You own everything unless you give it away, or the client forces a
contract on you signing it away. You are in complete control, but
watch out for the clients.
So, for a start:
get a release from every model, always, for every possible usage you
can dream up. Pay the model well in exchange for his/her skill,
cooperation and the usage s/he grants to you through the release.
That's how s/he makes a living.
Then:
sign nothing away to the client! Keep everything, and make a
contract which defines your fee, the usage they're allowed, every
detail about the usage (print run, term of contract, file size,
supplemental usages), your service charges for editing time, media,
studio rental, insurance, lights rental, camera and lens rentals,
phone bills - every cost you incur to be in business, the model's fee
and your creative fee.
If you're shooting models for clients, for advertising etc. you're in
business. You must be as businesslike as you can imagine.
--
Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races
http://www.landsedgephoto.com
http://e-and-s.instaproofs.com/
