Comments on: 19 Radical Skateboard Photography Tips

By: Susheel Chandradhas

Susheel Chandradhas — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:11 +0000

On the canon, I would go with AI Servo, and ensure that my focus point selector is in the right place when I click the shutter release.

By: Susheel Chandradhas

Susheel Chandradhas — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:57:18 +0000

Yes, 35mm cameras, more specifically, SLRs are better for sport photography. Because of the speed of the action, SLR cameras are necessary to really understand what you’re capturing in the frame.

By: Felix

Felix — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:03:47 +0000

Hey those are really great tips! I’m taking photos with my digital camera (panasonic lumix DMC-FX150) and working it good, but I’m thinking of getting a more powerful device.. I really don’t know much about cameras so I don’t know what I might be looking for.. any ideas? I heard 35mm are good for sport photography in general.
Thanks

By: Cep Giydir

Cep Giydir — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:36:26 +0000

Nice tips. What usually the focusing mode when capturing these action stopping shots? AI servo or AI focus?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:14:32 +0000

Great Tips, Awesome Job On The Blog.
Ryan

By: todd george

todd george — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:57:18 +0000

yeah i agree with the skaters here i am a skater/photographer and cutting off the skaters heads is a bad idea. thats why we use fish eye lens so we can still get close up shots without cutting off the heads or any part of the body also another tip you can use is to use your surrounding like if you can find a peep whole or between trees or bushes. well im gunna go so peace and hope you learn more just go and have fun.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:59:19 +0000

This is rad. Thanks for posting it

By: wizz

wizz — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:00:13 +0000

you should learn a little bit more about skateboarding if you want to take good skate photos…

cutting off a skater head like tips #9 is a bad idea..

and, skate mag aren’t boring!…, so read it.

a good skate photo is not about photography technique.
it’s about skateboarding.

the trick a skater does,
who the skater is,
the obstacle the skater jump off, slide or grind…
is much more important.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:39:25 +0000

If you wish to join the boring masses of photogs in skate magazines, by all means, shoot the same shot that everyone else has. If you have some actual creativity, think & see outside the norm. Great tips for real photographers.

By: Owen

Owen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:28:17 +0000

I completely disagree with #2 and #3. Sometimes I use tilt like in #4, but only when we’re hitting launch ramps.