I define this as work which requires sexual contact with another person. It can be photos or video. For example, anything from posing in sexual positions up to full sex scenes on video.
Pros:
Guarantee of pay. You know what you’re being paid before you arrive to shoot.
Relatively High Earning Potential.
Self-Promotion. If are you interested in making a name for yourself, becoming a Porn Star or just running your own website, shooting with high profile companies who have large readership or members can add value to your name and image.
Safety: Varies by whom you’re shooting with. There’s thousands of people shooting adult content. You have to use common sense and due diligence in determining what jobs are safe. You’re obviously safe shooting for large, well known companies but taking more risks if shooting for unknown “hobbyists” with no references or published work.
Cons:
Work can be sporadic. No guarantee you can make a full time job out of it.
Different payment methods: Some companies pay same day, others may use a payroll company in which case it could take weeks or even months to get paid.
Safety: (see above)
Health Risks: STD’s are relatively common in the adult industry, however all performers in Los Angeles, CA are tested every 30 days.
Privacy: No. If you are shooting commercial, your content is going to be out there. If you are worried about certain people finding out about it- maybe this isn’t the job for you.
Heres’ a partial list of companies who produce explicit porn. Updating is ongoing.
1st Strike
21sextury Video
21st Sextury
3 Vision Entertainment
310
3rd Degree Films
6969 Entertainment
Abby Winters
Abigail Productions
Absolute Gonzo
Absolute Jewel
Acid Rain
Actiongirls Studio
ActiveDuty
Adam & Eve Pictures
Addictive Entertainment
Adent Productions
Adult Source Media
Afro-Centric
Alexander Pictures
Alexis Golden Productions
All Worlds Platinum Collection
All Worlds Video
Alpha Male
Amateur District
Amateur Straight Guys
Amateur Teen Kingdom
Amateur XXX
Americreme Studios
AMG
AMG Brasil
Anabolic
Anarchy Films
Andrew Blake
Anastasia Pierce
Antigua Pictures
Arena Entertainment
Argentina Triple X
ASG Entertainment
Asian Eyes Pictures
Asses Up Productions
Athletic Model Guild
ATK Kingdom
Ayor Studios
B. Pumper Productions
Baby Doll Pictures
Bacchus Releasing
Back End
Bad Ass Pictures
Badass Pictures
Badladz
BangBangBoys.com
BarebackRTMedia
BearFilms.com
Bel Ami
Bizarre Brothers
Bizarre Video
BJ Productions
Black End Productions
Black Fever Films
Black Ice
Black Label Ads
Black Magic Pictures
Black Market
Black on Daddies
Black Ops
Black Rayne Productions
Black Scorpion Ent.
Black Thunder Digital
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lotus Entertainment
Bluebird Films
Bone Digital
Bootylicious.com
Brahma Studios
Brandon Iron Productions
Brazzers
briana banks entertainment
Bruce Seven
Bubba the Love Sponge
Bubble Butt Inc.
Buck Angel Entertainment
Buckshot
Bulldog Productions
Bullseye XXX
Burning Angel
Caballero
Cal Vista
Cal Vista Classics
Calvista
Catalina
Cazzo Film
Celluloid Addiction
Centaur Films
Centurion Pictures XXX
Cezar Capone
Channel 1 Releasing
Chaosmen
Chatsworth Pictures
Cheater’s Club XXX
Cherry Boxxx Pictures
Cherry X
Cine X Latino
Cinema Play
Citebeur
Clair Production
Club Inferno
Club Jenna
Club Jenna Underground
Club Reno Productions
Club Sophie Dee
CocksureMen.com
CockyBoys.com
Collector’s Gourmet
Collin O’Neal Productions
Collin O’Neal’s World of Men
COLT Studio
Combat Zone
Cousin Stevie
Covet Video
Cr8tive Juices
Crowned Jewell Productions
D/G Mutual Media
Daring Media Group
Dark Alley
Darkline Entertainment
Darkside Entertainment
Darling Media Group
Debi Diamond Films
Defiant Productions
Depth Entertainment
DesperateStraightGuys.com
Devil’s Film
Dexter Palmer Productions
Diabolic
Diamond Pictures Ent.
Digital Playground
Dirk Yates
Dirty Bird Pictures
Dirty Dawg Productions
Dirty Laundry Pictures
DNA Magazine
Dogfart
Doghouse Digital
Dollhouse Digital
Dolphin Entertainment
DominicFord.com
Doudle D Studios
DreamGirls
DreamZone Entertainment
Drive By Studios
DVSX
Eastboys Production
Eboys Studio
Elegant Angel
Elite Male Studios
Emily Rigby Productions
Entertainment West Studios
Epic Cash
Epic Distribution
Epic Male Productions
Ethnicity Films
Euro Express
Euro Media Distribution
Euroboy
Eurocreme
Evasive Angles
Evil Angel
Evil Motion Pictures
Exquisite Pleasures
Extreme Associates
Factory Extreme
Factory Video
Falcon
Falcon Studios / Jocks
Feline Films
Fierce Dog
Fifth Element
Filmco
Filthy Films
Finestar Entertainment
Flava Works
Flithy Films
Forbidden Funk
FPG Entertainment
Frat House Films
Fratboy
Freaky Deaky Entertainment
French Connection
Fresh Films
Fresh SX
FuckYouCash
Fusxion
FYA Independent
G&G Productions
Galaxia Entertainment
Gay Amateur Spunk
Gentlemen’s Video
Ghetto Life
Gina Lynn Productions
Gnetlemen Video
Grey Art
GwenMedia
HardFriction
HardProperty Productions
Harmony Films
Heartbreaker Films
Heartcore Films
Heatwave
Hell’s Ground Productions
HellHouse Media
Hi Volt Media
High Drive Productions
High Octane
High Voltage
Hip Video
Home Boxx Office
Homegrown Video
Home Made Adult
Home Made Media
Hot Desert Knights
Hot House Entertainment
Hot Wendy Productions
HP
Huge Studio
Hustler
Hundies
Hung Ladz
Hush Hush Entertainment
Hyde Park Productions
I Love U Pussycat
Immoral Productions
Incredible Digital
Independent Adult Cinema
Intense Industries
Iron Cross
JackTheZipper.com
Jake Cruise
Jake Cruise Productions
JalifStudio
Jamie Hendrix Productions
Jason Sparks Entertainment
Jennaration X Studios
Jet Set Men
JetSetMen
Jewell Marceau Productions
JH Productions
JL Studios
JM Productions
Juicy Entertainment
Jules Jordan Video
Julie Simone Productions
Just Chillin’ Productions
Justin Slayer International
K Beech Video
Kamikaze Entertainment
Kelly Madison Productions
Kick Ass Pictures
Killergram
Kink.com
KinkKrew
Knob Ryder Entertainment
Kristen Bjorn
Kyle’s Videos
L-Factor
Las Vegas Video
Latin Heat Productions
Latino Fan Club
Legal Pink
Legend
Lesbian Provocateur
Lethal Hardcore
Lex Drill Productions
LFP
Liquid London
Loaded Digital
Love Video Entertainment
Low Art
Lucas Entertainment
Lucas Kazan Productions
Lucky Youngsters
Lustful Goddess
Mach 2
Maddy G Productions
Maddy G Productions, LLC
Madison Bound Productions
Madness Pictures
Magnus Muscle
Magnus XXX
Major Quake
Marc Dorcel
Marquis America
Massive Studio
Matt’s Models
Matt Zane Productions
Max Hardcore
Mayhem
Mayhem XXX
Mediaswing Productions
MenatPlay.com
Mercenary Pictures
Metro Interactive
Metro Media
Miami Studios
Michael Lucas Productions
Midnight Video / Mayhem
Mile High Media
Miss Lucifer Productions
Mobile Translations
Mr. Niche
Mr. X Productions
Muffia
Multimedia Pictures
Mustang
MySexyKittens
Nasty Ladies Productions
Naughty America
Nectar Entertainment
Nerdpass Productions
New Beginnings
New Sensations
Next Door Studios
Nexxxt Generation
Niche Channel
Niche Partners
Nightingale Pictures
Ninn Worx_SR
No Limits
No Man’s Land Productions
No Man’s Land Productions
North Pole
Northstar Associates
Off Beat Digital
Oh Man! Studios
On Top Productions
Outlaw Men Productions
Outlaw Productions
Overboard Video
Pacific Sun Entertainment
Pandemonium
Pantheon Productions
Pariah Pictures
Pat & Sam
Penthouse
Phantom Pictures
Pierre Fitch Media
Pink and White Productions
Pink Kitty
Pink Lotus
Pink Visual
Pit Bull Productions
Pitbull Productions
Platinum Blue Productions
Platinum Media
Platinum X Pictures
Playgirl
Plum Productions
Point Break Studios
Porn Fidelity
Porn.com
Pornostatic
PornTeam
Powersville
Pressplay Entertainment
Private Media Group
Private Man
Pulpo
Pulse Distribution
Pumphouse Media
Punx Productions
Pure Filth Productions
Pure Play Media
Pure Talent
Pure X Production
Purefcuk
Puritan
PZP Productions
Raging Stallion Studios
RandyBlue.com
Rascal Video
Raw Entry Club
Raw Eyes Production
Raw Male
Raw Studios
RawJoxxx
Rawrods Productions
Real Passion Productions
Real Urban Men Productions
Reality Gang
Reality Junkies
Reality Kings
Red Eagle
Red Light District
Red Light Revenue
Red Media
Red Rhino Entertainment
Reel Queer Productions
Regiment Productions
Rentboy.com
Rezko Films
Ridgeline Films
Rising Son Video
Robert Hill Releasing
Robert Van Damme Productions
Rockafellaz Entertainment
RockstarPimp.com
Rodnievision
Sabotage Studios
Saggerzskaterz
San Diego Boy Productions
Satyr Films
Screaming Eagle XXX
Sex Line Cinema
Sexsense
SexZ Pictures
Seymore Butts
Shane’s World
Shane’s World Male
Shemale Erotica
Shooting Star Video
Shot at Home
Simon Wolf Productions
Sin City
Sin City Teen
Sineplex Entertainment
Sinsation
Sinsational
skinworXXX
Slut Machine
SMC Productions
SMGods.com
South America Productions
Sparta Video
Spearmint Rhino Films
Spice Studios
Spice XXX
Spilane Productions/Arena Entertainment
Spritzz
Starlight Pictures
Sticky Video
Stimulus Bill Productions
Street Dancers
Street Royale Media
Studio 2000
Studmall.com
Sudden Impact
Suite 703
Sunshine Films
Super 1 Video
Supercore Productions
Suze Randall
Swank Digital
Sweet Sinner Video
Sweetheart Video
SX Video
T.T. Boy Productions
Tainted Twinx
Taryn It Up Entertainment
Televison X
Teravision
The Candy Shop
Third Degree Films
Third World Media
Threshold Media
Titan Media
Tommy Kaye Productions
Top Dog Productions
Totally Tasteless
Toxxxic Entertainment
Toy Time Studios
TrannyPay
Trans Erotica
TransFetish Productions
Treasure Island Media
Triangle Films
Tru Filth
TTB Productions
TwinkDVDs.com
Twinks.com
Twisted Angel
Twistys
Universal Trannies.com
Urban Latino
V.G. Productions
Vantage Distribution
VCA Classics
VCX
Venom Digital Media
Vico
Video Team
Video-X-Pix
Videoboys.com
Vimpe X Media
Vimpex Gay Media
Visage Films
Viv Thomas
Vivid Alt
Vivid Entertainment
Vivid-Ed
Voodoo House
WantedList.com
West Coast Productions
Western Visuals
White Ghetto Films
White Tiger Releasing
Wicked Bucks
Wicked Pictures
Wild Wood Productions
William Higgins Productions
Woodman Entertainment
World of Men
WOW Enterptises
WOW Pictures
X-Play
X-Play/Digital Sin
X-traordinary Pictures
XCartel
XOXO Pictures
xplay
Xtreme Productions
Zero Tolerance
