Just curious how y’all would’ve taken the photo cause all I’m seein is a buncha bitchin’. Gnar trick tho
Step a few feet to the right from where Atiba is standing then move slightly forward and get lower. This is to show some space between my nyjah’s right arm and his torso.
From the current perspective, his arm is lost in the jacket. When that happens, the viewer loses the sense of tension between the turn of the shoulders and hips that holds the back tail in place. This is likely a reason why many people here are saying the photo makes the trick look easy or unexciting.
You could also try to time your shot and adjust the framing to place that tree in the background right behind the skater. Pair that with a slightly lower angle and you can exaggerate the feeing of height and give a more commanding presence to the skater at the same time.
A lot of elements in the photo are well-balanced compositionally speaking. You can tell Atiba does have a strong understanding of how to take a picture. However, it’s so balanced that it makes the trick feel “safe”. It’s strong as a photo in the traditional photographic sense, but could be more dynamic as a SKATE photo that’s trying to illustrate the gnarliness and excitement of a back tail on a big rail.
A lot of variables go into shooting skating obviously. It’s easy to critique in hindsight. But those are a few things I might change, since you asked.
Topic: New Nyjah Thrasher Cover (Read 9997 times)