Independent coverage
Groom prep, details, alternate ceremony angles, cocktail hour, reception coverage, guest interactions, and the parts of the timeline that need a photographer working somewhere else.
For photographers
Reliable coverage.
No ego.
Available for second shooting and select photo/video support in Birmingham, across the Southeast, and for destination work.
If you need someone you can hand a part of the day to without hovering, that is the role I want to fill: follow your timeline, protect your primary angles, solve lighting problems, and come back with useful coverage.
For now, use the main inquiry form, choose Other for coverage, and include your studio, hours needed, rate, and deliverable expectations.
What you can hand me
Coverage that supports
the lead photographer.
Difficult light
Comfortable with on-camera flash, off-camera lighting, dark receptions, mixed color temperatures, and creating controlled light when ambient conditions are not enough.
Photo + video awareness
My background includes both stills and motion, so I understand shared sight lines, clean audio, timecode workflows, and how not to make life harder for the other camera team.
Professional restraint
Your client relationship, creative direction, and workflow stay yours. I follow the agreed approach, stay clear of primary angles, and direct independently only when the assignment calls for it.
Selected wedding work
A quick read
on the work.
Working style
Useful is better
than flashy.
Second shooting is support work. The goal is not to duplicate the lead photographer's coverage or build my own parallel wedding day.
- Follow the lead's timeline, priorities, dress expectations, and client-facing preferences.
- Stay aware of primary camera positions during ceremonies, portraits, entrances, speeches, and first dances.
- Cover assigned people or spaces independently instead of waiting to be managed frame by frame.
- Match the agreed file-delivery workflow and hand off media promptly.
- Communicate early about anything that could affect coverage rather than creating a surprise on the wedding day.
Working kit
Gear inventory.
The equipment matters less than knowing how to use it, but compatibility and redundancy matter when you are hiring another photographer. This is the working inventory I currently list for second-shooter conversations.
Cameras
- Sony FX3
- Sony A7 V
- Sony A7 IV ×2
Lenses
- Sony 70–200mm f/2.8 GM II
- Sony 16–35mm f/2.8 GM
- Sony 24–70mm f/2.8 GM II
- Sony 28–70mm f/2 GM
- Sony 28–70mm f/3.5–5.6
- Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art
Lighting
- Godox AD400 Pro
- Godox AD200 Pro
- Various speedlights ×3
- Amaran 300c
- Amaran 600x Halo
- Amaran Spotlight SE
- LED tube lights — 2 ft ×1, 4 ft ×1
Audio
- Deity PR-2 ×2
- Zoom F8n Pro field recorder
- Deity TC-1 wireless timecode generator ×3
- Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun microphone
Drones
- DJI Air 3
- DJI Mini 4 Pro
Drone coverage is always subject to airspace, venue, weather, and operational restrictions.
Support / other
- DJI RS2 Pro
- ND filters
- Black Pro-Mist 1/8 filter
- Atomos Shinobi
- C-stands ×2
- Light stands
- Video tripods with fluid heads ×2
- Camera slider
- Reflectors, scrims, gels, and modifiers
Inventory note: gear changes over time. If your assignment requires a specific body, lens, lighting system, audio workflow, or media configuration, confirm it when you inquire.
Before the date
Send me the brief.
For the fastest useful answer, include:
- Date and venue / city
- Hours needed
- Photo, video, or hybrid support
- Your rate or budget
- Primary assignments you expect me to own
- File handoff / card workflow
- Dress code and arrival time
- Any gear or system requirements
Need another camera?
Send the date and the assignment.
Use the main inquiry form, select Other, and tell me the studio, location, hours, rate, and what you need covered.