Gosh, the way I want this story to shake out is that they find someone to do the work and the photographer just shows up with their phone and takes a few blurry

Gosh, the way I want this story to shake out is that they find someone to do the work and the photographer just shows up with their phone and takes a few blurry snaps forcing the show to re-shoot those scenes or go without any promotional photographs. Taking this job is honestly a financial liability - there's a chance your fancy equipment will be damaged (you should calculate wear and tear into the costs for every job) so be sure not to use anything that costs more than the expected damages.