release?

Would I need a release if I was photographing candids of people for a photography competition? Over 18 and under?

thanks,
Evan

Provided the images were not to be used in a commercial fashion, no...

Like Jay says, if you're not using the images in a commercial manner, then you don't need a release. Printing and displaying the images is generally not considered commercial use.

However, it's nice to get written permission, even if legally it's not strictly necessary. Not everybody knows the law regarding this, so you can save a lot of potential headache by discussing it in advance with the person in the photo.

BirdBoy wrote in post #14189685
Would I need a release if I was photographing candids of people for a photography competition? Over 18 and under?

thanks,
Evan

The thing to be careful of is that many photography competitions are also commecially sponsored--at some point they may use entries for commercial purpose.

Usually if you read the fine print you can determine that. The fine print may also tell you that they require a model release. If the entries become the property of the company or sponsors, they probably have commercial use in mind.