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Old Posted Jul 20, 2012, 7:15 PM
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Originally Posted by flar View Post
My understanding is that you definitely need the model release if you want to license the photo for advertising or stock purposes. You don't need the release for documentary or artistic purposes, but people are often advised to get the release anyways because the lines can be blurred (ie: sell many prints of a photo in which someone's face is prominently shown).
what if it's not a celebrity? For example a street shot has one person prominently seen in the photo and they are a complete stranger, I'm not even sure how you'd get a release....
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