Yeah I was pretty unhappy with it when I first started but its a great way of meeting new people in all honesty! I met @condra through working TFP and he has been one of my best mates ever since ^.^ I completely agree with your point and I have been struggling to understand why a lot of models that contact me about photoshoots get unhappy when I reject free work, its as though THEY are the ones doing me a favor. Same with company internships , a lot of my classmates in college are doing internships for computing jobs and I just can't accept it, I understand we all need experience to be able to do something but going to college for 4 years and then working barely for anything for over 6 months is too much money spent for little rewards as its all about growing up in the ladder. However modelling and photography is a bit different as its all about your experience and skills. You wouldn't want to hire a beginner for your wedding photos in fear of having bad photos take on your one special day , or just in general get a bad reputation over certain images that were awful which stays with models for the rest of their careers. Its all really debatable. I think in regards to modelling and photography TFP is great as both parties get something in return but when it comes to internships its a different story...
Thank you very much ! ^.^