Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:49 PM 3/16/2009, you wrote: >The trouble with all legally binding releases: >the wording is cold, makes reference to compensation >and seem completely in contradiction >to the spirit of the photographers work and intentions. >A conundrum. > >Regards, >George Lottermoser Yes, but they include all of the necessary legal phrases which any lawyer will tell you are really, really necessary. The compensation phrase is one of them. You have to give compensation in exchange for the signature on the release. Of course, compensation could be a handshake and "thank you" but it's better if it is something tangible. For me, it's always a print. On the model release is a place for their address so I always send a print to anybody who signs a release. It doesn't have to be a big print - just a 3x5 is fine and everybody is usually more than happy with that. For the people in developing countries who have usually never seen a photo of themselves, I send 8x10's and love going into the home a year or two later and seeing the prints proudly displayed in a plastic bag on the wall. A gift in exchange for permission to use the photo should not be a contradiction. I would probably send the prints anyway, but, so far, everybody has been more than happy to sign releases - proud even. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com