Extreme Sports

I’ve always been a huge fan of extreme sports, with particular interest in BMX and skateboarding, I’ve tried both myself to varying degrees of success but after a while I realised I’m too afraid of getting hurt, I’ve often been able to record a good video or take a good picture so I started looking at perhaps filming people while they BMX or skateboard.

I was interested after seeing some incredible shots and some breathtaking videos, since I have a fairly basic knowledge of skateboarding (I don’t mean that I’ve completed every Tony Hawks game, even though I have) I thought I might be well geared towards this, as if someone does an impressive trick over a gap that doesn’t look possible to jump normally, chances are they aren’t going to do it again just so you can get your shot.

That is one of the things that interests me a lot in photography and filming of skateboarding, some people are only able to pull off something once so you have one chance to get the picture you want, I see that as a challenge and I think it would be an incredibly rewarding challenge.


Below are a few videos which I have watched time and time again


Danny MacAskill – Inspired Bicycles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o


Danny MacAskill – Way Back Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw


Rodney Mullen – Unbelievable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJ6z4cu9qI


IsenSeven Films – Lets Go Get Lost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FE6txbMq4


IsenSeven Films – Don’t Panic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwXwwA7d4Hw