Disclosure Issue #1 - June 2014 | Page 15

pre-eminent photographer of rock bands. These photographers help to spread the word about the brand and maintain its reputation. This is a challenge that faces the organisation as their competitors have been trading for a lot longer, for example Manfrotto have been trading for over fifty years compared to 3 Legged Things three years so the company has to make that all important impact. customers/fans would like to come and help. They do this because they know that those people have an interest and the enthusiasm to sell the brand. Images courtesy of 3 Legged Thing Revealed for the first time, 3 Legged Thing displayed three prototypes at The Photography Show in March this year. Hoping to be launched at Photokina (September 2014) is 3 Legged Things video head, panoramic plate and camera cage. These items have been designed to accompany the 3 Legged Thing tripod systems and appeal to a wider audience. The video head speaks for itself. It is purely to allow video enthusiasts to use their systems to full effect. The panoramic plate is to allow landscape photographers in particular to pan whilst they’re tripod and head are at an angle. It is definitely a piece of kit which will bridge a gap in the market. The final prototype is to allow your camera to be the right way up when using the inverted column on the large tripod systems and for when you need to have more than one flash near your camera whilst shooting portraits or events.   The company is a really small and does not recruit that often. They look for the kind of people that fit in with their image, as it’s different to the corporate style of the likes of Manfrotto. If the company requires more man power for trade shows, they post a message on their social media outlets asking if any of their 13