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Building a Portfolio IE Model Release's ?

OnreyOnrey Registered Users Posts: 188 Major grins
edited June 25, 2005 in Mind Your Own Business
Goodmorning everyone, Im fairly new here but have been lurking a bit.

I am currently trying to build my "Online Portfolio" portfolio only, my question is, do I need to obtain model realease's (I have release's for all my current portfolio photos) for this? Im sure it would be a common courtesy (sp) at the least, but is it really needed to cover my butt?

Thanks for any input and hope this hasnt been covered before or I have missed it.
Brad Fite :D
www.fitephotography.com
Canon 1D MkIIN, Canon 50D, Canon 300 f/2.8L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L, Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 85 f/1.8, Canon 1.4 Extender,
Canon 580 & 420 Flash, Pocket Wizards,
Alien Bee 800, Other misc stuff

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    ChaseChase Registered Users Posts: 284 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2005
    Onrey wrote:
    Goodmorning everyone, Im fairly new here but have been lurking a bit.

    I am currently trying to build my "Online Portfolio" portfolio only, my question is, do I need to obtain model realease's (I have release's for all my current portfolio photos) for this? Im sure it would be a common courtesy (sp) at the least, but is it really needed to cover my butt?

    Thanks for any input and hope this hasnt been covered before or I have missed it.
    If you arent selling pictures I do not think you need a model release if it was in a public place. ne_nau.gif
    www.chase.smugmug.com
    I just press the button and the camera goes CLICK. :dunno
    Canon: gripped 20d and 30d, 10-22 3.5-4.5, 17-55 IS, 50mm f1.8, 70-200L IS, 85mm f1.8, 420ex
    sigma: 10-20 4-5.6 (for sale), 24-70 2.8 (for sale), 120-300 2.8
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    OnreyOnrey Registered Users Posts: 188 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2005
    Morning Chase,
    I'm not intending to sell my portfolio photos once I have them in my portfolio BUT some of them are or will be minors ? Does that change the equation? I have sold most if not all the photos to the individual(s) then if they have a photo I want to use I simply ask for a release at that point. My question remains, Do I even need to ask for a release or am I just being curtious to them and going an extra step to cover my beeehind? Anyone ?

    Thanks for respononding
    Brad Fite :D
    www.fitephotography.com
    Canon 1D MkIIN, Canon 50D, Canon 300 f/2.8L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8L, Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, Canon 85 f/1.8, Canon 1.4 Extender,
    Canon 580 & 420 Flash, Pocket Wizards,
    Alien Bee 800, Other misc stuff
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    luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2005
    If you use the picture as a way to get jobs then it is your advertising and you may need a release. I say may because I have many great pictures with no releases which were shot in public and I doubt anyone will care.
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,911 moderator
    edited June 25, 2005
    Chase wrote:
    If you arent selling pictures I do not think you need a model release if it was in a public place. ne_nau.gif
    Much has been written about model releases. A quick search will point you
    to a few web sites. This is one of them.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
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