katemonster
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Post by katemonster on Jul 19, 2013 11:31:11 GMT -5
Something that has intrigued me since I taped is how much Wheel has in terms of video and pictures of the contestants that they don't make available. During practice sessions, a staff photographer takes a picture of you standing at the podium with your hand on the Wheel. I understand that they want these pictures for promotional reasons, but a simple site where we could purchase copies or downloads of the picture would be awesome. I know I would have happily paid $40 or so to have that high quality image, as opposed to just grabbing screenshots from the recorded episode. I can't be certain, but I believe the photographer took pictures at other times as well.
Depending on the licensing agreements, I'd think they could also do that sort of thing with full or partial episodes.
So, does anyone know why they're so reluctant to give or sell those images?
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Post by MarioGS on Jul 19, 2013 11:59:01 GMT -5
They could be for archival purposes, or they could be sent to your local stations with most of them not using them for anything.
If you want to get your picture, you should be able to get it by E-mailing wofhelp@sonypictures.com. When I went to a taping, the photographer also took a picture of me grabbing the Wheel. A few weeks later, I E-mailed that address, described myself and when the picture was taken (concerning taping day and theme week), and including a picture of my "spin" taken from my own camera at the same time for reference. I got an original-size copy the next day.
So just tell them your name and your tape/air dates and they should be able to send you the picture no problem.
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katemonster
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Post by katemonster on Jul 22, 2013 15:10:23 GMT -5
I emailed them - not sure if they'll respond since taping for the new season has started and they're probably swamped, but I can hope!
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