I am about to shoot a musi­cal group for their pub­lic­i­ty pho­tos and must final­ly address the issue of mod­el releas­es. When do you need a release? What about minors? How are the mod­els pro­tect­ed?

There are many arti­cles and opin­ions that cov­er mod­el releas­es along with forms and tem­plates on the net. As I find them, I’ll list arti­cles with clear explaina­tions and tem­plates for gener­ic forms here.

Under­stand­ing the Mod­el Release Form

This “eHow” post describes some basics such as what a release is, what is does and when to use it. There are links to tem­plates at the end of the arti­cle.

There are also a few tips on using the forms here and here.

Do you need a mod­el release when sell­ing pic­tures of your­self? Here is an intel­li­gent dis­cus­sion on the the sub­ject:
http://photo.net/business-photography-forum/00Tgga

More to come…