Shooting people — models, clients, event guests, kids at a recital, a customer giving a testimonial? A photo / video / model release is the consent that lets you actually USE those images: post them, run ads with them, put them in a catalog. It's the form photographers, marketers, agencies, event organizers and content creators search for by name ('photo release form', 'model release form', 'media release form'), and PaperKit builds the right one for what you shot. Pick the type: a PHOTO release (stills and likeness), a VIDEO release (film, plus the recorded performance and voice), or a TESTIMONIAL release (statements and endorsement, attributed by name). Then set how broadly it can be used — ANY use including advertising and commercial; MARKETING and promotion of your business only; EDITORIAL / news only; or INTERNAL, non-public use only — and PaperKit reframes the grant to match. It handles the money too: leave it unpaid and it runs on “good and valuable consideration” (the usual case), or enter a fee for a PAID model release. Every clause a production expects is laid out: the grant of rights, permitted use, name & likeness, editing and alteration, a waiver of the right to inspect or approve the finished use, a perpetual/irrevocable term, no-royalties, and a release of claims. Shooting a minor? Flip on the MINOR option and a parent or legal guardian signs on the child's behalf (with an optional notary block). It's self-drafted: the person being released (or the parent/guardian) reviews and e-signs online, the photographer/company acknowledges on the signature line, and you download the clean PDF. (Rules for using someone's likeness — especially a minor's — and how far commercial use can go vary by state and platform; confirm yours before relying on this form.)
The big lever — photos, video, or a testimonial.
Still photographs and images — grants use of the photos and the person's likeness. The classic 'photo release'.
This reframes the permitted-use grant.
Broadest grant: any use, including advertising and commercial, in all media now known or later developed.
Leave blank / 0 for an unpaid release (runs on “good and valuable consideration” — the usual case). Enter a fee for a paid model release.
The person whose likeness is being released. You draft and e-sign; the photographer/company acknowledges.
Who is being granted the rights. They acknowledge on the signature line.
Turn off anything that doesn't apply.
A real, section-by-section release. The type drives what's captured; the usage scope reframes the grant. Publish to get a hosted link the releasor can e-sign online.
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A photo / video / model release is a template for convenience, not legal advice. It records a person's consent (or a parent's/guardian's consent for a minor) to let a photographer, business or production use their likeness, image, voice or recorded performance. Rules for using someone's likeness — especially a minor's — and the scope of any commercial use vary by state and platform. PaperKit is not a law firm and records electronic execution via the signer's typed name; confirm your state's requirements before relying on this form.