Just recently i shot with a local skater at a secret location and had a friend publish a little edit of the shoot. It was a tough spot both to shoot and to skate. We didn't get the shot but here's a little bit of what I go through to get something. If you can, look at the video with an eye for what's actually going on cause it doesn't tell fully the story of what im doing. First off the video shows where im sitting and some of the equipment being used. Allow me to elaborate what i was thinking and give you an overview. This spot is a door way in between two embankments that have a tranny paved up them so you can do a trick on the wall. Rob (the skater) was attempting to go over the door (he came so close it was sick) and I was trying to capture the best angle to show how steep the bank was and how high he had to go. So I chose my 50mm lens (would have used a bit wider say a 35mm if i had one) and shot from the left side so as to show the bank and the door in the shot. The framing turned out fairly well but there's always something that afterwards you wish you can change (thats life though). Now lets talk about what you see in the lighting. Not to far from camera left I had an alien bee high above(full power) and a vivtar (1/4) below on the same stand to capture and fill what the bee misses. Camera right i had a small speed light facing the door and pretty close to the wall. Ideally I would have liked to have another flash hidden in the doorway and another waaaay off camera right giving a bit of rim light. We have to go back so with a little more thought and time i think we can nail an amazing frame. Click on the link to see the video.
Here's a frame, let me know what you think and maybe what i can do to make it better.
