shelleynite

Went for an indoor photo shoot today. Sat waiting for other photographers to show up to discuss the shoot while the ‘models’ had make-up done. They showed up, the ‘models’ looked great , all seemed to going well….............................then came the ‘Model Release’ forms. The other photographers had their generic version and I had mine own version. One of the ‘models’ didn’t like a particular clause in the others Release so they just said ‘cross it out and we’ll just initial it’.......no problem I guess if that’s what you want to do. She also didn’t like a similar clause in mine, the problem was that I wasn’t prepared to ‘cross it out’ soooooo she wouldn’t sign it, soooooo I didn’t take any photos ad left the shoot !!!
What have I taken away from this, apart from nil images? 1. meet with your ‘clients’ well before the shoot to discuss things like Model Release. 2. Don’t pay anything to anyone until the details have been discussed and agreed upon (this little effort cost me room hire, train and taxi fare $105 in total excluding my time). 3. Stick to your guns, if you want something specific in your Release to protect your future interests, you have the right to do that BUT also be prepared to walk away if the other party cannot accept it. 4. Stick to landscapes and waterfalls!