another skateboarding thread

[jnthn205]

so this was my first try at shooting skateboarding. I think they turned out ok.

1.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/jnthn205/skating/marcus.jpg?t=1176920432

2.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/jnthn205/skating/matt11.jpg?t=1176920468

3. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/jnthn205/skating/marcussequence1.jpg?t=1176920518

4. Funny one : http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/jnthn205/skating/mattsequence2.jpg?t=1176920543

[Mike Harrison]

#1, cant see where hes coming from. too tight of a crop
#2, it would be a nice little sequence if it was presented better.
#3, too tight
#4, same deal plus cut off his head

try to find a better angle at this spot

[jnthn205]

thank you very much for the honest feedback, it'll definitely help me next time. I know I have cut off heads and limbs, I just gotta watch out for that next time. How should number 2 be presented better? And they are too tight as in the subjects are too close to eachother? How should I do those kind of pictures differently next time?

[jnthn205]

I re-did number 2. What do you think now?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/jnthn205/skating/MATTM.jpg?t=1176928995

[pakololo]

On the first image, is he posing? it looks like his left foot is almost half way on the step not the board...

thank you very much for the honest feedback, it'll definitely help me next time. I know I have cut off heads and limbs, I just gotta watch out for that next time. How should number 2 be presented better? And they are too tight as in the subjects are too close to eachother? How should I do those kind of pictures differently next time?

i know you cant do much about it since he's goofy (unless you shoot him doing it backside??) and his back will be towards you but in skateboarding my rule(as well as other known skate photog's) is "no ass shots".

second you cant see his face, who is he?


Hope these help you set up your next shots! :P keep shooting!

[Big WIll]

It does look like he is standing still in that position! hehe! funny! Everyone likes to see the skaters face! :)

Keep shooting and keep practising!

All these skateboarding photos! hehe im loving it recently!

[justincase724]

On the first image, is he posing? it looks like his left foot is almost half way on the step not the board...

And it looks like he's holding on to the fence with his left hand. Not good.

i know you cant do much about it since he's goofy (unless you shoot him doing it backside??) and his back will be towards you but in skateboarding my rule(as well as other known skate photog's) is "no ass shots".

That's the rule to live by with skateboarding photography (and videography). Sure, there will be times when you don't have a choice, but that'll be rare.

[jnthn205]

thank you guys soo much. This will definately help for next time I shoot.

[Mike Harrison]

#2 looks better now.

now that i think about it i think the problem with this spot is that theyre goofy and the ledge is set up so that you can either photograph their back, or from the side...unless they come at it heelside. id probably look for a whole new location if i was you