over the past couple of months, i have been busy photographing a lovely friend of mine. My shots caught some attention and now a few parties are interested in certain shots. So, i'm getting her to sign off on a model release for the photos that get used commercially, however, i realized that there might be other photographs of hers that might attract attention from other people who might be interested in some commercial use.
Bottom line is, is there a way to draft a model release form that would cover not one photo, not one session, but several over a period of time? or do i need to have her sign off on a form individually for each photo?
The model release must specify in some way the particular photographs being released. Usually, simply stating the date of the session is sufficient. Yes, there is lot of weakness in that concept, but it's been legally satisfactory in most cases. I haven't heard of a suit in which a model complained falsely that the photographs displayed weren't taken on the date indicated in the model release.
But I have seen cases where the model required the photographs be attached to the release. This could happen in circumstances where the model took photographs with the photographer that she was willing to release...and then some that she was not willing to release.
