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I’M A BIG BELIEVER IN PAYING YOUR DUES, AND YOU SIMPLY CAN’T CLAIM TO BE A PROFESSIONAL IN THE VIDEO SPACE IF YOU HAVEN’T SHOT AN 8-12 HOUR WEDDING.

WHILE MOSTLY REPETITIVE IN NATURE, WEDDINGS PRESENT AN ENSLAUGHT OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES. AS A VIDEOGRAPHER, THESE CHALLENGES GIVE AN AMAZING FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR SHOOTING ON THE FLY AND THINKING ON YOUR FEET.

A LIGHT GOING OUT DURING THE FIRST DANCE, A MISSING TRIPOD SCREW DURING THE BEST MAN SPEECH, A LENS FOGGING UP IN THE TENNESSEE HUMIDITY WHILE TRANSFERRING YOUR GEAR OUTSIDE MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONY AFTER SHOOTING INDOORS.

THESE ARE JUST A GLIMPSE INTO THE PROBLEM-SOLVING THAT HAS TO BE DONE WHILE WORKING IN THIS FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT.

WHILE I’VE SINCE RETIRED FROM THE WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHY GAME, THE LESSONS I’VE LEARNED FROM SHOOTING 50+ WEDDINGS OVER THE YEARS ARE SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE SKILLS I HAVE AS A SHOOTER THAT’LL STICK WITH ME FOREVER.