It's appropriate, and even if your camera isn't top of the notch or you're not a photojournalist for a newspaper (i doubt many of us are) you'll get some photos, and hey, some of them will probably be good.
Maybe not "I'm a full time photographer for Vogue" good but definitely "the tattoo shop can post this on their insta" good.
And we all have to learn somewhere. I recently shot a local TedX for free, my camera gear is definitely not on the level of being a professional conference photographer, but i had a lot of fun doing it and even got some photos good enough for their social media (and that's with a Canon EOS 1200D)
It's appropriate, and even if your camera isn't top of the notch or you're not a photojournalist for a newspaper (i doubt many of us are) you'll get some photos, and hey, some of them will probably be good.
Maybe not "I'm a full time photographer for Vogue" good but definitely "the tattoo shop can post this on their insta" good.
And we all have to learn somewhere. I recently shot a local TedX for free, my camera gear is definitely not on the level of being a professional conference photographer, but i had a lot of fun doing it and even got some photos good enough for their social media (and that's with a Canon EOS 1200D)