Release form

When modelling you will usually be asked to sign a release form. These come in all sorts of shapes and formats, but generally all have the same purpose - to ensure that the photographer has full rights over the images that he/she has taken and can use them as they see fit. A release form is perfectly normal and should be expected, but it is important to read the form before signing it to ensure that there are no hidden surprises in the content. Download this example release form to see the content of a typical form. Please note that this form is free for your own use and you may copy or distribute it as many times as you like.

Modelling Safety

When modelling you are frequently placing yourself in a position of unusual vulnerability with a photographer that you have never previously met, so how do you ensure you stay safe? This article looks at some of the key ways to make sure that your modelling experience is as safe as any other job, and helps you to avoid some of the simple common mistakes.

Showreel Essentials

Although not directly related to modelling, we get a lot of questions from model actors about what they should put into their showreels, and how they should format them. There are, as this document states, no hard and fast rules to this, but we have watched a lot of showreels here and these are our thoughts on what might have made the bad ones better and what made the good ones memorable.