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If you want to be successful at Clashot, please realize that it is very important for you (as well as other authors) to tell your photo models about the real possibility that the photos you take may be used for commercial purposes. This is very important, and applies to all models, even if they are your relatives or friends.
Every time you upload shots with another person’s face or a group of recognizable people, you have also to upload a Model Release signed by each person present in your photo.
A Model Release is a standard document signed by a photographer and a model after each photoshoot. This short and clear form will protect both sides from potentially unpleasant situations.
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You also need the signature of a witness of the photoshoot on your Model Release. If there is a minor in the photo, a signature of the minor’s parent (or guardian ) is also required. Even a self-portrait requires a Model Release signed by a photographer (as both photographer and model).
In a series of photos with the same person, you should upload the same Model Release from the photo shoot with each image.
Please note: Your photo cannot be sold for possible commercial use unless a correctly filled-out Model Release is included with the upload.
Clashot does not accept releases that are digitally signed or have a scanned signature digitally inserted into the document. You must print a blank release, fill it in, collect the live signatures of the model, witness and yourself, re-scan the filled-in release, and then add the scanned signed document (or a high-quality photocopy) to each uploaded photo in which this model appears.
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