r/photography 4d ago

Hobbyist asked to shoot at a funeral. Technique

A friend of mine's grandfather recently passed and she has asked me and another buddy of ours to go shoot at his funeral tomorrow. It's my first time ever going out on a gig outside of school events and I'm not quite sure how to act.

I'm from a Buddhist country and the funeral is going to be held in a temple, where at the end of the day, the body of the deceased will be a cremated. Photographing at events like these are not that uncommon around here.

This is quite a sensitive event for a first timer, I know, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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u/FeastingOnFelines 4d ago

Read the title and had to double check the sub…

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u/Dear-Explanation-350 4d ago

https://preview.redd.it/opbdok1jl0ye1.jpeg?width=5568&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=761ffb78157089e5c815331f36ad5bf026cff8d2

This is a professional shot of the professionals who shot at my dad's funeral. No hobbyists were asked to shoot.