Model Agreement

This Agreement is made between:


GALINA ROMALIS,      (the photographer, employed by the school “Open Space School Yabloko”), and

....…..………  …….………...………………… (the student, or if the student is under 18 years of age, the student’s parent or guardian), on

…………………………………………….. (the date).


  1. The student agrees to participate in the school’s activities that may result in the student’s photographs taken by the photographer, by the student herself/himself or by other students and/or representative of the school.

  2. The photographer agrees not to use any photographs of the student in a way which could be defamatory of the student or which brings the student into general public contempt. The photographer, the school and its representatives will take any reasonable measure to ensure that the photographs are not published for or dealt with for unlawful purposes.

  3. The student acknowledges that (subject to paragraph 2 above) his/her photographs may be used for educational and/or promotional purposes on the internet, in publications generally, in any country. 

  4. Copyright and licensing agreements shall be as following:

4.a If a photograph of a student is taken by the photographer on her own camera, the copyright in the photograph is and will remain owned by the photographer. The photographer may use the photographs in competitions, exhibitions, on the internet, in publications generally, for educational, promotional or commercial purposes (subject to paragraph 2 above). The student will have no right to payment of any fee, commission, royalty or other payment, arising out of this use. The student will be given exclusive license to use the photographs for any purpose as long as the photographer is acknowledged as the photograph’s author. 

4.b If a photograph is taken by a student on a camera belonging to the photographer or the school, the copyright in the photograph is and will remain owned by the photographer or the school correspondingly and may be used for the purposes described in paragraph 3 above only. The student  will be given an exclusive license to use the photographs for any purpose.

4.c If a photograph is taken by a student  on the student ’s camera, the copyright in the photograph is and will remain owned by the student. The photographer and/or the school are to be given an exclusive license to use the photographs for the purposes described in paragraph 3 above only.

4.d Any photographs of a student taken by another student is subject to copyright and licensing agreement between the parents/guardians of the abovementioned students. The photographer and/or the school are to be given an exclusive license to use the photographs for the purposes described in paragraph 3 above only.



Signed:


 …………………………………………………………

(the photographer)



…………………………………………………………………..

(the model/student or parent/guardian)



……………………………………………………………………

(the school representative)