Photography and Model Release Form

Written permission to photograph and film people and use the images commercially – with separate adult and under-18 versions, clear use options, retouching and AI limits, data protection and a withdrawal form.

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Guidance notes included
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Photography and Model Release Form

About this document

What it’s for

A release in which a model or other identifiable person gives written permission for photographs, video and audio of them to be taken and used for the purposes you agree. It also gives the privacy information UK data protection law requires and records any limits, such as no stock use or no AI.

When to use it

  • Commercial, advertising and brand shoots, and influencer or user content featuring other people
  • Team, customer and member-of-the-public photography for marketing
  • Part B for anyone under 18 – signed by a parent or guardian

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part A – Adult model release (18 and over)
  • Section 1 – Details
  • Section 2 – Fee and other consideration
  • Section 3 – How the Images may be used
  • Optional uses that need a separate tick
  • Section 4 – Terms of this release
  • Section 5 – How we use your personal data
  • Section 6 – Signatures
  • Section 2 – Uses you agree to
  • Section 3 – Our safeguarding commitments
  • Section 4 – Terms
  • Section 5 – Signatures
  • Before using any image – checklist
  • Office use

How to complete it

  • Fill in Section 1 and the uses table before the shoot – never after
  • Talk the person through the uses, especially paid ads, stock and AI
  • Give them a copy and log the images against the release (Part C)
  • Act on a withdrawal promptly using Part D

Key points to check

  • Paid modelling by children usually needs a local authority licence
  • Do not use images in sensitive contexts without specific consent
  • Keep releases as long as you use the images, plus [6] years

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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