Hello
I am in the category of what you would call very amateur.
I have had various cameras over the years, with the best being a Canon T2i. The settings have always been left on auto or one of the scene selections.
I recently picked up a D7500 and a couple of lenses and have been reading and trying out manual settings. Not producing the greatest yet but getting there.

Last year at my daughter's wedding, I brought a camera and during photography sessions, took pics along side the photographer. Stayed out of the way but wanted some pics to give my daughter while she waited for the pro stuff to return.
This weekend we will be attending a Niece's wedding and will be bringing the new camera.
After all that here's the question. What is the proper etiquette when taking pics at a wedding.
Is it typically OK to shadow the photographer some to take my own pics? Of course the flash would be turned off but was considering bringing a tri or mono pod.
Thanks
Jim

Today, I placed my Glock pistol on the table right next to my front door. I left its clip beside it, then left it alone and went about my business.

While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, the neighbor's son across the street mowed the yard, a girl walked her dog down the street, and quite a few cars stopped at the "stop" sign near the front of my house.

After about an hour, I checked on the gun and it was quietly sitting there, right where I had left it. It had not moved itself outside. It had not killed anyone, even with the numerous opportunities it had been presented to do that. In fact, it had not even loaded itself.

Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the Left and the media, about how dangerous guns are and how "they" kill people. Either the media is wrong, or I'm in possession of the laziest gun in the world.

Can someone help me make my gun work?

Well, I'm off to check on my spoons. I hear they're making people fat!

not only that, they are the conquerors. most every nation or people have been conquered. the Israelis conquered the area they call their own. Were willing to share it with others too. Let's face it, those that call themselves Palestinians have been killing each other forever, as it is all across the Middle East. The only places where that does not happen is where there is a despot in place (Assad, Sadam, Kadafi, etc.). Otherwise they just keep killing themselves.

I used to work with a Palestinian engineer. When he moved to the US, he was astounded at the news stories from over here. He said they had no semblance to reality. He said the Palestinians are their own worst enemies. Said they keep killing each other for power, wealth, land, possessions. He grew up in Israel. Was educated there. His parents were educated there too. He said life was so much better for Muslims there than in Gaza or other Palestinian cities or villages. He said they had access to education, jobs, opportunities. Instead, his family moved to 'Palestine' and suffered nothing but misery after doing so for all the opposite reasons mentioned above. He didnt understand western presses obsession with the "poor, disadvantaged Palestinians". He thinks the stories are unfairly slanted and rarely tell the truth.

The arab nations rose up against Israel. A multinational task force tried to take the land in the name of Allah and it failed (again) during the 6-Day war. Native Americans are a conquered people. So many nations have been conquered over the years and it will keep happening. The press isnt going to change history by writing stories about the "disadvantaged" conquered ones.

Native Israelis, Sabra, have lived there for millenia. Same for the Bedouins (muslim, christian and jew). Nobody even wanted the land until the Israelis made it successful and appealing. That's a fact.

The Palestinians seem to be quite blood-thirsty (to themselves and the Jews). I dont think anything will change that other than a strong father figure...a despot.

The Israelis are not out for more land. Were that they case, they could have had so much more area after the 6-Day war. They are content to have what they have...with the exception of land illegally occupied or land that was traditionally part of Israel (west bank). they are a sovereign nation and will fight to keep it that way. The nonsense in the US/western press will not change that.