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Second Shooting: The Insurance Policy Your Photography Business Needs

Second Shooting: The Insurance Policy Your Photography Business Needs I learned the hard way that relying on a single camera operator is a gamble I’m no longer willing to take. After a lens failure at a wedding in 2008—mid-ceremony, no backup—I made a decision: every event that matters gets a second shooter. That decision has saved my business more times than I can count. Second shooting isn’t just about having a backup pair of hands.

February 26, 2026

Business

Second Shooting: Why It's Non-Negotiable in My Studio

Second Shooting: Why It’s Non-Negotiable in My Studio I didn’t hire a second shooter because I wanted to. I hired one because I had to—after I nearly lost $8,000 and my reputation in a single afternoon. That day, my camera failed mid-ceremony. No backup body. No second set of eyes. No contingency. The couple got married once. I didn’t get a second chance to capture it. That failure taught me more than a decade of smooth shoots ever could.

January 5, 2026