Volcom Skate event

I didn't make it to the balloon festival but i did manage to get some photos at the Volcom 'Give Jeans a Chance' tour stop in Woden. The Volcom skateboard team was collecting 2nd hand jeans for homeless people throughout Australia.

Air revert in the deep bowl

Shane Azar chatting with locals

Volcom tour van.

Dustin Dollin - Kickflip Noseslide

Scotty Stanley - Switch crooked

Chima Ferguson varial heel

Nik Stipanovic - Bs Bigspin

Duncome and friends in the makeshift HQ

Chico BS Nosegrab

Chico 50-50

Chico carving high

Good crew

Mesmerised onlookers

Dollin taking over the product toss.

Week Two

-Basics

• Start shooting.


• The the overall shot.


• Move in to tell the story.


• If your not close enough the image wont be good enough.


• Keep shooting untill the action is over.


• Arrive early and stay late.


• Meet the deadline.


• Back up.

-Angles and Perspective

• Low - Can give power to an image.


• High - You may need to hold you camera above your head. High angles can create vulnerability.

-Technical Strategies

• Preset the camera.


• Decide how you will frame the scene.


• Use auto focus.


• Stay on the subject.


• Anticipation/timing.


• Faces and hands capture emotion.

-Staying alive

• Stay mentally alert.


• Saftey training.


• Protective clothing, footwear etc.


• Get sleep.


• Water purifying tablets.


• Never gobackfor your camera.


• Know your limits take breaks.


• Know how to deal with stress.

-Features Vs. News

• News pictures are over in a day.


• Features pictures are timeless.

Recent Photojournalism

Egypt Protests

Photo: Adrees Latif/ Reuters, 8th Feb 2011
http://photojournalismlinks.com/2011/02/08/tuesday-8-february-2011/


Pakistan Floods
In this photo released by the World Press Photo, the 1st Prize People In The News Stories of the 2011 World Press Photo Contest by Daniel Berehulak, Australia, Getty Images shows flood victims scrambling for food as they battle the downwash from a Pakistan army helicopter during relief operations, in Dadu, Pakistan, Sept. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1LJBeL/www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/02/world-press-photo-contest-2011/100008/