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Photo Use Release Form

Photo Use Release Form

This Photo Use Release Form is entered into and made valid upon signatures from both the Photographer and the Model.

1.

The Model hereby grants and authorizes the Photographer the right to take, edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish, distribute and make use of any and all pictures or video taken of the Model by the Photographer to be used in and/or for legally promotional materials including, but not limited to, newsletter, flyers, posters, brochures, advertisements, fundraising letter, annual reports, press kits and submissions to journalists, websites, social networking sites and other print and digital communications, without payment or any other consideration.

2.

The authorization extends to all languages, media, formats and markets now known or hereinafter devised. 

3.

The authorization shall continue indefinitely, unless the Model otherwise revokes said authorization in writing. 

4.

The Model understands and agrees that these materials shall become the property of the Photographer and will not be returned.

5.

The Model hereby holds harmless, and releases the Photographer from all liability, petitions, and causes of action which the Model, their heir, representative, executors, administrators, or any other persons may make while acting on their behalf.

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What is a Photo Release Form? 

A photo release form is used to secure the use of an individual's likeness either with or without noting their identification along with the image. This likeness is typically in a photograph (including those taken by amateur photographers). An organization, photographer, or website may use this form in order to ask an individual for permission to use a photo of the individual.

For the photo copyright release form to be properly completed, it must include information about both Parties -  the organization that wishes to use the photograph and the individual represented in the photograph. The individual will need to make a sworn statement allowing the organization to use the image. Before it is official, it must be signed and dated. It's often helpful to provide blank spaces, such as "print name" and "phone number," to lead you and the model through the completion process.

Here is a checklist to help determine whether you should use a release form:

  1. Is the person clearly the subject of the photo?
  2. Can you foresee the photo being used for any commercial use, either immediately or eventually?

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