the skate photography thread

[sharkjumper]

Sup gods, how do you achieve the effect. that's seen in the pics below? I'm referring to him looking like he's dissapearing or like he's fading off haha. I know it's slow shutter and flashes to freeze the subject but if anyone can specify any parameters or anything how to get that effect to look like he's fading off.

You’ve got the recipe already. Long exposure and a flash.
Make sure you’re on a tripod, I would hold my flash, start at 5.6 with maybe a 5-10 second exposure, have the skater roll through, pop that flash when they’re framed where you want, and check the results. Might need a little more time or less depending on how the background is lit. That reference photo has a lot of light in the background at his legs. That’s why it’s more ghosty there. Higher iso will give you more background light and determine your flash power. I’d try it at 100-400iso and experiment from there.

[sharkjumper]

Kind of the same technique for this, but here I spun the camera to get all the swirls.
Iso 250, f6.3 1/4s 15mm fisheye.

[Fongstarr.]

Ok....general dumb questions to ask about off camera flash. I normally shoot during broad daylight. I shoot high speed sync mostly at fast shutters but if I was to shoot sundown, then I don't necessarily need to shoot at fast shutter speed right? I can do say 1/250 of a second and my strobes should freeze action no problem because that is most of the light that is being used?


And say with a Jake Darwen photo. I asked him and he said he used 4 strobes for this photo. Does that mean he doesn't have to use HSS since he overpowered the sun and can shoot at lower shutter speeds?

[sharkjumper]

Ok....general dumb questions to ask about off camera flash. I normally shoot during broad daylight. I shoot high speed sync mostly at fast shutters but if I was to shoot sundown, then I don't necessarily need to shoot at fast shutter speed right? I can do say 1/250 of a second and my strobes should freeze action no problem because that is most of the light that is being used?


And say with a Jake Darwen photo. I asked him and he said he used 4 strobes for this photo. Does that mean he doesn't have to use HSS since he overpowered the sun and can shoot at lower shutter speeds?

I’d say turn off the HSS if you’re shooting at sundown. Especially if you can get a few test shots to try it out. Depending on your flash power you should be good at that time of day.

I’d bet that Jake Darwin photo was at 1/250th. Those higher end strobes/packs will be strong enough for that in bright sun.

[Light]

Kind of the same technique for this, but here I spun the camera to get all the swirls.
Iso 250, f6.3 1/4s 15mm fisheye.

Sick! Do you manually pop the flash on these? Shutter, twist and then pop flash?

[sharkjumper]

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Kind of the same technique for this, but here I spun the camera to get all the swirls.
Iso 250, f6.3 1/4s 15mm fisheye.

[close]

Sick! Do you manually pop the flash on these? Shutter, twist and then pop flash?

Thanks. Flash is connected to the camera. Click the shutter where you want to freeze actionfire the flash, then twist the camera.

[gsosa]

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Sup gods, how do you achieve the effect. that's seen in the pics below? I'm referring to him looking like he's dissapearing or like he's fading off haha. I know it's slow shutter and flashes to freeze the subject but if anyone can specify any parameters or anything how to get that effect to look like he's fading off.

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You’ve got the recipe already. Long exposure and a flash.
Make sure you’re on a tripod, I would hold my flash, start at 5.6 with maybe a 5-10 second exposure, have the skater roll through, pop that flash when they’re framed where you want, and check the results. Might need a little more time or less depending on how the background is lit. That reference photo has a lot of light in the background at his legs. That’s why it’s more ghosty there. Higher iso will give you more background light and determine your flash power. I’d try it at 100-400iso and experiment from there.

This is one I got a few weeks ago after I asked about this. You can definitely get very dope results but it's also kind of hit or miss until you get the right settings.

[sharkjumper]

The powerslide shot turned out rad!
You might try with different backgrounds. In your shot that one street light is brighter than everything else so becomes a bright focal point.
I like the motion of the lights. Perfect for that powerslide.  If you want to match that DC shot, a tripod will help. That’ll keep your background still.
If you try more of those, I want to see some.

[matureoftheocean]

[dakotalofton]

Sup gods, anyone know of good photography podcasts?? I want to listen to something that's actually dope with some good info to learn from (if possible) o just some good photography substance.

Visual revolution is pretty good and they have had a lot of skate photographers on there Arto, Templeton, Blabac etc

[Fongstarr.]

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Sup gods, anyone know of good photography podcasts?? I want to listen to something that's actually dope with some good info to learn from (if possible) o just some good photography substance.

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Visual revolution is pretty good and they have had a lot of skate photographers on there Arto, Templeton, Blabac etc

Matt Price on the Nine Club as well. Should be a good one with us photography nerds (hopefully).





Shot Chico at a new spot under the Oakland Bridge. Not really great for filming tricks but it captures really nice in photo. Finally shot close to sundown and shot at 1/200 at full power on my strobe.

[ralf_]

[ralf_]

i like going experimental

i think theyre all pretty sick!

[matureoftheocean]

[reverbtank]

First time shooting skateboarding with a fisheye IRL (done it a lot in EA Skate 😂). Need to get better at framing without looking at the camera. Using Fuji XT5, Rokinon 8mm. Setting for all of these shots are f5.6 (focus 1.5ft), ISO 1600, SS 1/200. Flash was at 1/16 +.3 power. Godox TT350F pointed a bit away from the skaters.

[Owen]

I got these films back yesterday. Stoked on the wallride pic

[matureoftheocean]

I got these films back yesterday. Stoked on the wallride pic

Very nice 🤌

[matureoftheocean]

[Simcity]

Recents

[Fongstarr.]

[Owen]

Nice photos. Crazy spot too, assuming that it's in SF, is it new and has other stuff gone down there?

[Fongstarr.]

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Nice photos. Crazy spot too, assuming that it's in SF, is it new and has other stuff gone down there?

It is in SF. I think people are catching on to grinding that ledge and even heard someone did a smith on it and saving it for a video part.

This is the same 4 block that is in the thumbnail below:

[matureoftheocean]

[pointandclick]

new photo of my homie mac we got in the newest issue of downward mag.

[Simcity]

Something from last summer

[matureoftheocean]

[kwilks]

[Simcity]

[gsosa]

My friend David busting a Switch Heel

[matureoftheocean]