Lumigraphics wrote:
Usage changes. What a word means is what the community of users decide it means. So yeah, a formal definition from years past might not mean a thing nowadays.

The usage of particular words and phrases certainly does change over the years. In the list I've created, I've used the most consistent definitions which are currently used by professionals and have provided links for more information. There will be minor differences of opinion, of course, which are often the result of geographic or political boundaries. Here is some additional information concerning definitions which may be somewhat contentious.

The day rate (photography) was originally used by the editorial photographer for compensation. Unfortunately it was misapplied to assignment photography. Since January 1, 1978 when the U.S. copyright law for photography changed, granting freelance U.S. photographers copyright in their works by default when working for a client, the trend in assignment photography has been towards a creative fee rather than a time based fee (day rate). Most professional photographer organizations view the day rate as used in assignment photography as outmoded.

The kit fee (makeup artists) is a term which has been used in the motion picture industry for years. Gaffers and other workers used their own tools for which they were compensated for wear-and-tear with a box rental fee. The kit fee is just another term for box rental and this fee is set out in the contract with the makeup artist. The makeup kit fee only applies to certain items in the makeup artist's kit which, in turn, is relevant only in the context of motion picture makeup department management and financing.

Terms such as copyright, "a work made for hire", public domain, fair use, fair dealing,  moral rights are defined in legislation of individual countries and sometimes by agreements between countries. Some terms such as publicity and privacy rights are defined both by legislation and by court decisions. These terms, however, still can be defined by a broad definition which adequately explains the term and use.

Barry  M  Robinson wrote:
Added the definition of "look book", updated some of the links, made a few minor changes to some of the definitions for better clarity.

As always, any comments, concerns or questions please post to this thread.

Thanks

Edit: Over the next week or so I'll be creating a PDF version of this glossary so you'll be able to post it on your own website or print out a hard copy on your printer. The PDF version will contain live links to all the websites.

awesome - thank you

Barry  M  Robinson wrote:
Just added the definition for "agency"

I've noticed that some postings on MM refer to "an agency" without giving any indication of what type of agency the poster is talking about.

As always, let me know what you think. Is this definition clear and accurate, does it make sense to you.

What I think, is that it is incredibly generous of you to have done the OP and to update it.

Barry  M  Robinson wrote:
Now available in PDF format, 11 pages, printable and in alphabetic order
Use the link below to download.

Glossary for Photographers, Models, Makeup Artists and Stylists

Added more definitions, corrected some minor errors and clarified some points. Let me know if there are any errors or ambiguities. Thanks.

Thanks.

BMR-MUA wrote:
Update: The definitions listed in this post along with several others are now available as a PDF for download, use the link below.

Insisting on precise definition of words and phrases can be called couraged but admirable in times of the internet and 140 letters Twitter posts... ;-)
I appreciate the american terms definitions. This can be helpful for people beyond the US borders. Thanks a lot for your work.

A short appendix regarding the term "comp (card)": 
in Germany usually you will find the term "sedcard" used for this. As in other parts of Europe as well. The term is derived from the name of the british model agent Sebastian Sed. Together with Dorethee Parker (a german actress born as Dorothea Glöcklen) in ~1965 Sed founded the model agency "Parker-Sed Model Agency" in Hamburg, Germany. "Parker-Sed" is regarded as the first regular model ageny in Germany. And he is - at least in Europe - widely credited as the inventor of the "Sedcard" - which is a comp card. A 6x8" card with a few photos and stats of a model (in that times usually called not "model" but "mannequin"...)

Wikipedia tells the story a little bit different:
"Peter Marlowe in London invented models composites in 1965, then printed on paper to A4 format.The format was changed in 1972 to A5 card format, for filing purposes, and a few other companies started publishing cards for the model industry under different trade names since Peter Marlowe had registered the trademark “Model Composite” in Europe and the USA. Amongst these was Sebastian Sed who traded under the name Sed Cards, which are sometimes mis-pronounced as Z ("Zed") or Set cards. The publishing house of Marlowe Press stopped trading in 1990 and the words "models composites" and "comp cards" became generic within the model industry. Comp card databases and creation tools have moved online in recent years."

This seems to be quite trustworthy. Parker-Sed agency was closed in 1993, by the way.

Over the years a lot of people in Germany who did not know about this history often altered the term "sedcard" to "setcard" - and thought the term would be derived from a "set" of photos and information.

Beautiful Sundays wrote:
This is quite brilliant Love it. TY to OP for the original version and uber-kudos to AM for the 'satire' (although it rings true!!!!!) 

+1 ;-)