Hello everyone!

[jpross123]

My name is Justin, and I have a passion for my career, and that is nursing. I just recently obtained my registered nurse license a few months ago, and I love every minute of my job. Photography has been a huge hobby of mine since early 2011. Over the past couple years I have done a few photo shoots for some co-workers of mine, and they seem to love my work! I am looking into doing photography as a side job by doing senior pictures, and I have a wedding I am photographing in October (any tips would be appreciated.)

Anything else you'd like to know just ask!

 

[terri]

Welcome to the forum! Settle in and have fun. Be sure to post some of your work over in the Galleries!

 

[snowbear]

Welcome aboard.

 

[jpross123]

Welcome to the forum! Settle in and have fun. Be sure to post some of your work over in the Galleries!

Will do! I posted a couple random pictures today

 

[benhasajeep]

Howdy, and welcome. There are many posts on first wedings. Some have not so friendly and or helpful replies. But sometimes the old salts forgets people have to start from some place. There is so much to be said it's hard to find a starting point. And always you'll be reminded to search.

Talk to the bride and groom as to what THEY want and expect (formal sturctured, laid back, journalistic).
Make up a game plan from what they want.
Be prepared to change game plan.
Be prepared to change the change to the game plan.
Weather may not be as forcast. Plan for it! If any of it is outside anyway.
Your there for the Bride and Groom. Period.

I typed more but then deleted it. There is so much that can be said without knowing your situation for this weding.

Short and sweet. Talk to weding party first. And see what their expectations are and what they would like. Check out locations second. Then you will have an idea of equipment needed, and what you can do for pictures (poses, group shots, etc). Make a game plan. Practice your game plan. If you have willing friends, or can bribe them with some food. Do a practice shoot or two or three, at same times of planned event! If you can at the locations or similar. Practice helps a lot! You will feel rushed. Practicing will help lessen the mistakes.

 

[Designer]

There is so much that can be said without knowing your situation for this weding.

Right.

Entire books could be written on wedding photography, and we don't know the OP's experience, so where does one start and stop?

OP: It might be best to ask a few questions to help us understand what you don't already know.

 

[jpross123]

Thank you both for your replies! I actually talked to the bride yesterday, and I told her I wanted to sit down with the both of them and ask what types of shots she was wanting and what to expect. Luckily, I work with the bride, and she is super laid back.

This is actually my first wedding (the bride and groom do know this, lol) and I've been doing a lot of research on types of close up shots, and group shots. This is an outdoor wedding, how much different is it going to be outdoors vs. in a church? I should expect the lighting to be a lot better.
Also, I have a 24-70 2.8 and a 70-200 2.8 Nikon lens, will these two alone be sufficient enough for the wedding?