Trucks and Fins is a huge present to the whole skate community - not just for the skating people, but also for shops, builders and schools. Super easy to use and can't believe how complete it is.
Pascal Lieleg aka Official Bowlshit
By Sebastião Belfort Cerqueira
The portrait is a humanizing shot. It is, so to speak, the opposite of the buttshot. It hones in on the opposite end. This in spite of the fact that many who are portrayed will usually display undeniable buttfaces. Yes, my friends, as by now I feel we have become friends, our little crash course has come full circle. One might say it started full circle with the first chapter, but that’s a hole different matter, nudge nudge. We have changed cheeks and, no matter how attached we were to the charms of the lower pair, it is our intellectual obligation to address the implications that arise when skate photographers choose to focus on faces.
The portrait is a humanizing shot. It is, so to speak, wait, I’ve said this. The portrait is meant to draw the observer’s attention towards personal characteristics that are lost when the skater is twenty feet away balancing weirdly on a handrail. The fact that most of the public, quite sensibly, is not interested in said personal characteristics is simply ignored by the portrayer. In that respect, the portrait may be seen as a particular instance of the artsy shot we covered on chapter 6. It represents a special instance of said shot insofar as it is sometimes tolerated by skate magazines. If the portrait’s subject is a famous enough skater, if he happens to be portrayed topless (that goes double for the case of female skaters), then a magazine will be glad to use his portrait to go with the intimate interview where said skater lets the reader know what else goes in his morning bowl of açaí, which book he has read, and maybe even other, dirtier pieces of information.
The portrait is a humanizing shot. It is, so to speak... hm, Groundhog Day. Where were we? WWW? The internet. Yes, on the internet, writing about skate photography. Sorry, lost my mind there. Back to the portrait, so that they won’t see your face. An important survival technique for many skaters. You see, according to Frank Sinatra’s much quoted definition of skate photography portrait, it consists of “a picture of a skater whilst engaged in not skating.” And so most skaters avoid having their portrait taken not, like some primitive peoples, because they fear their soul may be stolen, but because they fear their sponsor may get a hold of photographical evidence of them not skating for a moment and immediately kick them off the team. What good is having a soul if you’re not making tons of money? What good is having a soul if you’re not making just a little bit of money? What is soul? I don’t know. Soul is a hamhock in your cornflakes. And we all know what that means
Portrait of Punk Rock Tom by Glen Jones, taken from his interview which you can read here.
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Trucks and Fins is a huge present to the whole skate community - not just for the skating people, but also for shops, builders and schools. Super easy to use and can't believe how complete it is.
Pascal Lieleg aka Official Bowlshit
Trucks and Fins is a great resource for checking on local spots if you are traveling or planning a road trip! A one stop resource that is constantly updated with the newest projects as well as those bucket list locations worldwide. The intuitive UI features gps coordinates as well as useful information about shops nearby.
Architect Betonlandschaften
Trucks and Fins provide a great service. Its quick and easy to use and has such a vast amount of parks included, not just in the UK but worldwide. CANVAS Spaces support the cause and fully back what they are doing.
Our skate community has been crying out for a comprehensive guide to global skate spots. Trucks and Fins should be commended on their dedication to mapping the world's STOKE!
Maverick Skateparks
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A big part of skateboarding is about finding Animal Chin - your spirit animal, or in other words: whatever gets you stoked. Could be the right people to roll with, or that special dream terrain. Trucks and Fins has all the best skate destinations in one place; a map of stoke in your hands.
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