Focusing on health and safety for my shoot is vital as I'll be shooting half of it in a studio so I'll need to make sure I brief my model on various things around the studio. For example not to touch the flash tube as it is highly dangerous and a health risk, I will make sure the studio is also as safe as possible by not leaving wires lying around which will increase the risk of injury.
Looking at legal constraints means focusing on aspects such as model release forms.
Currently I only plan on having my images displayed in an exhibition so I will not need a model release form, however, if I do end up selling my images to a stock photo website I will need a form because it may get later used for advertising, which could damage the model, potentially ending up in a lawsuit.
Not having the correct type of insurance could potentially lead to a lot problems for photographers, there are two different types of insurance, liability and indemnity. Liability covers you for any damage you may cause to any person or property whilst working, this can range from somebody tripping over a wire or destroying a building, so if you were to damage anything liability insurance will cover this.
Indemnity insurance will cover you if you fail to produce work of a satisfactory standard to the client, as well as it being on time etc. It defends your business and covers the claims made against you (court fees etc) as well as covering damages that may become payable.
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