Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]MEM is probably the exception! Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Kyle > Cassidy > Sent: May 21, 2001 8:50 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] model releases etc. > > > >I wonder how many photographers hire private detectives to reestablish > >contact with their body of work to ask their permission one last time > >before the book of their body of work gets published? > > [snip] > > >If you had to ask your photosubjects permission before your pictures got > >ran you'd go nuts and the whole media would grind to a halt. > >Freedom of expression here in the U.S.A. and Freedom of the press would > >be no more. > > i was actually in the office of a fameous magnum photographer when a > representative from her publisher came by to ask about a particular > photograph which was about to appear in a new book coming out. this > photographer looked at the photo, went to a filing cabinet, and pulled out > the appropriate model release -- signed in 1976. i asked her if she always > got model releases, she replied "from every single person i've ever > photographed." the most amazing story she told me was about a fraternity > party, where maybe 100 fraternity members were drinking and partying with > a bunch of strippers, she got a model release from _EVERYBODY_. > > boggles the mind. but if you wanna be a pro, i suppose you gotta act like > one..... > > kc >