uberben
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I didn't learn from anybody in particular...more by reading and getting everything planned out in fine details so I knew what to expect.. I did talk with a handful of wedding photographers at photog gathers we have around here, but i started doing weddings last year sorta on accident. My brother in law's photographer bailed on him on his wedding day. He gave me a call that morning and asked me to help him out. I borrowed an extra camera, called a photog friend to help out and off we went. I feel very lucky that it went well and that the sites that they picked were well lit and beautiful. I did 4 more weddings that year and pretty much read everything I could and spent hours learning how to use my flash in odd situations. I relate wedding photography to being at war....I always have to be on my feet, dodging drunks, protecting my gear, keeping people on time, and sometimes the worst job is keeping the other "photographers" out of my way. Seems like I always have 5 or 6 people with nice gear there (and 100 people with p&s cams) and they always try to get in my way. If you don't have your skills dialed in and still want to survive with amazing photos....good luck. Don't underestimate the backup gear...I had one of my 20d's err99 on me as the bride was walking down the isle with her dad. I just dropped it and swung the other 20d around and got the photos. So many variables to have to cover, it isn't about the money early on, its about building relationships so you can get the word of mouth machine going. I booked 9 weddings this summer already via word of mouth marketing.