New term - Gunfighter?

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<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=915536">Charles Stobbs</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Subscriber" src="../v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub8.gif" alt="" /></a>, Dec 07, 2011; 09:34 a.m.</p>

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<p>You'd have to bring two cameras, one for you and one for the employer.</p>

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<p>Thats not a bright idea. Thinking you can double shoot and use a different camera's output for yourself in such a situation is a recipe for disaster. Given the scenario I outlined this could also be interpreted as a breach of trust, if not breach of contract ("all images shot will be returned...etc"). Using any such images for any other purposes would most likely get you into a lot of legal hassle if they were deemed to have conflicted with the client's intended use. </p>

<p>I know of photographer's who have pulled stunts like this, keeping additional material for themselves, and they were found out and never ever hired again. Its just foolish. If you work professionally you will find pretty quickly that quite often you work on the basis of trust. Abuse that trust and you risk losing your reputation. Its simply not worth it.</p>

 

<p>Just backing up John's point, these shoots are often if not usually art-directed, meaning that the opportunity to break the contract isn't often there. In any case quite what the benefit is of taking copies of a shoot that you could never use publicly or sell is a little beyond me.</p>

<p>I notice this same CraigsList ad is listed for many different cities around the US. Usually associated with college towns. That sort of makes me wonder what's up. </p>