On 02/08/2013 10:07 AM, Walt wrote:
I'm not sure how practical it will be to come up with a matronly
assistant -- at least for my first few shoots. The best I can think of
at the moment would be the mother of a young girl I shot a couple of
months ago. She's not all that matronly, but she did offer to assist
me on shoots whenever I need it.
Better than nothing. Unless you and the model are actually friends,
having an assistant along is a good idea. Often, models will want to
bring an escort for their "safety", having an assistant has the same
effect on your safety.
As for the model releases/contracts -- that's something I do need to
look into. How detailed do those things need to be? I could dash off a
short, sweet, one-page document without a problem. I guess I'll need
to look around the web for some standard releases and contracts to get
an idea of what I need to do. Do you know of any good resources in
particular -- maybe some place that has downloadable templates?
Model releases are good for photographers who are potential dickheads in
my mind, but I don't, as a rule, do things with pictures that would
embarrass the models. A good model release gives you the ability to tell
the model to go pound sand if she decides she doesn't like your usage.
Of course, if you are that type of photographer, you will stop getting
models willing to work with you in a hurry as well.
Usage agreements give the models certain rights, the fewer rights you
give, the more prickery you can pull down the road. Again, these are
good if you tend towards dickheadedness, as when the model instagrams
one of your images, you can point out that she can't do this and
threaten to sue.
You might win a very expensive battle, and lose the war.
I have never bothered with model releases or licensing agreements. I
think the whole tying these sorts of things up with contracts is
somewhat arrogant, and I won't get involved. The model has just as much
skin in the game as the photographer (sometimes a lot more depending on
the type of shoot), and I put their interests ahead of my own. Any files
I hand over to the model have shared copyright written into the EXIF
data, so the model has equal ownership of the images.
YMMV, your culture isn't as trusting as mine, and tends to be more
litigious and confrontational in this regard.
bill
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