Bogen Imaging Press Release

Bogen Imaging To Distribute Will Crockett’s ShootSmarter Series of Professional Photographic Training DVDs In The US

Ramsey, NJ (September 1, 2006) – Bogen Imaging is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with ShootSmarter University to serve as the exclusive distributor of its highly acclaimed line of professional photographic training DVDs in the United States. The complete line of DVDs comprises seven disks, ranging from Digital Portraiture Basics to an extensive PhotoShop training. “We are extremely pleased to be working with Will Crockett and ShootSmarter University,” noted Paul Wild, President of Bogen Imaging, USA. “Will is one of the world’s most prominent and distinguished photographers and has received unending praise for his work as an author and educator on the principals of digital photography. Crockett’s ShootSmarter professional photographic training DVDs deliver exactly what professionals and serious amateurs need to help fine-tune their skills and take their digital photography to new levels. Bogen is looking forward to building a successful relationship with ShootSmarter University in years to come and to increasing the availability of Crockett’s educational DVDs to photographers in the US,” concluded Mr. Wild.

Over the past few years, the photographic industry has progressed rapidly, evolving from a film based workflow to digital. While the transition has opened doors for many photographers and has increased creative options by leaps and bounds, there has been a significant lack of sound educational guidance to help ease photographers to the new digital era. Looking to fill the educational void, Will Crockett founded ShootSmarter University and ShootSmarter.com.

Based out of Aurora, Illinois, ShootSmarter University is a $600,000 facility designed solely for educational seminars and classes. In addition to Will Crockett, ShootSmarter University’s instructors include the legendary Suzette Allen, Marc Hauser, Paul Gero and Christopher Grey. For a complete list of upcoming seminars and classes, please visit www.shootsmarteruniversity.com

The ShootSmarter line of professional photographic training DVDs includes:

Pro Solutions for Digital Workflow - WC 101
Pro Solutions for Digital Photo Workflow brings you the fact-based info you can use to make smart decisions in building your efficient, easy, and profitable workflow to shoot professional wedding, portrait, seniors and even commercial and editorial images with the high image quality you and your clients deserve. - JPEG vs. RAW, sRGB vs. Adobe RGB, “rezzing” up files… - Will makes camera settings, white balance, digital printing and his industry-leading methods of screen-to-print matching easy and profitable. If you liked Will’s live presentations, you will LOVE this video which was created in the state-of-the-art photo studios and printing labs of ShootSmarter University.

Digital Portraiture Basics, Level 1 - WC 103
Digital Portraiture Basics helps you and your lighting make the transition from shooting portraits onto negative films to shooting onto digital capture. This is an excellent resource for building or adding onto your digital lighting foundation.

Digital Portraiture Lighting, Level 2 - WC 104
Digital Portraiture Lighting level 2 is the second video in our DigiLight series and uses five setups to show you the high quality digital portraiture techniques you’re looking for. Solid intermediate to advanced digital lighting info presented in Will’s typical first class style.

Digital Portrait Lighting Level 3, with Christopher Grey - WC 109
Beautiful and easy to learn professional lighting for working Pros and serious enthusiasts alike. Grey reveals his technique of adapting film-based lighting into modern digital workflow and shares the tips you need from a master photographer to create your own digital lighting style.

Digital Exposure Control with Will Crockett - WC 108
Finally, no more guessing at exposures! Take control of your exposures with the facts, proven technique, and the confidence to know you never have to worry about image destruction due to exposure troubles ever again. Learn how to calibrate your own flash meters. Conquer on-camera flash exposure.

VitalSkills for Photoshop CS & 7 - WC 107
The #1 Photoshop instructor on the internet - Suzette Allen - brings you the VitalSkills you need to be comfortable, quick, and super efficient at adding value to your photographs.

Bold and Simple, The Light of Marc Hauser - WC 105
Bold and Simple the light of Marc Hauser is the first video in our Masters Series and showcases three lighting setups along with plenty of communication, posing, and creative fuel from this legendary photographer.

Digital Portrait Lighting DVD Suite with Will Crockett - WC 106
Three of the most popular DVD’s together in one package at a price slightly more than two DVD’s. Will Crockett and Christopher Grey provide over 2.5 hours of great information.

For more information and pricing on the ShootSmarter line of professional photographic training DVDs, please visit www.bogenimaging.us.

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 markets 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.