Second Shooter Wedding Photographer

Second shooting is how most photographers start with us. You cover the angles the lead cannot be in two places for — the other partner getting ready, the reaction shot down the aisle, the detail frames — and you learn our approach on real wedding days.

What you’ll do

Cover what the lead cannot be in two places for — the other partner getting ready, the reaction shot down the aisle, the detail framesShoot what you are assigned on the call sheet, never stepping into the lead photographer’s frameWork on real wedding days alongside a lead, and learn our approach as you goWeddings across the LA basin, mostly Friday through SundayHard minimums

Minimum 10 weddings as a second photographer, or 5 as a lead. We do not take on first-time wedding shooters in this role.One professional body with dual card slots plus a second body as a genuine backup, and at least two fast primesWorking knowledge of off-camera flash — receptions here are dark and we do not shoot them at ISO 12800Your own general liability and equipment insuranceOne full wedding gallery you shot yourself, start to finish — not a curated set of ten framesThe discipline to never step into the lead photographer’s frame, and to shoot what you are assigned rather than what you would rather shootOwn reliable transport and a minimum of 15 weekend dates a year across the LA basinEmployment: Contractor, booked per wedding. Location: Los Angeles & Southern California. Schedule: 15+ weekend dates a year. Pay is discussed on your intro call.

Apply through the application form at lulanstudio.com/apply-to-join-our-team.