Hi,

I m new at this business. I would like to know if any the most popular agencies accept other model releases than their own. Do you guies go to shoots with a pile of different releases?

Thanks.

Stef

No, thankfully. They all would prefer that you use theirs, but if you can create one that has everything they require on it, they accept it (grudgingly).

I have attached a copy opf what I use. (Word Doc). Others are welcome to post their varieties.

Thank you StockMan... I appreciate this.
I'm glad to see that one is enough.

Stef

This works for me on the releases. I used a combination of two or three microstock sites to create my newest release. I just packed it with legal language - sort of a melange of the most specific releases I could find. I made sure my releases have:

IStock's release is a good starting point, I think.

So my new release works for everybody (about 20 sites) EXCEPT DreamsTime.

So I have my models do a DreamsTime release and my new company release and that covers me for everyone.

Unfortunately my old releases often don't fly...so it means a lot of my "vintage" shoots (like last year) I can't use unless I can track down the model and get them to sign a new release. At microstock sales figures, I can't really offer to pay my models more...so mostly I'm just staying away from using models with my old releases. Bummer. But then again, I do slide a few through...or add some missing info. A phone number seems to be the most often missed, but the easiest to track down. I never used to put the model's number on the releases. Nor did I have a witness sign. Now I always do.

Hope this helps add to Stockman's thoughts.

Cheers,

Scott/creatista

Thanks Scott.

Stef