It is probably going to happen to you at some point as a photographer, be you beginner or enthusiastic amateur. The friends and family that surround you might approach you and ask for a ‘favour’. You might be asked if you can photograph an event, a wedding, someone’s 40th birthday bash, who knows? We would always advocate that you say yes to these offers as a means of developing your skills as a photographer, on the understanding that you are a beginner and not a paid professional. Normally, when friends or family approach you, it is a much more relaxed proposition anyway. You can go along and take photos, if they like them, great, if not, no harm done. We know what this is like, since we have been approached…