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Been thinking of making a switch from doing motorsport event coverage to wedding event coverage.

Usually I would be doing drift events in melbourne and or interstate. As its become fewer events in melbourne.

So I would like to do some weddings, problem is I don't have any work/portfolio of wedding coverage. Thinking of starting low rates to work up a wedding portfoilo together or just use what I have from the year of event coverage as my folio.

Thoughts?

I would try to get a gig sidekicking with an exisiting wedding Tog (Go free in return for candid shots for your portfolio?)
I think whilst you may be an exceptional motorsport Photographer, it possibly wont instill confidence in prospective wedding clientele.

Just my thoughts. Personally I wouldnt hire a sports tog to do a wedding as they deal with different situations/shooting methods.
Naturally being motorsport orientated myself I am a bit biased already !!

Good luck with it though.

Have you considered expanding your shooting away from just Drift?

I was shooting just Rally & Khanacross, but with a few events cancelled this year (07) I have spread into a lot of other stuff quite easily.
You may also find as I did it can be rather profitable as well.

wedding (people) photography is very different from motorsports.. it's all about capturing emotion.

not at all saying you can't do it, but a motorsports portfolio is nowhere near the same. As suggested, offer to do weddings as a second tog for free until u get the hang of what you need to shoot and where you need to be.. (along with posing, portraits and lighting etc).

i've got a number of solo weddings early next yr... PM if you'd like to join me as a second for a one.

here's my work...
http://www.lumensphotography.com/

I will echo what's already been said in terms of stringing along with another tog to gain an understanding of what's required. As already noted it's very different from what you've been doing, and the conditions are far more strenuous and stressful.

Thanks I'll take those ideas and thought into account.

You also need to take into account the difference in the equipment. Less long lenses, more shorter lenses, flash units, more batteries, maybe reflectors. The list goes on. Oh and some nice black trousers.

Thanks Barry.

Yeah probaby won't need the 300 prime.

With indoor shots do people prefer dragging the shutter/with or without flash or just high iso with low-light primes?

redline wrote:Thanks Barry.

Yeah probaby won't need the 300 prime.

With indoor shots do people prefer dragging the shutter/with or without flash or just high iso with low-light primes?

I always use high ISO (max aperture and slowest hand holding speed)with fill flash.

70-200 is handy.. but you can easily get away with an 85. I bring them all along, just in case theyre needed.