Reply To: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page…

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That’s how my first wedding was. I was asked by my mom to “donate” my services for a couple at their church who didnt have a lot of money to spend on a wedding and were basically asking people to throw them one. I agreed because it was a good opportunity and it was communicated I wasn’t really a professional. I had only second shot weddings prior and they understood and really only wanted the event documented. Thankfully they ended up loving the photos, but when I shot that, I didn’t have a back up at the time. I do now, but I understand that a lot of the time the favors that some early photographers take on are not what anyone expects from a professional.
I have never advertised myself as a pro though.

If this girl is advertising as a professional, she should absolutely have a back up. Even if it’s a dinky, old dslr. Hell, even a high end point and shoot is better than nothing (although they cost about the same). I was thinking we were talking about the girl with the slew of “Firsts” in her facebook post, because that was prefaced as a favor-wedding for a family friend.