A model release is a signed agreement through which a model gives the photographer the right to use the photographs taken. Model releases can vary dramtically in what they might or might not allow. So always check them carefully. Typically they are supplied by the photographer and a model may or may not charge for signing one.

Time For Print. This term is used to describe the common arrangement where a model and a photographer will work together without money changing hands. The benefit is that both the model and the photographer get to benefit from the results of the shoot. They will both gain photos / images for use in their portfolio. Like all forms of modelling, the exact nature of the deal needs to be negogiated and agreed before a shoot.

As photography moves more and more into the digital arena it is becomming more common for photographers to offer models digital copies of photos taken during a TFP shoot. Typically this means that the model will get a CD or DVD containing the entire set of photos from the shoot instead of receiving a few select prints of the better shots.

This is the type of arrangement I will typically make with the models I work with.