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ASK AARON - July 2005 Answer

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I am 32 years old, but have been studying acting for four years. At this point, I don't have anything to place on my resume. I don't want to lie on the resume - any suggestions?

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From Angela, IL

I got approached by a company who wants to purchase a few of my photos for a print ad. Is there anything I need to know about the photographers rights?

Dear Angela:

Since the photographer owns the rights to your shots, you need to contact him/her and talk about working out a financial arrangement. You need to know how it is going to be used – will it run in a high exposure format (poster, billboard, side of a bus) or just in a newspaper, magazine etc… You should also find out how long they would like to run the ad, 12, 24, 36 months, or do they want a buy out – where it can be used forever. You should be compensated more for high exposure usages and for 3-years or buy out usage.

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