Manfrotto Launches Online Photography Lesson Series in Collaboration with Web Photo School

Bassano del Grappa, Italia (PRWEB) August 31, 2005 -

? Manfrotto, the world?s leading manufacturer of support products for pro video and photography, is proud to announce the launch of a series of practical photography lessons available to the public at http://www.manfrotto.com. The lessons were developed in collaboration with Web Photo School, the California, United States based digital photo education company.

Developed to help Manfrotto customers get the most out of their equipment in various ?real-life? photographic situations, the lessons provide valuable information on how to tackle different subjects from still life to macro, from nature photography to portraits and more. Each lesson has been created utilizing a range of Manfrotto tripods and heads. Each lesson provides detailed information on every step of the photographic process, from setting up the tripod through framing and lighting technique and turning a good photograph into a great one.

?How to Use a Tripod: The Basics? informs readers on how to use Manfrotto tripods to capture beautiful photographs. ?Shooting Glamour in the Studio? teaches users techniques for modifying their glamour photography process to increase image appeal. ?A Close Up Look at Macro Photography? focuses on the use of tripods to get pin-sharp close-up photographs.

These and other online photography lessons are available at Manfrotto?s new portal website at http://www.manfrotto.com.

Manfrotto products are distributed exclusively by Bogen Imaging in the United States. For information, contact Bogen Imaging at info@bogenimaging.com or 565 East Crescent Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446-0506.

About Manfrotto

Gruppo Manfrotto are world leaders in the manufacture of professional camera and lighting supports for photography, video, broadcast and entertainment. For 35 years, Manfrotto has been building the world?s widest range of tripods, heads and dedicated accessories to support professional and semi-professional still cameras, from the traditional small, medium and large format to the latest digital camera. Every product in the Manfrotto range is designed to provide a perfect combination of important features such as: load capacity, size, stability, transportability, interchangeability and construction quality ? guaranteeing unique inimitable reliability and longevity.

About Bogen Imaging:

Since 1959, Bogen Imaging (formerly Bogen Photo) has been a leading source for photographic, cinematic and video lighting, supports, and accessories. Many of the most respected manufacturers of precision products for the photographic, video, Cine and lighting are distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Bogen. These include Manfrotto and Gitzo tripods and heads, Kata protective carrying systems and accessories, Avenger lighting grip, I.F.F. ceiling mounted lighting suspension, Metz on-camera flash systems, Gossen light meters, Elinchrom studio lighting systems and a wide host of additional product lines which round out the most complete range of exceptional accessories in the business.

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View Series of Tripod Kits Offers Customizable Equipment For Bird Watching and Sport Optics Market

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 31, 2005

Designed for everyone from the bird watching enthusiast to the professional nature photographer, the VIEW series of tripod kits, which will be featured at this year?s Photo Plus Expo, are lightweight, rugged, compact and portable, making them ideal to carry into the most remote places on earth.

Bird watching and sports optics is a large and growing market in the United States. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?s 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, ?66.1 million U.S. residents participated in a myriad of wildlife-watching activities.?

In response to the ever-changing needs of this market, Manfrotto has improved the current range of nature tripods with the VIEW birding and sports optics kits, designed to withstand the most extreme environments and provide years of trouble-free support.

The VIEW range consists of eight kits featuring stainless steel fixings, foam rubber padding to protect the user?s hands in cold weather, quick-action leg locks and silky-smooth fluid heads to easily track your subject. The kits incorporate user requested features, making the supports lighter, easier and more comfortable to use.

The VIEW kits are offered with a choice between the existing 700C2 and the 701RC2 heads, with a maximum load of 5.5 and 8 lbs, respectively. Both feature a fixed length pan bar with soft handle, separate pan and tilt locking mechanisms and smooth fluid movements to easily track subjects

Users can also choose between tripods, based on weight (aluminum or carbon fiber) and height. All tripods feature four different leg-angle settings to achieve lower heights, cold weather

protection and non-glare finishing. The tripod kits range from weights of 4.7 to 6.8 lbs and maximum heights from 58.9? to 71.7,? with the 190MFV, 190V, 055MFV and 055V tripods offered.

Manfrotto products are distributed exclusively by Bogen Imaging in the United States. For information, contact Bogen Imaging at info@bogenimaging.com or 565 East Crescent Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446-0506.

Additional information and hi-res images are available by accessing the Bogen Imaging Press Room at: http://www.bogenimaging.us

About Manfrotto

Gruppo Manfrotto are world leaders in the manufacture of professional camera and lighting supports for photography, video, broadcast and entertainment. For 35 years, Manfrotto has been building the world?s widest range of tripods, heads and dedicated accessories to support professional and semi-professional still cameras, from the traditional small, medium and large format to the latest digital camera. Every product in the Manfrotto range is designed to provide a perfect combination of important features such as: load capacity, size, stability, transportability, interchangeability and construction quality ? guaranteeing unique inimitable reliability and longevity.

About Bogen Imaging:

Since 1959, Bogen Imaging (formerly Bogen Photo) has been a leading source for photographic, cinematic and video lighting, supports, and accessories. Many of the most respected manufacturers of precision products for the photographic, video, Cine and lighting are distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Bogen. These include Manfrotto and Gitzo tripods and heads, Kata protective carrying systems and accessories, Avenger lighting grip, I.F.F. ceiling mounted lighting suspension, Metz on-camera flash systems, Gossen light meters, Elinchrom studio lighting systems and a wide host of additional product lines which round out the most complete range of exceptional accessories in the business.

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Emmy Award Winner and Grammy Nominated Musician John Tesh to Appear on eQuest?s American Dream Radio Series

San Ramon, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

eQuest, the world?s largest distributor of job postings on the Internet and Executive Producer of one of the most popular interview shows on the Armed Forces Radio Network, ?American Dream,? today announced that John Tesh has agreed to be a featured guest on the show.

Heard in over 177 countries, thousands of soldiers stationed around the globe tune in to hear the amazing stories of people who have taken incredible risks and somehow overcame tremendous obstacles needed to achieve success. John Tesh could be the poster boy for what ?American Dream? is all about.

In 1996, Tesh left his 10-year old, hugely lucrative career as co-host of Entertainment Tonight with Mary Hart to follow his lifelong dream of being a professional musician and composer. And it paid off. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches more than 14 million listeners weekly, and is syndicated to hundreds of stations in the US, Canada, and the UK. Tesh has won six music Emmys, has four gold albums, two Grammy nominations, and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism. Tesh has sold over 8 million records. His live concerts have raised more than $ 20 million for PBS.

?American Dream? host Kristin Best said, ?John has such an incredible story to tell. I?m looking forward to getting to know him through such a worthwhile venue.? The series is part of eQuest?s OFCCP Compliance Veterans Out-Reach program. John?s American Dream interview is set to air in January, 2012.

About eQuest

eQuest is the global leader in job-posting delivery and job board management services whose clients include the majority of the Global Fortune 500. eQuest?s Compliance Division ensures American businesses of its job posting obligations under the guidelines of the Department of Labor and the OFCCP. eQuest?s production of the American Dream series, helps provide its customers with employment channels to reach Veterans, disabled Veterans and Diversity organizations. eQuest can be reached at http://www.equest.com or at http://compliance.equest.com/armed-forces-network/

About Fascination Entertainment

Fascination Entertainment is a leading entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company?s comprehensive list of shows include High Tech Home, The Entrepreneurs, American Dream, Barn Find, Healthy Eating with Paulette, Designer Showcase House and Stark?s Reality in HD. The company is currently producing and developing programming for prime time and cable television with three new pilots and eight programs in development.

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