right, i have never really had much of an interest in shooting people, though i have recently been asked to help out my friends other half with some modeling/ dance portfolio shots,

Being a good friend i havn't asked for any money (and the fact that i havnt touched a studio scenario since college 4 years ago so will be a bit rusty) i have asked in return that i can have a model release so i can also post them on stock which she's fine with.

So, i have a model release etc but do i need to get a scan of her driving liscence aswell?
any other things i need to do?

phil

Normally you don't need an image of the person to accompany it.

Just fill out what the release says (assuming you have a good release).

On Shutterstock, you need a scan of the model's drivers license if the images are nude or show partial nudity.  That is required in order to prove the model is of legal age for that type of image.  I don't know if other sites require it or not.  On some sites, I've had to embed an image of the model on the release itself.  Not a driver's license, just the model's image on the MR.

Quote from: w7lwi on October 16, 2013, 12:09

On Shutterstock, you need a scan of the model's drivers license if the images are nude or show partial nudity.  That is required in order to prove the model is of legal age for that type of image.  I don't know if other sites require it or not.  On some sites, I've had to embed an image of the model on the release itself.  Not a driver's license, just the model's image on the MR.

so we can only snap naked models if they have drivers license

I know you're trying to be funny, but a driver's license, a passport, or another government-issued ID that shows birthdate are required to have nudes accepted.  You can shoot whatever the heck you like, depending on local laws.

Quote from: luissantos84 on October 16, 2013, 12:13

Quote from: w7lwi on October 16, 2013, 12:09

On Shutterstock, you need a scan of the model's drivers license if the images are nude or show partial nudity.  That is required in order to prove the model is of legal age for that type of image.  I don't know if other sites require it or not.  On some sites, I've had to embed an image of the model on the release itself.  Not a driver's license, just the model's image on the MR.

so we can only snap naked models if they have drivers license

I know you're trying to be funny, but a driver's license, a passport, or another government-issued ID that shows birthdate are required to have nudes accepted.  You can shoot whatever the heck you like, depending on local laws.

sure! it was just because he/she referred only to drivers license

Thanks for the quick responses, any chance you could pop your version just so i have something to go off and check all is ok with mine

I know its cheeky but im sure you was in my shoes once 

I just use my old version of the IS release, and sometimes the Stocksy one.

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on October 16, 2013, 13:05

Quote from: phildaint on October 16, 2013, 06:20

Thanks for the quick responses, any chance you could pop your version just so i have something to go off and check all is ok with mine

I know its cheeky but im sure you was in my shoes once 

I just use my old version of the IS release, and sometimes the Stocksy one.

Or google for "Getty model release form". That one is (surprisingly) not branded which some agencies have problems with. 

.. except if you use it you'll run into problems with Dreamstime for this part of it

. I agree that this release is irrevocable, worldwide and
perpetual, and will be governed by the laws (excluding the law of
conflicts) of the country/state from the following list that is nearest
to the address of the Model (or Parent*) given opposite: New York,
Alberta, England, Australia and New Zealand

I changed mine to read: "...will be governed by applicable local laws."

Not all models are American.

.. except if you use it you'll run into problems with Dreamstime for this part of it

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. I agree that this release is irrevocable, worldwide and
perpetual, and will be governed by the laws (excluding the law of
conflicts) of the country/state from the following list that is nearest
to the address of the Model (or Parent*) given opposite: New York,
Alberta, England, Australia and New Zealand

Seriously? Because that is the same with my releases as they come out of EasyRelease. And I didn't have an agency rejecting any of them. I have a few other issues with DT that keeps me from uploading people images regularly but I didn't run into that one (yet).