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This is a problem kicking around for quite a while, and I’m finally pissed about any of it. It’s assistants capturing their mouths off about photographer’s proprietary information, things they see and should just keep their mouths zipped about. The latest example is a person who requires a swift kick in the pants, and has (supposedly) given enough information that it would be very easy to narrow down who he could be.
So, let’s assume that this idiot is merely the latest in rumor mongering that occurs on models. What do we do about it? I can let you know that I have had to signal several multi-page non-disclosure contract (a.k.a. From law companies to manufacturers with new products being photographed, to software companies I had been speaking with, NDA’s are a way of life. My assistants too have had to sign these same documents. I am certain that Annie signed one as well (and has many many times), and this purportedly 5th Assistant was a one-off pickup for your day, and was not asked to sign one probably. But does that matter?
Probably legally yes, but morally and ethically, it doesn’t matter. Press releases are regularly embargoed from release but delivered to give reporters time to analyze and file stories once the embargo is lifted. When Steve Jobs announced the iPod, Time Magazine authorized NDA’s to do the photography for the cover and the reporters do too to report and test drive it beforehand. How then, can you impress …