Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] model releases etc.
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 23:06:05 -0600

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
>

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] model releases etc.)