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Through The Lens: What You Didn’t Know – Garrett Reynolds

November 20, 2013

There has always been something intriguing to me about getting some behind the scenes details on a photo. I don’t know what it is about it but I just get stoked on seeing exactly how someone shot a specific photo and get a little insight into the process. I suppose it has something to do with the fact that every photographer shoots a little differently, which in turn makes each story unique in its own way. I can remember studying photos in magazines and borderline obsessing about the way that they were shot and honestly over the years not much has changed. I still find myself getting lost in photos to this day with the same level of curiosity that I had when I first started shooting. With that said, enjoy round six of WYDK.

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Products: Vol. 81

November 16, 2013

It’s Saturday and you know what that means! Time to take a closer look at a couple dialed BMX products that you just might need! This week we have a bunch of fresh items like the new Duff Cruiser seat from Cult, the new t-shirts from Freed Bikes, the Manroid bars from Mutiny Bikes, the Ghost hub from Demolition and then we’ll wrap things up with Ben Hennon’s signature Lady Luck frame from Hoffman Bikes. Ready? Let’s do this!

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Products: Vol. 80

November 10, 2013

80 rounds of Products:.. That’s kind of crazy to think that we’ve featured over 400 products by doing this every week. The good news? We’re not stopping any time soon! This week we have a whole bunch of fresh BMX goods for you to take a peek at! This time around we’ll take a closer look at Aaron Smith’s signature Live Free pivotal seat from Demolition, the Ravager top load stem from The Shadow Conspiracy, Ben Lewis’ signature 4-piece Benny bars from Fit Bike Co., Ryan Howard’s signature Drive-Side hub guard from The Daily Grind and then we’ll wrap things up with Helm spline drive sprocket from Madera. Ready? Let’s get into it!

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Photogallery: Ruben Pedrosa November 2013

November 8, 2013

It’s always good keeping up with people from all over the world. Our friend, Ruben Pedrosa, is always getting into something down in Portugal, and makes sure to bring his camera with him to document the riding that’s going on. The other day he hit us up with a few of his latest photos for us to check out! As expected, they turned out great and there was no way we couldn’t post these up on the site for you to enjoy. Check out our new photo gallery which has 11 of his latest photos featuring Diogo Santos, Afonso Pires, Ruben Henriques, Bruno Espanha, Sauro Agostinho Jason Batista and Jo„o “Rolo” Duarte by clicking the link below!

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Through The Lens: Review – Inside Line Equipment MK III

November 6, 2013

This week’s TTL comes in the form of a review. This is the first time I’ve personally done any kind of photo equipment review and I’m honored to have the chance. The guys over at Inside Line Equipment hit up The Union looking to get a camera bag tested and reviewed and I was more than willing to check it out. The simple fact that I have shot with the same camera bag (a Lowepro Super Trekker) since around 2006 means that not only have I been using a great bag for years but it also means that I know exactly what I like and don’t like in a camera bag. I know exactly what it is that I am looking for and I know what it is that I demand as a photographer who needs gear that I can rely on. It’s simple; either I’m going to like it, or I’m not. And these guys were willing to put their bag on the line so I was willing to put it to the test. Read on to find out how the MK III photo backpack performs in the real world.

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Photogallery: Pascal Lafontaine

November 4, 2013

Normally, when we run a photo gallery, we get photographers submitting their photos for us to check out and decide if we could put the images they have to use. That wasn’t quite the case the other day when our friend up in Canada, Pascal Lafontaine, hit us up! Pascal has been working with his friends and photographers, Pierre Luc Massé and Michael Delatte, shooting photos without really any home for the photos. That was until now… We decided to mix things up and do a photo gallery that features Pascal putting in some work on and off his bike for you guys to take a peek at! Check out 19 rad photos that didn’t have a place to call home until now!

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Products: Vol. 79

November 2, 2013

It’s that time of the week again for us to get a closer look at 5 dialed BMX products you might just need for your bike! This week we’ve got all sorts of goodness to check out. We’ll start things off with the Wand V3. fork from Mutiny Bikes, then we’ll check out Alex Kennedy’s signature OS V3. frame from Cult, then get a look at the affordable Freeze top load stem from Sunday Bikes, get our hands on the Alex Raban signature Iron Chachi bars from Volume Bikes, then we’ll wrap things up with the Kraken helmet from TSG. Ready? Let’s do this!

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Through The Lens: Naming Your Price

October 30, 2013

This week’s feature is all about naming your price, getting work and selling your photos. It’s one of those unspoken things within the photography industry. In my honest opinion it would actually be better if people talk a little more about it. As a freelance photographer I’ve officially been on my own, paying my way with what I make off of individual projects. After looking at my “2013 Invoice” folder it looks like I am at 45 projects for the year so far. If you think about it, that’s almost a project a week and the reason I even mention that is to give you an idea of how many times I have had to name a price for my work. As always, and as I have said from day one with this column, this is just my opinion, and you can take it for what it’s worth. I work very hard at what I do and strive to do more, create more, and work more every single year. The last post that I did related to selling photos was back in June of 2012, which you can check out here. I have been asked a lot over the years how to go about pricing photos, selling work, and negotiating with companies so I wanted to give an update on all of that and go a little more in depth about it.

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