Netflix's “Love Is Blind” Wants Unpaid Photographer for Five Weddings

It's pretty bizarre not to offer even a modicum of money, but I can see how the opportunity could be lucrative for an unknown or rising wedding photographer. If you can say you were the wedding photographer for "Love Is Blind" and use that on your web site, it might get you a ton more clients. They should do the right thing and offer the contractor money, but from what I've heard, that's par for the course for Hollywood and movie/tv studios.

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Post by shoto_io » Wed, May 05, 2021, 5:50 PM UTC

I might get downvoted for that, I still gonna say it:

That might be due to the demand-supply situation in photography. They probably will find photographers doing this for the promotion effect described in the email.

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Post by Magodo » Wed, May 05, 2021, 5:51 PM UTC

> While the series is funded by and will be aired on Netflix, it is unlikely that the streaming behemoth is aware of how the producers of the show are soliciting talent

Literally a line from the article. Clickbait headline

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Post by jedberg » Wed, May 05, 2021, 5:51 PM UTC

I actually feel bad for Netflix here. They have nothing at all to do with this (as the article rightly points out) but the photographer is blaming them anyway, and I'm sure all of their friends are too.

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Post by buryat » Wed, May 05, 2021, 5:51 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #2

As the article admits, they'll probably find someone to do this for free. And if someone agrees to do this for free, we'll, that's how much it costs. I'm sure they'll get their money's worth.

I would pay Netflix to be a photographer

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Post by paxys » Wed, May 05, 2021, 5:52 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #2

As the article admits, they'll probably find someone to do this for free. And if someone agrees to do this for free, we'll, that's how much it costs. I'm sure they'll get their money's worth.

Just because you are able to find someone desperate enough to take up your shitty offer doesn't mean it is the fair market at work. There's a reason labor laws, OSHA, minimum wage etc. exist. This is predatory, period.

The irony here is that they wouldn't be able to do this if they just wanted people to act as photographers, not actually take any photos, because the various actors unions wouldn't allow it. Even nameless extras make $10-$15/hr or more for the time they are required to be on set.

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Post by mcraiha » Wed, May 05, 2021, 5:52 PM UTC

There is a Twitter account dedicated to people that try to abuse the exposure thing. As you might expect, the most stories are from USA https://twitter.com/forexposure_txt