Model release form template
Get a model’s signed permission before the images go anywhere: the shoot, the fee, the uses they agree to, for how long, and how they are credited.
Shoot title and location
Shoot date
Your full name
Phone
In case a client asks about this release.
Are you 18 or older?
18 questions · about 4 min · logic · file upload · signature
- No sign-up to start
- Unlimited responses on Free
Print it as a PDF Word version
Change the questions in Word, then print.
What you get back
Every response lands in your results the moment it is sent. Turn on email notifications and each one arrives like this, and the same answers become a row in your spreadsheet.
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Subject New response to Model release
- Shoot title and location
- Spring lookbook – Studio 2
- Shoot date
- 12 Sep 2026
- Your full name
- Aisha Rahman
- aisha.rahman@example.com
- Phone
- +12125550147
- Are you 18 or older?
- Yes
and 8 more answers
| submitted_at | Shoot title and location | Shoot date | Your full name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 09:41 | Spring lookbook – Studio 2 | 12 Sep 2026 | Aisha Rahman | aisha.rahman@example.com | +12125550147 |
Export to CSV or Excel, or send responses to Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Slack or a webhook. All free.
What happens after someone submits
Set it up once in the Workflows tab, and every release is on file before the shoot wraps.
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Submitted
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A model signs the release
You get it by email, with a PDF of the signed release to file with the images.
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The model wants a copy Pro
A confirmation email sends them a copy of their answers as soon as they sign.
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A client asks for proof
Export the releases to CSV or Excel, with the shoot name in its own column.
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You book the model again
They are in People with every release they signed on their timeline, free for up to 1,000 people.
What this form asks, and why
A model release names the photographer, the model and the shoot, records any fee, lists the uses the model allows and for how long, and says how they are credited. It adds a parent or guardian for anyone under 18 and ends with the model’s signature and the date.
The last column shows how often real model release forms ask for it.
| Question | Why it is there | Real forms |
|---|---|---|
| Shoot title and location Required | Ties the release to specific images. A ?shoot= link fills it in. | 6 of 11 forms |
| Shoot date Required | What a client or agency checks the release against. | 6 of 11 forms |
| Your full name Required | The person whose likeness is licensed. | 8 of 11 forms |
| Email Required | Where you send the model a copy if they ask. | 6 of 11 forms |
| Phone | Optional, for when a client queries the release. | 7 of 11 forms |
| Are you 18 or older? Required | A minor cannot sign alone. The question replaces a date of birth. | 4 of 11 forms |
| Parent or guardian’s name Required Only when “Are you 18 or older?” is No | Only for under-18s; 7 of 11 forms have a parent block. | 7 of 11 forms |
| Relationship to the model Required Only when “Are you 18 or older?” is No | Shows the person signing can sign for the model. | 7 of 11 forms |
| Payment for this release Required | Says what the model got, in plain words. | 4 of 11 forms |
| Fee agreed Required Only when “Payment for this release” is “A fee” | Only 4 of 11 forms record consideration at all. Payment happens elsewhere. | 4 of 11 forms |
| Where may the images be used? Required | The model checks each use. 8 of 11 forms simply grant advertising use. | 8 of 11 forms |
| Uses you do not agree to | Only 1 of 11 forms rules any use out, a stock agency’s. A model should be able to. | 1 of 11 forms |
| How long may the images be used? Required | 6 of 11 forms grant use forever without asking. Here the model sees the choice. | 6 of 11 forms |
| How many years? Required Only when “How long may the images be used?” is “A set number of years” | Appears only when the model picks a set number of years. | 6 of 11 forms |
| How should you be credited? Required | Our addition: name and likeness are separate permissions. | Our own recommendation |
| A reference photo of you | 2 of 11 forms attach one, to match the release to the right frames. | 2 of 11 forms |
| Agreement Required | An unchecked box the model checks after reading. | 9 of 11 forms |
| Signature Required | 11 of 11 forms are signed. The response records how and when. | 11 of 11 forms |
What we left out
- Home address. 5 of 11 forms ask for one. The email and signature prove consent without it.
- Ethnicity. 1 of 11 forms asks, a stock agency, for keywording. It is sensitive data a photographer does not need.
What 11 real model release forms ask
How many include each field, from forms organizations use today. Part of the Form Field Index.
- Date of signing 11 of 11
- Model's signature 11 of 11
- A grant or consent statement 9 of 11
- Copyright held by the photographer 8 of 11
- Grants commercial use 8 of 11
- Model's or talent's name 8 of 11
- Parent or guardian for a minor 7 of 11
- Phone number 7 of 11
Read September 2026 · US 8, UK 2, Australia 1 · Sources
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing · university, US
- University of Reading · university, UK
- Alamy Ltd · stock photo agency, UK
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York · federal reserve bank, US
- Ithaca College · college, US
- Wesley Mission Brisbane (headspace Hervey Bay) · community services nonprofit, Australia
- University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences · university medical school, US
- University of California, Berkeley · university, US
- Carbon County Visitors Council · tourism council, US
- Florida State College at Jacksonville · college, US
- Yale School of Medicine · university medical school, US
How the form changes as people answer
Most people see a shorter form. These questions and screens only appear when an answer calls for them.
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When “Are you 18 or older?” is No
shows “Parent or guardian’s name” and “Relationship to the model”
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When “Payment for this release” is “A fee”
shows “Fee agreed”
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When “Where may the images be used?” includes “Stock licensing to third parties”
shows “Stock agencies may also ask you to sign their own release”
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When “How long may the images be used?” is “A set number of years”
shows “How many years?”
Make it yours
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One link per shoot
Add ?shoot=Spring lookbook to the link and the shoot fills itself in. Each model signs their own response, so releases group by shoot in your results.
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Sign on set
Use Get QR code in the Share tab, print it and tape it by the door. Models sign on their own phones between looks.
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Keep it off the open web
Settings → Password protection means only people you give the password to can open the release.
Good practice and the law
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules differ by country and state, so check anything important where you operate.
- US
In New York, using a person’s name, picture or voice for advertising or trade needs their written consent, or a parent’s for a child. New York Civil Rights Law §50
- US
Copyright belongs to the author, or to the employer for work made for hire. A release licenses the likeness, not the copyright. 17 U.S.C. §201
- UK
In England, child performance licensing covers children in paid modeling as well as performances. GOV.UK, child performance and activities licensing
Questions about this template
Do I need a model release if the model is not paid?
Payment does not decide it; the use does. Choose “No payment” and the release says so plainly instead of hiding it in “valuable consideration”. For a customer’s quote, use a testimonial release form.
Do models sign a new release for every shoot?
It is cleaner. The release names the shoot, so a new shoot means a new response, grouped by its own link.
Can a model under 18 sign?
Not alone. Answer No to “Are you 18 or older?” and the form asks for a parent or guardian, who signs.
Is this a 2257 release?
No. US producers of sexually explicit material must check and keep each performer’s ID, and this form does neither.
How does the model get a copy?
On Free, turn on the “Email me a copy of my answers” button for the thank-you screen. It sends them a link to what they signed.
Which form do you need?
Not quite the job? One of these may fit, or browse all release and consent forms.
- Media release form
When a school, charity or event wants people’s photos for its own channels, with a way to withdraw.
- Release of liability form
When the shoot itself carries physical risk, such as water, heights or stunts.
- Audition form
When you are still casting and need people’s details before anyone is photographed.
Start with the model release form template
Open it in the editor, name yourself and the project in the first paragraph, and send the link before the shoot.
By Michael Hodge, founder of PulseFormCreator. Updated 23 Sep 2026.