Model Release Form

Basically, to look-up info on this topic I Googled it. The gist of the model release form is that the models, or people in the photos you take, need to sign a document giving you, the photographer, their permission to use/publish the photo(s) or any other media. It covers the photographer legally in case a model comes back and tries to sue you for using their image or something along those lines.
It should include the names and contact info of the parties involved, their signatures and the date each person signed (if person is a minor parent/guardian permission needed), the model or their guardian explicitly stating that they give their consent for the photographer to publish the photos, as well as any other pertinent information, like what else it may be used for or if there are any limitations to the images uses.

Here is a link to a sample of a simplified model release form:

Permission for Photography

For valuable consideration received, I grant to Joe Photographer ("Photographer") the absolute and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission concerning any photographs that he/she has taken or may take of me or in which I may be included with others, to use, reuse, publish, and republish the photographs in whole or in part, individually or in connection with other material, in any and all media now or hereafter known, including the internet, and for any purpose whatsoever, specifically including illustration, promotion, art, editorial, advertising, and trade, without restriction as to alteration; and to use my name in connection with any use if he/she so chooses. I release and discharge Photographer from any and all claims and demands that may arise out of or in connection with the use of the photographs, including without limitation any and all claims for libel or violation of any right of publicity or privacy. This authorization and release shall also inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, licensees, and assigns of Photographer, as well as the person(s) for whom he/she took the photographs. I am a legally competent adult and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read this document and fully understand its contents. This release shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives, and assigns.

	SIGNATURE	(SEAL)
	NAME
	ADDRESS (Line 1)
	ADDRESS (Line 2)
	DATE
	WITNESS
	ADDRESS (Line 1)
	ADDRESS (Line 2)