding for ten times that amount, free food, and a gift card to Whataburger. But here's a site that might help:

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=674197

[steve p]

Good grief! I would not even LOOK at my camera case for $150, that is TOTALLY ASININE. You are being taken advantage of IN A MAJOR WAY. Shooting a wedding is HARD, LONG WORK. Then there is even more work after the wedding sorting photos, arranging for prints or whatever. I will assume though that at that ridiculous price you will just be giving all the photos on a CD. But then be prepared for people to be wanting you to do all kinds of edits to certain photos.

I was paid $400 for my very first wedding many, many years ago, and that was less than a mile from my home.

Do NOT agree to the $150 price, and on top of that you have to spend money on gas as high as it is now, and getting worse every day.

As your first job, you should expect no less than $300 PLUS the cost of gas for you to travel. And that is cutting it to the rock bottom.

Please, please do not allow yourself to be taken advantage of like this. There is a sucker born every minute and you are being used as one.

You will do much more for your future and respectability to refuse to do the job at all rather than be insulted with doing it at that price.

steve

[Edwin]

If I were you I'd tell the teacher he can do the wedding for $150.00.

Just say "Thanks but no thanks."