Random shot of the week
Photo: Pierre Gauthier
First shoot
I dont really like to post about myself but as funny as it sounds, its not really about me, read and enjoy.
If you know me, you are aware I haven’t rode for a couple of months since my bike is all shitty and have no money to fix it so… My roommate came back from Mexico yesterday, after a little chat I decided to hit the new Southparc. He was down to check it out and asked me if I mind trying my photo camera. He knew absolutely nothing about photography, so I started to make a teacher of myself to show him some Camera basics. After half an hour of explaining the relation between ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed, I set up the camera and showed him which angles to take. After understanding how to focus, I made him snapped a couple of shots. He quickly realized the passion behind photography, that awesome feeling when you just press that button and see on your viewer this amazing shot perfectly in focus with the right timing. This is the best example to show that anybody can take a camera and produce a great finish product if the effort is there. By the end of the coaching he ended up with some decent shots, here for you to judge, I’d say, not bad for a first time using a DSLR.
Photo: Kevin J
Breaking parts
Bike maintenance is a part of any BMX rider daily routine. If you’ve been riding BMX more then a certain numbers of years, you’ll be familiar with blowing, bending or snapping parts. We all have our stories and tales about us or a friend who blew a set of crank, exploded a wheel or bended beyond any repair a set of bars. In the world where medias is as easy as the camera button in your iPhone, no matter how many times I hear those story, they never get old. It’s as fascinating to listen to those story as to see those actual parts that have been kept as a trophy in memory of a glorious attempt. As much as I love the BMX culture, those tales are part of it and you know you’ll hear some of those stories wherever in the world you’ll meet new BMX riders.
Mike Fiz 2011 United edit by Pierre Gauthier
I spent the entire summer filming Fiz for this, after countless hours of work, here it is.
Good time
This is the second part of Adam Berry’s photographic adventure among his fellow rider in a riding weekend of Fall in the deep East Canada. You can also spot Eastern bike/1664 pro rider Jeremy Gallant rocking the guitar.
Word: Pierre Gauthier
Photo: Adam Berry
