Should I do this graduation shoot?
Hi, so I am a pretty low level, mostly event, photographer looking to really expand business in this industry. Recently someone reached out to me asking if I can do a graduation shoot for them during the summer. The thing is I have never done a grad shoot before and it is rare I will even do proper portrait shoots, but I think this could be a good opportunity to expand my genre of portfolio and branch out a bit. I am confident in my skills as a photographer to work with people and create nice general compositions and edits. I am just a bit concerned that I won't have a good idea of what is needed for a shoot like this. I know that most grad portraits use a low aperture lens but I only have my Tamron 18-300mm F3.5. And another factor is that the shoot would take place literally the day after I get back into the country from a long trip on the other side of the world (in which I will be taking my camera gear) and the shoot is a city over from where I would be staying which might make things a little difficult. If I were to accept the gig I know I can just study up a bit on what is generally involved in posing a graduation shoot but I'm worried that I might fail to consider some factors before I accept. In one hand it could be a really great opportunity to expand business (which is my main goal), and in the other I might not be able to guarantee quality for the client. Normally I would just charge pretty low for something I'm a little unfamiliar with but with the travel and extra hassle involved during an already busy time in my life I don't think I would be able to offer much of a discount. If any professional portrait / graduation photographers are able to provide any insight on this then that would much appreciated. Thanks in advance.