Halcyon Image Photography takes your privacy seriously.
Education, your rights, Halcyon's policy.
Although the law provides for photography in all public places (defined as open to the public and wherein privacy is not reasonably expected) and that all editorial (newsworthy) photography can be freely published, televised, printed in newspapers and magazines alike without the knowledge or consent of the participants, this is not the policy of Halcyon Image Photography.
At no time will Halcyon Image Photography print, publish, make available or sell your name, email address or any personally identifiable information (other than branding, signage, or badging found on store fronts, signs, signposts, jerseys, gi belts, team jackets, or other publicly displayed information outside of our control, and therein only within the confines of this web service) without prior written consent in the form of a model release. In the event a photograph is deemed newsworthy and considered for publication, attempts will be made to contact the subject(s) and gain permission. If permission is not given, the image will not be used.
Photographs found on the Halcyon Image Photography's website are for private personal use only, intended solely for participants, attendees, competitors, clubs, teams and organizations, friends and family members. Images may not be used for advertising or promotion (including our own) in any form or fashion without the prior written consent of both the photographer and a signed model release by the subject. Halcyon Image Photography retains ownership and copyright of any and all images.
If for any reason, during the shooting of an event or while visiting this website, you or a family member are not comfortable being photographed, or having photos made available through this web service, please feel free to inform the photographer at the event, or send e-mail to scott@halcyonimage.com. At your discretion photos will either not be taken, placed in a private password protected gallery, or removed entirely. Please be sure to include the gallery name and filename(s) or image number(s) in any correspondence. If photographs are not wanted or desired I would prefer to be notified in advance as many many hours of post processing go into each event. An unwanted photo is an unlikely sale and your satisfaction and comfort are of utmost importance.
Smugmug, your privacy, and ordering.
Smugmug is a resource for professional photographers providing web hosting and photo finishing services. When placing an order with Halcyon Image Photography, Smugmug processes your order and through their professional finishing lab, provides you with dazzling products and prints. Halcyon Image Photography does not process orders. We are given a name, order number and the contact email address you provide when you place your order. At no time is Halcyon Image Photography provided an address, payment information or personal information of any other kind.
Sample Model Release Forms
Adult Model Release
In consideration of my engagement as a model, upon the terms herewith stated, I hereby give to photographer’s name goes here his/her heirs, legal representatives and assigns, those for whom photographer’s name goes here is acting, and those acting with his/her authority and permission:
a) the unrestricted right and permission to copyright and use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic portraits or pictures of me or in which I may be included intact or in part, composite or distorted in character or form, without restriction as to changes or transformations in conjunction with my own or a fictitious name, or reproduction hereof in color or otherwise, made through any and all media now or hereafter known for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade, or any other purpose whatsoever.
b) I also permit the use of any printed material in connection therewith.
c) I hereby relinquish any right that I may have to examine or approve the completed product or products or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied.
d) I hereby release, discharge and agree to save harmless [photographer], his/her heirs, legal representatives or assigns, and all persons functioning under his/her permission or authority, or those for whom he/she is functioning, from any liability by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the taking of said picture or in any subsequent processing thereof, as well as any publication thereof, including without limitation any claims for libel or invasion of privacy.
e) I hereby affirm that I am over the age of majority and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read the above authorization, release and agreement, prior to its execution; I fully understand the contents thereof. This agreement shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives and assigns.
Dated: _____________________________________
Signed:_____________________________________
Address:____________________________________
City:_______________________________________
State/Zip:____________________________________
Phone:______________________________________
Witness:_____________________________________
Minor Model Release
For valuable consideration, I hereby confer on photographer’s name goes here the absolute and irrevocable right and permission with respect to the photographs that he/she has taken of my minor child in which he/she may be included with others:
a) To copyright the same in photographer’s name goes here name or any other name that he/she may select;
b) To use, re-use, publish and re-publish the same in whole or in part, separately or in conjunction with other photographs, in any medium now or hereafter known, and for any purpose whatsoever, including (but not by way of limitation) illustration, promotion, advertising and trade, and;
c) To use my name or my child’s name in connection therewith if he/she so decides.
I hereby release and discharge photographer’s name goes here from all and any claims and demands ensuing from or in connection with the use of the photographs, including any and all claims for libel and invasion of privacy.
This authorization and release shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, licensees and assigns of photographer photographer’s name goes here as well as the person(s) for whom he/she took the photographs.
I have read the foregoing and fully understand the contents hereof. I represent that I am the [parent/guardian] of the above named model. For value received, I hereby consent to the foregoing on his/her behalf.
Dated: _______________________________________
Minor's Name:__________________________________
Parent or Guardian:_______________________________
Address:______________________________________
City:__________________________________________
State/Zip:______________________________________
Phone:________________________________________
Witness:_______________________________________
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