Would anyone be dumb enough to do this?

No pay, plus sign over all the rights...

http://phoenix.craigsl​ist.org/evl/crg/225610​0022.html

Apparently they come up all the time on craiglist,theres always a sucker photog to give up there time .

Yeah It takes a lot of guts to ask for this. Well ya get what you pay for.

mannnnn I'm on top of that ad like the Nutty Professor over a Boston Kreme.

That ad is so sexy! I'm just dying to give them all of the photos.

Meh, that's the only kind of photography gig that pops up on CL around here. It used to be limited to businesses that needed images and didn't want to pay; you, know, the whole "you'll get credit on our site" routine. Now it has gotten so bad that random people are putting up TF deals trying to get pics of their kids done.

No pay?? Do you get a free hot tub???

There's no shame in asking.

The shame lies entirely in accepting.

PeaceFire wrote in post #11988799
No pay?? Do you get a free hot tub???

I think they hook you up with one of those amazing body scrubs at the end.

There are a ton of people dumb enough to take that job, that just seems to be the way things are these days.

You could always find out which magazine it is and "OUT" them to all the local photographer's so they know which "pool and spa" magazine to force out of business because of unethical business practices.

Or, you could just ignore it and go about your daily activities and just hope the next monsoon storm brings a lightning strike to "just" the right people or persons.

Wink, wink.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #11988821
There's no shame in asking.

The shame lies entirely in accepting.

Very well put!

I think I'll respond and ask what RAW is, and then ask if it's some type of accessory I need to buy to do the shoot

Fumbletogs accept those gigs, so they can have bragging rights.

Hey I was published and I really didn't know what I was doing, I just winged it and got published.
Hey pro you been published? I have.

Did they update the ad, because I don't see where it says there will be no pay. They say they are looking for a freelance photographer which doesn't necessarily mean free photographer. Of course they don't mention any pay, but it doesn't say specifically say "we want to take advantage of you".

Trying to have a little faith in humanity... but only to be disappointed, I'm sure.

There is no humanity on craigsjest.

Fine Print at the very bottom: "Compensation: No Pay"

scorpio_e wrote in post #11988732
Yeah It takes a lot of guts to ask for this. Well ya get what you pay for.

I think it is a smart company that is doing this. They are obviously well tuned into the state of the photography industry right now and know that they will get someone to bite on this. I don't blame them for attempting this but I would never shoot this type of assignment based on the language I see here. Companies everywhere are trying everything they can to cut corners and this is simply another avenue. There are people out there that do some decent work and only want the chance to shoot. Its the reality of the world we live in right now, like it or not. Simply because the person is working for free doesn't mean that the work results will be inferior. On the flip side I have seen work done that cost companies thousands of dollars that was total crap.