# Profoto

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{{Short description|1968 Stockholm company}}
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| name           = Profoto
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| native_name      = Profoto Aktiebolag
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| type           = Privately held company
| industry       = Photographic equipment
| founded        = 1968
| founder        = {{ubl|Conny Dufgran|Eckhard Heine}}
| hq_location         = 57 Landsvägen, [Sundbyberg](/source/Sundbyberg)
| hq_location_city    = [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm)
| hq_location_country = Sweden<ref>{{cite web |title=Profoto Aktiebolag – Företagsinformation |url=http://www.allabolag.se/5561155838/Profoto_AB|website=Alla Bolag |accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref>
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| key_people     = {{ubl|Anders Hedebark (CEO)|Conny Dufgran (Chairman)}}
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[[File:1968photokina.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Founders Eckhard Heine and Conny Dufgran, [Photokina](/source/Photokina) 1968.]]

'''Profoto''' is a Swedish company that develops [photographic flashes](/source/Flash_(photography)) and other light shaping tools for professional photographers. It was founded in 1968 by Conny Dufgran and Eckhard Heine in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm).

==History==
Profoto AB was founded in Stockholm, 1968, by Conny Dufgran, photography equipment retailer, and Eckhard Heine, photographer and [engineer](/source/engineer).<ref>{{cite web |title=Profoto – About Us |url=http://profoto.com/about-us |website=Profoto |accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref> Several notable professionals have used different Profoto products during their careers, such as [Annie Leibovitz](/source/Annie_Leibovitz), [Herb Ritts](/source/Herb_Ritts), and [David LaChapelle](/source/David_LaChapelle).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Waikla|first1=Reet|title=Lyser upp i svenska fotomörkret|url=http://www.di.se/artiklar/2005/12/1/lyser-upp-i-svenska-fotomorkret/?activetab=Last|accessdate=12 June 2015|publisher=Dagens Industri|date=1 December 2005}}</ref>

==Products==
The product range is mainly focused on studio photography, and includes battery powered flash generators for situations where portability is needed. There are remote control units that can be attached to a digital camera's flash socket and take advantage of [flash synchronization](/source/flash_synchronization) and automatic [through-the-lens](/source/through-the-lens) measuring functionalities. 

Profoto also sells [speed ring](/source/speed_ring)s, [softbox](/source/softbox)es, rasters, and other tools that shape the light cone.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fröderberg |first1=Magnus |title=Flera blixtar från Profoto med TTL-automatik och HSS |url=http://www.fotosidan.se/cldoc/flera-blixtar-fran-profoto-med-ttl.htm |accessdate=12 June 2015 |publisher=Proffsfoto |date=2 March 2015}}</ref> The battery powered AirTTL flash units B1 and B2 have been noted for their robustness and portability.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fröderberg|first1=Magnus|title=TEST: Profoto B1 – Portabelt studioljus med trådlös TTL-automatik|url=http://www.fotosidan.se/cldoc/test-profoto-b1-portabelt-studioljus-med.htm|accessdate=12 June 2015|publisher=Proffsfoto|date=27 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Luthman|first1=Bengt|title=Profoto B2 – mångsidigt och ännu smidigare|url=http://www.kamerabild.se/nyheter/prylar/profoto-b2-m-ngsidigt-och-nnu-smidigare|accessdate=12 June 2015|publisher=Kamera & bild|date=2 March 2015}}</ref> At Photokina 2016 in Germany, Profoto launched AirTTL studio flashes D2 and Pro-10, as well as the Air Remote TTL-S which was made in collaboration with [Sony](/source/Sony).<ref name="fotosidan2016">{{cite news|last1=Agfors|first1=Martin|title=Vi pratar blixtteknik med Profoto|url=http://www.fotosidan.se/cldoc/photokina2016/vi-pratar-blixtteknik-med-profoto.htm|accessdate=13 October 2016|publisher=Fotosidan|date=24 September 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Flash comparison](/source/Flash_comparison)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.profoto.com}}

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Category:Swedish brands
Category:Photographic lighting
Category:Photography equipment manufacturers of Sweden
Category:Companies based in Stockholm County
Category:Swedish companies established in 1968
Category:Electronics companies established in 1968
Category:1960s establishments in Stockholm

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