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Baz Black: Yeah I have to admit it was a bit of a shock to see a stranger's head Photoshopped onto my body. It's part of a campaign to promote the new NBC show Blindspot. The first I heard about it was on makeup artist Nix Herreas Facebook page.I suddenly saw his head on my body. Apparently there was a booth set up at Comic Con where anybody could go in and get their head photoshopped onto my body, so there is hundreds of random faces floating around the internet "wearing" my body!Then they took it a step further and used four of the images for a huge billboard that was up in Times Square.

A customer from my shop told me I was the face of an online dating agency. It was a picture of me holding a scalpel and wearing a surgical mask. The caption read "MEET ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE." Initially I thought it was funny but it's probably not a good idea to have me looking like a serial killer as the promo for your site, guys.
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So in 2011 I arranged a photo shoot with Oktay of Imaj Photography. The release I signed was actually a waiver for iStock and I ended up completely signing all my rights away without realizing it. He has now been selling these images for five years and has made thousands from it. I don't get any money or credit for these images that have been bought and used worldwide for TV shows, magazines, billboards, jewelry companies, shops, and dating sites. When I contacted the photographer two years ago to ask him why he was selling my images and not giving me any money or credit he said that it was his business and needed to make money. He also offered to give me a free photo shoot as compensation. Like he wanted to get more images to sell behind my back!When I asked for the PDF files, on CD or email, so I could use them for my own promotion he told me I could go buy my own images on iStock if I wanted them. Cheeky bastard.All he had to do was turn around and throw me a couple of hundred quid for doing the shoot and I wouldn't be so annoyed at his blatant attempt to make money off my image.What kinds of things have you been used to plug and what countries are you selling in?
There have been over 50 that I am aware of. Customers have spotted me while away on holidays on a random array of products. Some countries included Romania, France, and Germany.
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In one image they changed the tattoos on my knuckles to say "GANG LIFE." I got a load of negative feedback from people who thought I was promoting gangs. It could actually limit my chances of traveling to America. I've been stopped before and had my tattoos examined to make sure there was no gang affiliation.

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First off be very wary signing any form of waiver, especially if it is an unpaid shoot to begin with. Now I am signed with agencies I only do paid shoots and waivers are checked by myself, my agency, and my solicitor.In normal waivers there is a good case against anybody using your photographs for commercial gain without prior informing you of it. iStock waivers pretty much give up all of your rights, giving the photographer full control.
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[Laughs] Yeah. That actually sums it up well. As I have no control I could pop up anywhere, commit evil doings, and have no knowledge of it.Follow Norma on Twitter.