dawn_mcknight

I've been hired by a town I own a children's boutique and photography studio in to shoot pictures of the town, people having lunch inside the restaurants and outside. Shoppers walking the streets. These will be used for advertising both in print and online (social media and website) do I need some type of model release for everyone in the restaurant on walking down the streets shopping at all the different shops? It seems a bit invasive to the people eating lunch and shopping. Is there a way around this?

Here's a scenario. Is it illegal or ethically wrong? You hired a photographer to photograph a huge event you put on every year in your small town. Your contract is a verbal between you and said photographer. With nothing more than a promise to be there when the event begins and finish time was stated as being the finale. Not much else. Everything turns out fine. photographer is paid and you get your pictures. Fast forward a year.... The town 30 miles away puts on a similar event ( 1st year)and sends a Facebook message to your photographer asking if she can use the pictures taken at your event to promote her event. He says sure and sends them to her. Did he have the right to do that? Isn't that illegal ? Or is it just ethically wrong?