I'm interested in an answer to this as well. I've had shoots that consist of 4 models in studio and outdoors with mixes of 1, 2, 3 or all 4 models in the shot.

There's been a fair bit of discussion about this on the IS forums and I think it's a fair summary to say that you need to have enough detail in the description that it's clear the uploaded photos are covered by the release.

Your example was one of situations they were most concerned about - does the release cover nude pictures as well as clothed ones. So "Studio shots-nightgown, nude, business meeting, relaxing at home" or something like that. You don't need a complete shot list. "Portraits of blond girl" wouldn't do as it doesn't give any clue as to what sorts of shots are covered.

Note that the date must be filled in and although it can be a range of a few days, it can't be "various" or "2010"

Note that the date must be filled in and although it can be a range of a few days, it can't be "various" or "2010"

Last December I did a 4-day shoot with 2 models that came far out of town, especially for the shoot. We planned 2 days but it turned out they liked it so it lasted longer. I made the release on the end of that short period, and IS accepted it.

I used the slightly modified Getty model and attached photos of the models signing the release. The shoot description was "various business, medical and lifestyle shots indoors, fashion and lifestyle outdoors". All agencies always have asked for a shoot description, so nothing new here.

For nudity or adult shoots there are additional rules, I have read, amongst those an official ID. Those certified releases must be kept by the agent that publicizes the images. In that case, I would make a separate release for the nudity shots. In short the IS requirements are very clear and straightforward. You just have to read the pages on site that concern releases. No disambiguity there.

speaking about the date, the new rule now that it should say explicitly "shoot date" rather than just "date". I've got several rejections last/this week for the reason my release was missing "shoot date", despite the date entered 3 times

Yes the Getty/iStock release makes a distinction between the
Date signed (dd/mm/year) ________________________________________
Shoot Date (dd/mm/year) _________________________________________

For the shoot date I filled in December 1-4, for the date signed December 4. It's a bit logical since you can do the paperwork later (not recommended) and since the shoot date can be a (short) period, and the date signed cannot. Unless you are a very slow writer, the signing is one specific date. 

I have the slightly modified (fonts, country of jurisdiction) Getty release in MS-Word format here. All sites I upload to have accepted it, included IS of course.

Yes it is indeed pretty clear. What I said is that it's a new requirement.

I have my own generic model release which simply says "Date" for each model, photographer and witness and it was accepted everywhere until last week. (I always get it signed during the shoot).

So this is a remark for non-exclusives who use generic release - make sure you have field "shoot date" on your release, not just "date".

And of course "shoot description" field that was the initial subject of this thread

The main problem with shoot description is that it makes generic release unusable - e.g. DT effectively requires 'catchall' release, so one with description cannot be used there

No, ignore that.  Follow jsnover's advice:

"Your example was one of situations they were most concerned about - does the release cover nude pictures as well as clothed ones. So "Studio shots-nightgown, nude, business meeting, relaxing at home" or something like that. You don't need a complete shot list. "Portraits of blond girl" wouldn't do as it doesn't give any clue as to what sorts of shots are covered."

The main problem with shoot description is that it makes generic release unusable - e.g. DT effectively requires 'catchall' release, so one with description cannot be used there

that becomes a non-problem if you submit a new release for every new session

Quote from: UncleGene on February 23, 2010, 11:19

The main problem with shoot description is that it makes generic release unusable - e.g. DT effectively requires 'catchall' release, so one with description cannot be used there

that becomes a non-problem if you submit a new release for every new session

Sorry, looks like some misunderstanding. How can I do it with DT? "Important: Ensure that you don't use different MR documents for the same model."