Hey everyone, I’m looking to start second shooting/shadowing to gain some experience and build up my portfolio. I have a few shots from family events and my family that I like and would happily add them to a portfolio, but considering I don’t have much I wasn’t sure really how to show that I’m worth it to tag along either as a second or a shadow. What do you expect out of a second that has low experience but willing and eager to learn all they can? Any recommendations on how to project that when looking for second shooter opportunities? I am on various ohio/dayton groups on social media, but rarely see opportunities come up from other photographers.
no photographer wants a second shooter of their subjects or paid assignments. the only time you’ll work as a second shooter is something horrible like wedding or event photography where you’re both working toward chipping away at the same large objective and sharing the workload. it’s actually a pretty huge faux pas to shoot over the shoulder of a photographer at the same subject.
Precisely. 99% of this whole industry is solo work, and maybe an occasional studio portable coffee table.