FREE to use Model releases etc

[Inspired]

This may be a sillt question..but i was just wondering, is a "Model Release" the only paperwork/contract you need to get your clients to sign? Or is there something else i haven't thought of?

Thank you
Nicole

[vk2gwk]

This may be a sillt question..but i was just wondering, is a "Model Release" the only paperwork/contract you need to get your clients to sign? Or is there something else i haven't thought of?

Thank you
Nicole

I think this is a different matter. A "model release" is the contract with a person that agrees to pose for you - and usually gets paid to do so ("the consideration"). The release makes sure you have the right to publish the photo's taken for commercial purposes.

If you have "clients" posing for you it is usually the client paying you for the privilege. Implied in the contractual relation with the client is their right to have prints of the photo's you take - that is what they are paying for. Also implied is the right that you can hang onto the originals (usually the RAW files) and do not need to hand them over to the client. Another matter is whether you can use the shots for promotional or other purposes. If you want to use them that way you'll have to ask the client for his/hers consent and preferably have him sign something similar as the model release - albeit without the "consideration" clause.

[NickH]

I think this is a different matter. A "model release" is the contract with a person that agrees to pose for you - and usually gets paid to do so ("the consideration"). The release makes sure you have the right to publish the photo's taken for commercial purposes.

If you have "clients" posing for you it is usually the client paying you for the privilege. Implied in the contractual relation with the client is their right to have prints of the photo's you take - that is what they are paying for. Also implied is the right that you can hang onto the originals (usually the RAW files) and do not need to hand them over to the client. Another matter is whether you can use the shots for promotional or other purposes. If you want to use them that way you'll have to ask the client for his/hers consent and preferably have him sign something similar as the model release - albeit without the "consideration" clause.

I think vk has put it perfectly - the release form should be for those people who you have shot that you are planning on selling or using commercially (ie portfolio) whereas people who have paid you to shoot them probably need another document if you wish to use the images for your website or portfolio.