For Pro Members: Watch the two new videos here: https://www.farberstudio.com/fcv-21-assisting
a. The Perfect Assistant - What I Look For
b. Interning
Assisting is a great way to get started as a photographer, and I recommend beginning as an assistant to multiple photographers, if you have the chance to.
In this video I discuss the benefits for choosing to begin as an assistant, and my experiences working with many assistants over the years. There are some important DOs and DON'Ts when assisting and I talk about the best habits you can develop early on that will help you as a photographer and also how to work with your own assistants in the future.
In the second video I discuss why hiring interns, and especially student interns, is a great way to build up the skills in an individual so they can work themselves into an assistant position.