Caroline's first soccer practice and game

More Seniors... Autumn and Katrina

A few from the wedding this past weekend

I have had the privilege to be a second shooter for two weddings in the past month. Assisted the same photographer. Here are a few things that I have learned so far as a second shooter?

1. Good wedding photographers earn every single penny they charge and then some.

2. That I need to buy more comfortable shoes to wear when I shoot.

3. Eat before you go. Should be a given but not always with me. Take water (currently addicted to Vitamin Water 10) and protein bar with you to snack on. Also don't forget the gum :) Nothing worse than a second shooter with bad breath!!!

4. Be prepared to work your butt off. Don't mind that at all. Actually I never really had a butt, so working it off is really not an issue.

5. Watch what lens the primary shooter is using and use a different lens when all possible.

6. Try to catch the special moments in the crowd that the primary shooter may miss because they are concentrating on the bride and groom.

7. Work opposite sides of the primary and keep an eye out as to where they are shooting from so you can stay out of their picture.

8. Shoot RAW which I do anyway.

9. I try to make sure the primary has water or something to drink because they are usually going 100 miles a minute. Thought it was just a nice courtesy.

10. Most important... Have fun

Rebels are totally rocking it for 2009

Tommy Moehlman