Photographers use a Model Release Form to obtain permission from their models to use their images. In short, when the model fills out this form they are giving the photographer permission to use the photographs however the photographer chooses.
Amateur and professional photographers alike should rely on a Model Release Form to ensure that, in the future, a past model won’t surprise them by laying any claim to the photographer’s work.
Technically you do not need a model release form for photographs taken for educational or informational uses. If you are taking photographs for a newspaper, magazine, educational book or an exhibit than you don’t legally need to have a photographic model release for the individuals appearing in your photos.
For photographers that want to keep their options open.
If, however, you plan on using your photographs for commercial reasons – for advertisements, posters, catalogs, brochures or websites – than you will need a release form from your models.
Many photographers that might not have an immediate commercial use for their photography choose to use Model Release Forms in order to keep their options open for the future. If at any time they would like to license out one of their photographs for commercial use, they will need to have a Model Release Form on file. It’s much easier to collect that form at the time of the photo shoot than to have to track down models weeks, months or even years later.
All of our forms are included with our verified package and annual package