Do you photograph your weddings and/or special events as a lone photographer? How much more could you do with an assistant?

As wedding photographers, Andrew and I offered our clients two packages: one photographer or two.

But even if they chose one photographer, or if we photographed together, it was still nice to have an assistant along that could handle, well, more of the assistant type work. An assistant typically:

• Tracks your equipment, making sure you don’t leave anything behind.
• Sets up tripods and light stands.
• Has cameras and lenses ready when shooting begins.
• Organizes groups of people, and heads out to find missing people.
• Loads and unloads car.
• Manages flash cards and computer equipment.
• And yes, occasionally shoots too.

Typically we found our photographer assistants in one of two ways:
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