Author Topic: How to Upload Model Releases to ALAMY? (Read 9081 times)

ikostudio · « **on:** September 17, 2007, 17:32 »

Hi everybody!

I need some help, I now its late here where I live and I am a little tired or maybe I'm a little blind.
I don’t found a way to introduce model releases to Alamy website.

I search in all site i don’t find any information’s.

Thank you

Erik Reis

Pixart · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2007, 19:58 »

Erik, sorry to get off track here, but I recognized your name... I think I used one of your small images on the bottom of the first page of this website in case you keep screenshots:

http://www.quadcomtech.com/

Sorry, back to the Alamy question.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2007, 00:49 »

You do not need to upload a model release. you just have to mark the box "model release available" in "manage images" if you do not sell it editorial.

Bateleur · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2007, 01:47 »

Quote from: Freezingpictures on September 18, 2007, 00:49

You do not need to upload a model release. you just have to mark the box "model release available" in "manage images" if you do not sell it editorial.

.... but if you do tick the box you should have a signed model release clipped away in a file in your home/office/studio somewhere, just in case.

I know that should go without saying but, from what I hear on other forums, there are people who tick that box regardless.

If there are recognisable people in their picture they're taking a hell of a risk.

null · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:31 »

Quote from: Bateleur on September 18, 2007, 01:47

I know that should go without saying but, from what I hear on other forums, there are people who tick that box regardless.

Maybe Alamy has another breed of photographers than Microstock. All MS want a signed MRF. I upload to Alamy and MS, so I'm sure my MRF is OK.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #5 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:57 »

Yeah you should not "tick that box" when you have no model release. That would be risky and not honest.

leaf · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2007, 05:05 »

Quote from: Freezingpictures on September 18, 2007, 04:57

Yeah you should not "tick that box" when you have no model release. That would be risky and not honest.

and it happens all too often.

I am rather sceptical of those people who have model and property releases for EVERY IMAGE they have in their portfolio - whether there is a model or not.... doesn't make me too certain that they actually have a release when they SHOULD have one.

ikostudio · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2007, 12:36 »

Hey!

Thank you Pixart for use one of my photos on a website! I took that photo a long long time ago.

Now i anderstand, but its strange. Alamy realy trust in the Photographers.

Thank you everybody for the quick answer.

Erik

ChrisRabior · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2007, 17:27 »

It's not that Alamy trusts or distrusts photographers at all. If you tick the box to indicate that the image has a model/property release and it turns out that you didn't.. it's your butt that's on the line, not Alamy's.