Frau liest Kleingedrucktes bei Photoshooting nicht und ist plötzlich weltweit zu sehen

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vor 6 Jahren

Stellt euch vor, euer Gesicht ist auf einmal überall. Ein Traum wird wahr! …oder?

1. Das ist Shubnum. Eine Frau, die plötzlich mehr Identitäten hatte, als sie sich jemals zu träumen wagte.

So today I'm going to tell you the story of How I Ended Up with my Face On a McDonald's Advert in China – A Cautionary Tale. Six or so years ago, a friend in Canada posted a pic on my FB wall to say she found an advert of me promoting immigration in a Canadian newspaper. pic.twitter.com/QJ0nWpYNmQ

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

2. Shubnum kommt aus Südafrika. Entprechend überrascht war sie, als sie ihr Gesicht auf einer Zuwanderungsanzeige in Kanada sah (Beispiel oben).

Naturally I was shocked and… confused. I studied the pic and agreed that it was me. Now I didn't mind that I was promoting immigration in Canada but I couldn't understand why my face was in a paper all the way on that side of the world. pic.twitter.com/GBquWEFlek

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

3. Gehen wir ein paar Jahre zurück, zum Anfang der Story.

After some wtf moments, a friend reminded me we did a photoshoot a few years ago. When I was at university I heard about a free photoshoot by a CT photographer who promised us professional portraits in exchange for shooting us. It was called the 100 Faces Shoot & the photographer

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

4. Es war einmal ein Photoshooting in Durban. Shubnum war jung und brauchte das Geld (…und las das Kleingedruckte nicht richtig).

took photos of 100 various faces of all ages & races in Durban. Young friends & I were excited; we signed a release form at the start (I thought it was to give him permission to use the photos for his portfolio). We didn't read the small print. I know. It was stupid. pic.twitter.com/wAykaSpcub

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

5. Später kontaktiert sie der Fotograf und erzählt, dass die entstandenen Bilder verkauft wurden. Daher besteht die Möglichkeit, dass sie an verschiedener Stelle verwendet werden. Daraufhin macht Shabnam eine umgekehrte Google-Suche.

So I contact the photographer and he says, yeah, we signed away these photos (we took 3 photos – straight faced, smiling and crazy) and they're now stock photos that he sells. He says I might start popping up in places. So I start a reverse google search of these images & well, pic.twitter.com/etwsDanNEk

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

6. Das Ergebnis schockt sie.

It feels like I sell everything! If I'm not welcoming immigrants to Canada, I'm selling carpets in NYC, leading treks in Cambodia, or looking for love in France.

Let's start with something light: here I'm the face for dental sedation in Virginia Beach. Innocent enough, you say, pic.twitter.com/KScqqLCoLx

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

7. Jemand will seine Tränensäcke loswerden? Vermutlich trifft er auf Shubnum.

but then I get into the hard stuff and I'm all about getting rid of those pesky eye bags. Haloxyl is the stuff to inhibit facial muscle tightening and is the buzzword (obvs) in anti-ageing eye cream pic.twitter.com/38pzU18Ybo

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

8. Danach heißt sie plötzlich „Dina M.“ und hatte super Erfolg damit, ihre Post-Schwangerschaftsprobleme zu lösen.

And then suddenly all this facial work has you getting attention and you're Dina M, with a baby and post pregnancy melasma until Dermolyte comes to the rescue and gives you photoshopped finished skin. pic.twitter.com/uC0BXZfiwU

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

9. Und es geht weiter.

But also, some hyper-pigmentation just doesn't leave and then you must resign yourself to your fate with a sad glare, pic.twitter.com/rJsKLSySxx

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

10. Buch- und Magazincover-Star über Nacht.

but once that's all treated you can grace some book and magazine covers. pic.twitter.com/GwBOziNUmS

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

11. Wow.

I can also take on new identities. The most shocking of these are adverts to teach & care for kids – so who is actually with the kids? When I asked the photographer abt this, he says I signed away rights to 'distortion of character including false names'. pic.twitter.com/2MzIZPAfi5

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

12. Und so nimmt sie also diverse Online-Identitäten an. Zum Beispiel die eines kambodschanischen Guides.

Also, I love my ethnicity varies according to whim. I'm Seng Bonny leading Cambodian tours, Phoebe Lopez from San Francisco, Kelsi from San Francisco, Chandra from California, Christine from LaTrobe Uni, Dina M etc. pic.twitter.com/p105obTnLH

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

13. Oder auf der verzweifelten Suche nach einem Prinzen. Mit weißem Pferd. In Frankreich.

I've also looked for love online on a French dating website. This roughly translates to: 'I’m here, do not click too hard I’m fragile. Here I am looking prince charming of my dreams, who comes on his white horse to steal my heart…' pic.twitter.com/Qod17B3LSf

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

14. Schöne Grüße aus Uruguay.

Again, the face of positive immigration in Uruguay. (TBH I don't really mind the ads promoting immigration). pic.twitter.com/6JGr1cArhX

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

15. Vermutlich könnte man blind im Internet suchen – und früher oder später auf Shubnums Gesichts treffen.

And the list goes on; numerous testimonials for different products, someone spotted a poster at a bustop in London, posters for McDonald's in India, China and S Korea, banking brochures, eye clinics, make up websites, laser eye treatments etc. pic.twitter.com/D9ODY9k45R

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

16. Geld gab es für diese unerwartete Präsenz nicht. Die Gewissheit, für so eine Bandbreite an Produkten als Werbegesicht herhalten zu müssen, aber im Vorfeld wohl auch nicht. Daher kontaktiert sie den Fotografen erneut.

So beside the fact that all of us were never paid for ANY of these advertisements, there's also the misleading and downright dishonesty of promoting these products. Eventually I contacted the photographer and said I didn't know I signed up for any of this, pic.twitter.com/ocpacnYd0W

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

17. Dieser entschuldigt sich.

He explained he was sorry I felt hard done by but it was all legal & explained to us beforehand (I really don't rem anyone telling me my pic would become a stockphoto & that it could be distorted) pic.twitter.com/lQapT2igXU

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

18. Und nimmt die Fotos von seiner Seite runter.

but he agreed to take it down from his site since I complained as an author I could be recognised (I don't think this was a legit excuse but it worked in making him take it down). He also said I could still keep popping up where my image was already purchased. pic.twitter.com/8zUMz94FxZ

— Shubnum Khan (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

19. Eine verblüffende Geschichte. Die uns einige lehrt…

but now that I'm older and more assertive & aware of power plays and manipulation I can easily see how we were all used – a whole gallery of free photographs for this photographer to sell and we haven't made a cent for all the things WE'VE advertised.

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

20. Dass Testimonials oft fake sind – ok, keine Riesen-Überraschung. Aber mit einem einzigen Foto eine solche Präsenz?

because while it's occasionally funny to randomly come across your face on a board at the McDonalds in China, you also don't want to be Dina M, complaining about post pregnancy melasma to the internet or calling out for prince charming on a white horse (ok, that bit is okay). pic.twitter.com/ykCvcZXNBE

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

21. Shubnum geht es vor allem darum, ihre Erfahrungen zu teilen.

life in a small town in S Africa not knowing about how her image is being used. So, if anything use my story as a cautionary tale. Don't sign up for free photoshoots, read what you sign and also don't believe most of the things you read on the internet.

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

22. Und tatsächlich – es meldet sich jemand, der ebenfalls an besagtem Shooting teilgenommen hat.

Be clever. Be aware. Don't get caught up. I'm sure I could have made some money out of this, but instead I'm out there promoting acne cream while someone else gets the profits.

And now you know.

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

23. Tatsächlich…irgendwie witzig. Und erschreckend zugleich.

Really??

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 29, 2018

Only examples I can find currently on my phone. But have seen/heard of at least 5-6. pic.twitter.com/4r2CqbnU0e

— Jordan Collins (@jordcollins) July 29, 2018

24. Danke für die Geschichte, Shubnum.

It's the funniest but also scariest thing and I don't know how to explain it more than that.

— Shubnum Khan | Order The Djinn Waits (@ShubnumKhan) July 28, 2018

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