2nd Shooter Reviews

[ndsimm]

Since a 2nd Shooter Thread has been started, please post here if you have worked with anyone currently on the list in a wedding. Please list at least the following info:

Name of person
Type of wedding
# of hours
Equipment (was it good enough for the job)
Professionalism
Quality of work
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why....

This is being done so we can know what to expect when hiring someone as well as letting the person know how they are doing and if imporvement is needed. No personal attacks, just honest constructive critiques -

[Paulo]

Name of person: CFord
Type of wedding: Traditional (Catholic)
# of hours: 6 hours
Equipment (was it good enough for the job) : Sony, produced nice images
Professionalism: On time and very professional
Quality of work: Very good. Especially candids.
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why....: Absolutely! Reliable, familiar with equipment and just an all around nice guy.

[ndsimm]

I guess I probably should have started this off

Name of person - monique_evette

Type of wedding - Full Catholic Mass

# of hours - 3 hours (preceremony and ceremony)

Equipment (was it good enough for the job) (Canon body and lenses)

Professionalism - extremely professional - both families loved her and she follows instructions well and offers helpful suggestions when needed. Prompt and dressed properly

Quality of work - she shot RAW and images so far are great and creative. she got some good angles during the ceremony that complimented mine

Would you work with them again (be honest) and why....yes, because of the reasons stated above. At no time did she overshadow me or try to "take over"

[jacobzking]

Name of person: Figment (Jon)
Type of wedding: small
# of hours: 3
Equipment (was it good enough for the job): Canon 5D w/ L glass
Professionalism: yes
Quality of work: great
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... yep

[OTRphoto]

I'm usually the 2nd - but I have had a couple lately where i have had 2nd's.

Name of person Tab
Type of wedding Outdoor - in the rain lol
# of hours 4ish
Equipment (was it good enough for the job) For outdoor daytime yes. She is looking into getting some faster glass and off camera flash
Professionalism VERY! Did great for her first wedding in being where I needed her
Quality of work good for first time in low light
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... For an outdoor daylight wedding YES. Indoors - YES - As soon as she gets some faster glass and off camera flash

[OTRphoto]

Name of person Janice (and Terry - hubby)
Type of wedding Sunset on the beach
# of hours 4
Equipment (was it good enough for the job) More than adequate (better than mine... lol)
Professionalism They showed up ready to work and need very little direction. Was able to just say shoot and they did! lol
Quality of work excellent images and she had several great pose ideas
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... Sure - only drawback is that they are up in Dallas.. otherwise I would gladly call her again.

[OTRphoto]

Name of person Ken

Type of wedding VERY small garden wedding

# of hours 2

Equipment (was it good enough for the job) Better than mine!!! and had everything needed for a wedding. Always great to have Ken around because he always shows me some little tip ot trick or button that I didn't know about my camera!

Professionalism Very professional

Quality of work Excellent shots provided. We didn't have alot of room to move around and had "splotchy" light from the trellis... but he still was able to grab many shots that I wouldn't have otherwise.

Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... Of course!

[DaShellSellers]

Name of person: David Whatley
Type of wedding: Mid size, in a chapel (not a church)
# of hours: 7 or 8
Equipment (was it good enough for the job): Yes, had everything he needed and more.
Professionalism: I learned a thing or two from him, had some great posing ideas.
Quality of work: What I wasn't able to get, he was. The B&G will be thrilled they got 2 for 1!
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... Yes, I look forward to it. I would love to get the opportunity to pick his brain about what he knows (especially about flash.) This was my first time shooting a wedding as the primary and I was so glad to have David's experience behind me.

[jacobzking]

Name of person: Fotographie-Junge (Jason)
Type of wedding: 200 guests, non denominational, modern/contemp
# of hours: 6
Equipment (was it good enough for the job): week, but he did well with what he had
Professionalism: up to par with me, well dressed, well spoken
Quality of work: great
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... yes, great guy. just getting started (was his first wedding) but everyone starts somewhere. I will be using some of his work in my client's album (detail shots... creative eye).

[wondershots]

Name of person - Tim Hutcherson (Hutchphoto on TPF)
Type of wedding - 200+ guests, Formal outside Christian ceremony, inside reception and dancing.
# of hours - 8+
Equipment (was it good enough for the job) - Yup, better than mine.
Professionalism - Tim is very professional, dresses nice and very good with people.
Quality of work - Outstanding,
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... Absolutly, Tim is a great second shooter often getting shots that 'saved my butt'. He got some great details to add to the album or final product.

[figment]

Name of person: Jerry Friedman (dinoadventures)
Type of weddings: Large Commitment Ceremony (same as typical wedding) & 150 guest traditional wedding.
# of hours: 13 for 1, 14 for another
Equipment : nikon d2x & d50 - awesome glass, caters to the PJ look
Professionalism: yes, dressed well, great moment ideas, great help with lighting, KNOWS his stuff.
Quality of work: great
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why....
Great eye for Photojournalistic images, improving skills with off camera flash, nice array of equipment with backups, and nice glass. Loved working with him and will again!

[stephanie behrens]

do you have a contact number for monica? thanks so much

[OTRphoto]

Originally Posted by stephanie behrens

do you have a contact number for monica? thanks so much

You can send her a PM here on the site....

[OTRphoto]

Name of person Eric (alamoshutterbug)

Type of wedding Decent lit afternoon church ceremony with inside reception... maybe 75-100 people

# of hours 5

Equipment (was it good enough for the job) had everything needed for a wedding Rebel XT (just bought a 5D though)- off camera flash - fast glass.

Professionalism Very professional - the B&G both were impressed with him and his work

Quality of work Excellent shots provided. He has excellent knowledge of how to use and control his camera - and provide different and interesting perspectives that the B&G loved.

Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... Already setting up more dates! Why - read above! lol

[jacobzking]

Name of person: Don Barnes
Type of wedding: small 50-70 guests, no flash during ceremony, Baptist
# of hours: 2
Equipment (was it good enough for the job): over equipped if anything? ;) only the best Nikon!
Professionalism: very!
Quality of work: great
Would you work with them again (be honest) and why.... considering that this guy has shot over 1,000 weddings, yeah, he's pretty good ;)