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Question by xo NavyGirl: Is a Canon EOS Rebel XSi with an 18-55mm 3.5 lens a good camera to start off wedding photography?
wedding photography is something I wanna try. i don’t know if i would want that as my specialty yet. i usually take pictures to make memories, nothing serious; landscaps, random stuff, people, buildings, and places.

my friend asked me to do their engagement photos and be the back up to the primary photographer at their wedding..thanks!

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Answer by elmiser420
not a good idea
1) your kit is not adequate for wedding photography. this kind of job involves low light photography which requires faster lenses like the 28-70mm f/2.8 and the 70-200mm f/2.8 or 50mm f/1.8. your kit lens is too slow. moreover the sensor of your slr is an aps-c. a full frame sensor like that of 5D mark 2 is more suited for the low light photography.

2)since you are just starting out, i would strongly advice against starting with wedding photography. it takes a lot of experience to do this kind of work, and if you are not up to it, your client will have to live with it for the rest of their lives. its better if you instead work as an apprentice under an experienced wedding photographer before taking on one by yourself. plus you will also learn a lot faster working with someone more experienced

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