2010-03-31T20:01:00.001-07:00

its holidays
woo

5dmkII
woo

R.

2010-03-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

who actually reads this... haha

sold the 1d today... mkII that is...

will be getting a 5d on thursday hopefully

sweet.

mhhm

2010-03-06T20:20:00.000-08:00

business as usual..

raawr.

1d mark III next week
<3 :D

ni hao

2010-02-15T18:25:00.000-08:00

GONG XI GONG XI GONG XI FA CAAAIII YOOOO

<3 5 day weekend hahah

nom nom nom nom

2010-02-02T03:48:00.001-08:00

school.
kinda sick of it now.
12 years now.
mgaaah.

indo oral tomorrow woo.
did a shoot with emma on the weekend for art... yeeeh

10 Tips: Skating/Riding Photos

2010-01-28T00:31:00.001-08:00

soo i made this little ten tips on jpg a while back... thought it might help some aye...

1) Bring out the character

Don't just focus on the tricks that the guy (or girl) might be pulling off, have the camera handy for chillout sessions, or goofy pics. One thing I hate most is peoples perceptions that skaters/bikers are **** highschool dropouts, which when you actually meet them is proved completely false- they are honestly some of the friendliest dudes around once you get to know them.

2) Get Wide

Wide angle lenses are a must have for a lot of skate/bmx photography as usually you will be wanting to showcase whatever it is theyre tricking on (ie: stair set, mega ramp, etc) but also including the dude who is doing the trick in the picture as well. Not to mention, Fisheyes are tripppppy!

3) Get Low

You can dance to the song while doing this if you want, but its a crucial part of skate/bmx photography. Getting low helps to make the guy flying look like he's flying higher, and generally gets more in the scene (ie: interesting buildings, scenery). I'll be honest, at least half of all the shots I've taken of skateboarding/bmx have been taken from a position involving me lying down on the ground, crouched in a dark space, you get the picture..

4) Experiment with Angles

Yeah this kinda contradicts what I just said about getting low, but don't be afraid to experiment with a whole bunch of different angles. I remember once I snuck into a crawl space above a set of stairs to get one shot of my mate jumping down them from above. Photography can take you interesting places, just flow with it!

5) Get some flashes

Daytime pictures are cool and all, but at dusk or night time you can get some of the best pics as long as you know what you're doing, since you can isolate the subject and get awesome contrasty images with them being the only focus in a scene of darkness. Try to find yourself some slave flashes and triggers to fire them to go with your camera. I myself am using 2 canon ex580's and PT-04 radio pops (aka poverty wizards) to fire my flashes whenever I shoot at night.

6) Take a step back

I know I mentioned getting close before but sometimes its good to step back from the all the action. Put the skater/biker in a car park or something and emphasise how big the world around them is, or how empty the street is, or whatever fits your liking!

7) Pre focus

More of a technical tip, but use one shot focus settings on your camera with a small f-stop to ensure a good depth of field, Because on occasion you find a gap so big that the skater/rider will only really be able to do it once, and if he survives that once there isn't much chance he/she will really try it again. If you miss that photo because it was out of focus or somethin like that, then you have a few questions to answer for afterwards...

8) Bits and Bobs

Sometimes it's good to get right in and focus only on certain parts of the skater/biker. From mid-air facial expressions, to certain parts of the bike, all the way to the skaters feet flipping up the deck, the choices are endless!

9) Sequential

Another more technical tip, make use of your cameras drive mode to get the "Money shot" in a sequence, i've got 9 frames per second and usually end up with about 10 pics per trick set. Or process it afterwards and make it like the sequences you see in the magazines with like 20 of the same people in the scene completing a trick set or whatever.

10) there is no 10! =O

My last tip... EXPERIMENT!

There is no right or wrong way to taking skating and bmx photos, just go out have a play and do what you do best.

If you don't know any skaters/bikers just head down to a local skatepark and kindly ask if they dont mind having their photos taken, they wont bite! and honestly, if you can pull off great photos there's a good chance you'll make a new set of friends out there, and who knows maybe even find a sponsor or two...

first!

2010-01-28T00:17:00.000-08:00

yeeeer...

so im not going to be one of those faggots that post up their little daily experiences and how they feel about life cause thats just gay...

hopefully this'll be of use to some people about the stuff i do and photography shiznit..

R.

rolyvisuals

mhhm

ni hao

nom nom nom nom

10 Tips: Skating/Riding Photos

first!