I'm new here and have a few questions

[Jessphotog]

I'm new here and I don't know if this is the right forum to ask the few questions I have so if I am wrong please point me in another direction.
1. I have been doing amateur photography for a while and have never charged anyone however I did get asked to do a wedding and they want to pay me, do I accept it or not?
2. I want a new camera but am not sure where to start looking. I use a Canon rebel tsi3
3. How and where should I post a few pictures for feedback?

 

[robbins.photo]

I'm new here and I don't know if this is the right forum to ask the few questions I have so if I am wrong please point me in another direction.
1. I have been doing amateur photography for a while and have never charged anyone however I did get asked to do a wedding and they want to pay me, do I accept it or not?
2. I want a new camera but am not sure where to start looking. I use a Canon rebel tsi3
3. How and where should I post a few pictures for feedback?

1. Depends a lot on the situation. If this is a situation where they can afford a real professional to shoot the wedding and aren't under any time constraints I'd recommend to them first that they go that route. Shooting a wedding is difficult, you have a lot of speciality situations with location and lighting, a lot of distractions, you really need someone who is experienced to handle that sort of event well. If however this is a situation where they really can't afford a pro or lack sufficient time to arrange one then it might be something to consider, as long as you communicate clearly with them that you are not an experienced wedding photographer in advance and that they everyone is on the same page as far as expectation level is concerned.

2. My first question there would be what sort of lenses do you already have for the canon, and what sort of budget are you looking at? I'd also like to know what other (if any) sort of accessories you might have, such as flash, tripod, etc - if your looking at doing a wedding odds are good you going to need a lot of equipment, so best to set a budget first and then figure out how best to fill your needs within that budget.

3. I generally use photobucket and just link to the pictures that way, but I think you can upload pictures directly to the forum as long as they aren't to big.

 

[ronlane]

Welcome to the site.

1) this isn't something that we could answer. Specially without seeing your work. Weddings are a lot of work and are a one time only thing. No do overs or retakes. LOTS of responsibility and that is further complicated by compensation (cash).

2) What is the T3i not allowing you to do currently? What lens(es) are you currently using? Would better glass be a better alternative at this point?

3) You can post photos for critique and comments in the General Gallery or any of the other topics.

Not the end all answer you want, but it's a starting point.