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[caption id="attachment_16820" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo: Jasmine Star[/caption] In a recent blog post, lifestyle engagement and wedding photographer Jasmine Star wanted to make one thing clear: Wedding photographers work hard and plan carefully. "If I've given the impression I simply show up at weddings and things unfolded perfectly and effortlessly, my apologies to the reader," she wrote.

[caption id="attachment_15967" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via[/caption] There was a flurry of excitement when Canon released the Canon 7D Mark II. The price point prompted many photographers to consider making the switch, but no matter how “affordable” this particular model is, a camera is always a big investment – of both time and money.

[caption id="attachment_16007" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo: Jasmine Star[/caption] Like Bigfoot, your spare SD card, and the perfect pair of jeans, a truly great second shoot can feel impossible to find. It's not that there aren't an abundance of highly-qualified photographers out there, it's just that the role of the second shooter is an extremely valuable one, and the relationship between a second shooter and a primary wedding photographer is both very professional and also quite intimate.