Model Releases "Get Em"

This is more of a lead in on a topic I am going to write about next but for now lets just say a word about model releases.

If you are not already getting a model release signed by every model at every shoot you need to. If you don’t you could end up in a tight spot when the model sees her photo in an advertisement (even if the shoot was paid with the intent of it being used be a specific client) and deciding they don’t want their picture displayed. Blah Blah Blah I don’t want to cover all sorts of scenarios but just get a model release signed every time you shoot even if it is just for your portfolio. You can find plenty of example forms on the internet if you google it or if you buy this book Business and Legal Forms for Photographers you will have one you can customize for yourself plus a bunch of other very helpful forms.



Alleh Lindquist | Portland Fashion & Advertising Photographer