We conducted the second round of the Push It A Stop photographer’s discussion last week while Tristan “Gutstains” Afre was in town, to address the questions we received from the first round and to explore some more camera-oriented situations that transpire while shooting BMX. We also go through our camera bags and give a quick rundown of the gear we use.
Please leave questions in the comments if you have any!
:42 – Gutstains intro, his #Glux
4:46 – address the questions from viewers (breaking into the scene,
6:37 – shouts to Andy Martinez, Danny Hickerson
7:07 – Seeing other photographers shoot, then seeing those photos in magazines
8:51 – Mysticism in photography
10:13 – “Just be a normal fucking person”
10:24 – Dylan Alvarado’s question (fear of rejection)
10:56 – Coldplay lyrics
12:45 – Progression, critique and the Push It A Stop Flickr group
15:06 – Hudson Naylor’s question (balancing riding and shooting time)
20:18 – Creative process when shooting BMX photos
22:30 – Guts talks about Shawn Mac’s feeble hop over from Holy Fit
26:14 – Having confidence in your settings, doing things right at the spot instead of photoshop
34:13- RIP Paul C. Buff
36:27 – Hypersync
37:23 – Laying in bum piss
39:09 – Test Shots
42:34 – Focusing with LiveView
44:47 – Histograms
46:27 – Shooting RAW
48:24 – Sunpak 555’s
50:00 – Bag Checks
51:00 – Scott’s bag
58:12 – Jeremy’s bag
1:08:00 – Mortensen’s setup
1:10:00 – Guts’ bag
1:19:18 – Shoelaces
1:19:41 – Wrap up/overview
1:21:51 – Last bits of advice
1:24:412 – Don’t give up!