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Model release or not to model release
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Duh, of course!
punkn
886 days ago
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Nah, don't bother!
UN_filler
886 days ago
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Only if you wish to sell the photo. Most sites requre it. Legally, a very simple one will do. But if you use one of the commercial sites for stock photography, it is a more complicated release. Normally, I don't get one unless I think I am going to sell it to a STOCK agency. Even some of the magazines I have sold to do not require them.
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Sometimes. I keep most of my pictures for myself. If I plan to publish on the web or for a contest, I would either get one, or more likely, alter the appearance of the persons. It is easy to distort faces enough.
Here is a good discussion of the legal matters:
http://www.simslaw.com/model/model_releases.htm
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Always... and never.
If you plan to produce any kind of profit (real or imagined) from your photography, be a professional and always get a signed model release.
If you NEVER plan to make money (nor allow nor consign anyone else to make money) from your photographs, or NEVER plan on being sued by an irrate model, simply confess to being an amateur and simply forget about getting signed model releases.
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Nah, don't bother!
UN_filler
885 days ago
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I never have. It's my understanding that as long as you're taking a photo in a public space where people can't expect privacy, and not using the images for advertising purposes, you're in the clear.
I think you can even sell prints in limited edition (artistic, not commercial purpose) without a model release, but if I'm wrong, please correct me!
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Nah, don't bother!
Amit Gupta
885 days ago
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Duh, of course!
BlytheStru
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885 days ago
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Great question! Short answer: get a release. You make a new contact and may even sell a photo.
Great resource is www.asmp.org. Even if you aren't a professional photographer.
Long answer:
You never know the future value of your photos. Cheap online stock agencies have opened opportunities for some of my old snapshots. Too bad I don't have releases. If an image is going to be used for private use or editorial (like to illustrate a newspaper story) you don't need a release. If you are going to sell the photo like a painting, no release needed. If it's a public figure (like Paris Hilton) with no esxpectation of privacy, no release. Everything else a release is needed. Even stuff from foreign countries, like China, that you didn't used to need it.
For instance, if I photograph someone I see walking at a public beach, I have to have a release to sell it. If I could get someone to buy it and it was used to promote a product and the person in the photo could prove it was them, by facial features, clothing, a witness etc. They could sue me and would win.
You also need releases for private properties and "permits" for many public buildings. And zoos and wild animal parks? No commerical use without permission. Even if you crop out the enclosure or it doesn't look like a zoo.
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Nah, don't bother!
UN_filler
885 days ago
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Duh, of course!
kimspilker
885 days ago
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There's a great deal of practical info on model releases and when to have them at danheller.com. This seems to be tricky thing.
I'm in publishing, so we run into this issue all of the time, especially with our books on photography.
--Kim
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Nah, don't bother!
UN_filler
885 days ago
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Duh, of course!
AJL3Photo
870 days ago
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In photojournalism, you don't always need a release since you need their name and age anyway. For selling purposes, you have to have a release, just for your protection from the law, and some officials will ask to take a look at it. This is a rare case though, but be safe than sorry. Further more, if you are photographing anyone under the age of 18, then there is no doubt you need a photo release and the parent's signature. Unless, your the parent, then your in the clear!
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Nah, don't bother!
UN_filler
870 days ago
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