Modeling For Clay

I am currently seeking a muse for artistic work.

I am currently not offering TFCD (*Time For CD of images) except for my art shoots. The only way to get a TFCD shoot with me is for my art work and that may include some nudity. I do not do porn, so nudity and exposure will be limited in the images. If you're not comfortable with this then simply don't apply.

If you have heard from me with an offer of TFCD this applies to you. If you would like to request a TFCD art shoot, please email at claytonbruster@brusterphotography.com with the following information:

Your Stage Name
Your Real Name
Where you heard about me
Phone Numbers and times you can be reached
Web addresses with photos of you
What you want to shoot
Where you want to shoot
When you are available to shoot
Your age

* You donate your time for the shoot, possibly clothing,makeup and talent. I donate my time for the shoot, my talent, possible props, possible clothes, my time editing and reviewing, and my equipment and possibly makeup artist and possibly a stylist. Usually makeup artist and stylist are up to you, however I do occasionally finda mua and stylist also willing to do tfcd. I give you a CD or sometimes I just email the images, after editing, to you.

You will get web ready images of my choice from the photos I edit. I give no large files for free. Prints are available at a reduced price if you want them for your personal use only or for your hard copy portfolio. You are not allowed to get prints made from these files. As is normal, I keep exclusive copyright over the images but you are free to post them where ever you like as long as the following conditions are met:

Copyright must appear in plain site
Image can not be edited or changed in any way
If it's a model site where I have a portfolio, a link and reference is provided
Any place they get posted a credit and copyright is posted with the images. If possible a link to my website here at http://brusterphotography.com is also required.
Image may not be sold or exchanged for good or services.

When you receive your images from me, you will get the images to post online anywhere you want so long as you follow the conditions above. Prints are available at half price if you want them. I've been in this business a long time and I believe this is absolutely fair. If you don't think it is then I wish you the best but I will not be shooting with you. Please don't agree to work with me if you don't plan on following these conditions or if they upset you. That's not the way to get good images. Let's both go into this working toward making us both look good. That's what it's all about, isn't it?!

5 Things Every Model Should Know About Photography

As a model, you may be wondering who owns to the rights to pictures take of you. After all, it is your image, so they're yours, right? Well, you may not own the rights, here's why:

Photograph Ownership

According to law, the owner of the photographs is the one in possession of the negatives because possession is 9/10 of the law.

Photographs Are Protected By Copyright Laws.

Considered art, all photographs are protected by copyright laws. Photographs cannot be used without written consent of the owner. To do so is a violation of copyright laws and the violator would be subject to penalties under the law.

There are different types of rights to protect the buyer, such as:

First Time Rights:

The buyer purchases rights to publish photographs first.
One-Time Rights:

The buyer purchases the rights for one-time use.
Exclusive Rights:

The buyer purchases exclusive rights for a certain period of time.
All Rights:

The buyer purchases all rights.
Model Release

In order for a photographer to sell or publish a model's pictures, the photographer must have a model release signed by the model. If the photographer fails to get a signed model release from the model, he/she may not publish or sell the model's pictures until written permission is giveneven if he/she owns the image.
Publication Release

A model cannot publish a photographer's pictures without a signed publication release giving her permission to do soeven though the model paid for the images and they are of himself/herself.
Public vs. Private Persons

Public personas are excluded from model release. If you were to take a photograph of a famous model and sell it or publish it without a model release, you would not be in violation of any copyright laws, since the person is considered a "public person."
During the course of your modeling career, you will work with various photographers. Each photographer's release will be different. Therefore, it is extremely important for you to know what copyrights laws apply to various situations. Click Here for a copy of the text from my model release. This may vary slightly, but there are no major changes to it.

Copyright Infringement - What you should know

What if someone copies my work?

If proven that a copyright infringement has occurred, the owner of a registered copyright may be entitled to relief such as injunction, impounding and disposition of infringing articles, attorneys fees, actual damages and profits of the infringing party, or statutory damages up to $150,000 if the infringement was committed willfully.

The copied work need not be identical to the original to infringe a copyright. The legal test of infringement is substantial similarity whether an ordinary observer would recognize the work as having been copied in whole or in part from the earlier one.

View my Model Release and my Limited Use License which is what you get that allows you to use the images I give you.