Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Every photographer and filmmaker that I know has been asked to work for free at one time or another. In this video, I run through my experiences of why you should never work for free, but there are some things you can do that aren't paid as such, but will increase your chances of landing awesome projects.

MY MAIN KIT (the below are affiliate links)


Video Camera
Sony A7SIII - geni.us/Gpproe

Stills/2nd Camera
Sony A7RIV - geni.us/kMsxV

Landscape/Video Lenses
16-35mm f2.8 - geni.us/iQaK5y
24-70mm f2.8 - geni.us/ljvkYI
70-200mm f2.8 - geni.us/fi3GSq

Sigma ART Prime Lenses:
24mm - geni.us/Ka0jo
35mm - geni.us/5eCd
50mm - geni.us/YTEV5
85mm - geni.us/SK482J

MY AMAZING BAG:
F-Stop Tilopa 50L - bit.ly/3Ipv9H2

MY DESK SETUP
BENQ 32" SCREEN - geni.us/iRQD6aV
The Best Keyboard - geni.us/IkzGrw
An Even Better Mouse - geni.us/tGJXn1

WHERE I GET ALL MY GRAPHICS AND STOCK FOOTAGE
Envato Elements - https://1.envato.market/yRLQNN
(this place is actually AMAZING for creators, much better value than story blocks etc. and you get loads of graphics, animations, music and stock images too. it's so useful for YT and client projects!)

Where I get my MUSIC: artlist.io/Rick-12174

Follow my work as a filmmaker and landscape photographer on Instagram: instagram.com/rickbebbington


00:00 Introduction
02:01 What is Credit or Exposure
03:00 The Truth about Working for Free
04:42 What should you do?