Model release - minor or adult?

[Heide Pinkall]

Hi folks,

maybe anybody can help me:

I have some photos of teenagers/children that are a few years old. The persons shown on the photo are adults now - but in the picture they are not yet. So - which kind of model release should be used?
Thanks in advance!

[oleschwander]

I’ve thought about the same - in my view it must be an adult release.

[Linda Bestwick]

I guess there is an argument for either. Though on either release I would make it clear that the child is now an adult and signing for themselves. As they are not a minor you wouldn't use a guardian to sign for them on a minor release. My leaning is towards the adult release with a clear explanation.
There might be something about it in the support centre, and I have vague recollections of it been asked before on the forum, so might be worth a look through both. Otherwise may be just submit and see what happens. Then let us know which one works!  I have my suspicions that you may well get the runaround, hope I'm wrong!

[oleschwander]

Yes, I can’t see that it’s not the ‘grown up’ child who’s going to sign, but somehow one have to point it out to the reviewers.

But with 10 cent an image I don’t care to fill out model releases any more. All in all I don’t upload so much anymore. 

[Heide Pinkall]

Thanks everybody 🙂

[oleschwander]

On 3/27/2021 at 1:01 PM, Heide Pinkall said:

Hi folks,

maybe anybody can help me:

I have some photos of teenagers/children that are a few years old. The persons shown on the photo are adults now - but in the picture they are not yet. So - which kind of model release should be used?
Thanks in advance!

Hi Heide - how did it go ..?