In 2014, I was in a commercial shoot that was for TV and print.
I sent an email a year or so ago when they were using some of the video to make web commercials that were on Youtube, but got no reply from my agency, which is fine, but last night I had to send another email.
Why?
That's me. It's from the video we shot in 2014. (you can stop watching after the first few seconds).
So, here's the deal: they shouldn't do that. I'm not sure about the details of the actual contract, but they should have paid for this specific use, and if it expired at some point, which it very well may have, well, that's just a little sketchy to do, in my opinion. *update* I've seen all 6 of these Cincinnati ones so far, one not far from my house! The photo above is 1 of the 3 in the Dayton area, of which I've seen 2. The other is far enough out of the way that I have no plans to make that journey!
**update 2: I actually called the 2 billboard companies and asked nicely "hey, LOL, I'm on a Tire Discounters billboard, who knew that image would be used, you know? I'm curious, and I totally understand if you can't tell me, but as I have friends and family that would like to see one, how many of these are there?" It was all super friendly, as I am like that, and they happily told me there were 3 in Dayton (she gave me the locations and said she'd never talked to someone on one of their billboards!) and 6 in Cincinnati (she told me there were 2 separate "buys" and that they had only 6 of the 9 total). I was nice, they were nice, so that was all good.
NOW, be sure, I will allow the agency to handle this, (and they are working on it) and I'm not going to drag TD on social media, especially because, although I doubt it, the contract may have included all uses: but as no one will read this, the secret is safe on here.
Here's another from last May that used me. And another.
Here's one from the crop of web ads on youtube that spurred my email in 2017.
** Update in March: Oh, I'm, looking for tires, and guess who is all over the TD website?
_____________________________________________________________________________
On a side note, on my website, I've added affiliate links for photo stuff, here they are as well, if you want to buy anything and make me some small commissions! Thanks!
Stuff I own and use:
XT1: https://amzn.to/2BX0dOd
XM1(with XC16-50): https://amzn.to/2BZKYnU
XF 35mm WR: https://amzn.to/2UcWDXv
XC50-230: https://amzn.to/2GR3Jhm
Tripod Ball Head: https://amzn.to/2XntgUe
Soft Bag Inserts (make any bag a camera bag): https://amzn.to/2Ue3XSv There are color versions of this black insert, which I will buy if I replace these: the black makes it harder to see black lens caps, etc... :)
Newer versions of my "good" camera:
XT2: https://amzn.to/2Ud9mJI
XT3: https://amzn.to/2UenVMW
