“I want to do a boudoir session, but I’m scared of my photos being on the internet because of my job/my family/my privacy/any other reason.”

I have had this said to me so many times, and it is a totally valid concern! Boudoir is an empowering and beautiful thing, but it is also vulnerable and personal as well. Whether it’s because you are a teacher, or your conservative grandma is on Facebook, or just simply because you don’t want these photos of yourself on the internet, I want you to know that you ALWAYS have the choice in what happens with your photos. The photos of ours that you see are only from people who have signed a model release contract!

“But Tiffany, what is a model release contract?”

Model release contracts are what gives us permission to share your photos. When signing this contract, your photos can be used for anything! They could be posted on social media, shared on our website, as well as in any of our marketing materials such as studio product samples and banners for expos and conferences (like the bridal show we have coming up in April!). But we never do this without your permission, and it is definitely not required when you have a session with us! We may ask you during your session if you would like to sign a model release, but it is always your choice. If you want to, then great! If you want to keep your photos totally private, also great! We love sharing photos of the beautiful people who come into our studio, but more than that we want you to feel happy and empowered by your experience.

You also have probably seen us talk about Model Calls before, and that’s another huge way that we get more photos for social media and marketing! Model Calls are slightly different than normal sessions. Basically, these clients receive extra bonuses in exchange for a signed model release! We do these about every quarter so we can guarantee new photos to share in case our clients opt to not share their images.

There are also some instances where I recommend not signing a model release, as well! This is mostly because of how boudoir images online can affect your job. Occupations like teachers, lawyers, and possibly military service members (depending on your command) might not be ideal to have your photos public. I would hate for something empowering and beautiful to affect your job in a bad way! Of course, the choice is ultimately yours either way. It just may not be something that everyone thinks about, so I wanted to mention it just in case!

So that’s basically the gist of it! Do you have any questions about our Model Release policies? Have you had a session with us and now want to sign one?

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