I bought my iPad 2 a couple of days ago and I am loving it. I used to carry my Macbook Pro all the time when out on shoots. I was looking for something lighter to carry and useful too. I do a lot of photo work on the go and Macbook Pro was surely a help. But nonetheless, iPad 2 is awesome too. I miss Aperture though! I hope Apple will come out with a version for iPad soon.

Now talking about the role of my iPad in my day to day photo jobs, I will publish a series of posts as and when I keep experiencing new things. Today I will talk about reducing the paper work in terms of Model release and Property release.

Usually when out on shoot I carry a folder with prints of Model release forms and Property release forms. I hope as a photographer you know how to these forms play an important role in protecting your rights and also these help avoiding legal issues. But the problem that arises out of these print forms is that you carry something extra and then later you need to maintain all of them somewhere at your office or home. Most likely, you might end up losing one in future.

Now that I have an iPad, I thought of exploring the world of iPad apps for something that helps me do digital model release and property release. I tried many apps but the one I finally find most useful is – Easy Release – Model Release App. This app also allows you to manage property release.

You can find more details by visiting the app page on iTunes. It looks costly at the first look but honestly this is going to be cheaper in long term. Let me know how your like it. The coolest thing is that you can embed the model’s photo with Id and send the file as PDF to multiple recipients.

Cheers guys!