Marv has uploaded the first mix section from the Standard Procedure video. Check out riding from Jon Robinson, Rosshead, Jimmy Rushmore, Owain Clegg, Rhys Coren, Josh Bedford, Duncan Lloyd, Darryl Munroe, Matty Glover, Don Penny and Cory Beal. Loving this video!
Daniele De Piccoli Bike Check
Make your way on over to the Colony site to check out this fresh bike check with Daniele De Piccoli. Damn that’s a beauty.
Daniel Dhers on Specialized
According to ESPN, Daniel Dhers has announced that he will be riding for Specialized after parting ways with KHE about a month ago. This is interesting since Daniel is the only pro team member these days. Maybe we’ll be seeing more presence from the brand once again in the future.
Ed’s Games IV Promo
If you are anywhere on June 2nd, the 4th annual Ed’s Games contest is where you want to be.
“Promo for Ed’s Games IV. $10,000 in prizes and contests
June 2nd at 12:00pm
Ed’s Bike Shop, 1377 N. Delsea Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360
FREE raffle, hot dogs and drinks.
Riders – Court Freeman, JD Whitehead, Juni Padilla, Bryan Coulter, Zach Abrams, Chris Pis
Sponsors – Profile, Subrosa, Shadow Conspiracy, CULT, Kink, Fit, Animal, Skavenger, Redline, Verde, Black out distro, Tip Plus, Seattle Bike, QBC, Sunday, Odyssey, Hyper Bikes, Failure, Snafu.”
DC – Michal “Sep” Sepkowski Welcome Edit
DC Poland have added Michal “Sep” Sepkowski to their team. To go with the news comes this awesome video featuring Michal combining his street and flatland skills into one hell of a video with a real good vibe. I dare you to not enjoy this one.
Filmed & Edited: Mateusz “Usz” Kanownik – uszalism.pl/
Motion graphics: Wojciech Polak vimeo.com/wojtekpolak
Music: Dion And The Belmonts – Runaround Sue
Equipment: Canon 7d, Samyang 8mm 3.5, Sigma 17-70mm 2.8-4, Samyang 85mm 1.4, Glidecam 2000 HD
20Zoll Young Guns – Christian Neumann
Zwanzig-Zoll spent the day with Christian Neumann at the Mellowpark in Germany filming a bunch of real good barspin, whip and no hander variations for you to check out. Take a peek!
Through The Lens: The Basics of Editing
When it comes time to sit down and edit photos after a shoot everyone has their own process and steps that they go through to get the final look they are after and technically there is no right or wrong way to edit a photo. But, of course there are a few guidelines that you can follow to keep your photos looking on point and that is the basis of today’s TTL. I wanted to run down a few steps to help clean your photos up and make them pop. The key to a well-edited photo is making sure you don’t over do it. Every adjustment should be done for a specific purpose and the end result is something that you want people to appreciate without knowing exactly what you did to achieve that certain look. For the first editing column though I wanted to keep things very simple and give some insight into a few basic editing techniques using Adobe Photoshop that every photographer should know. Check it out.
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Chad Kerley Video Bike Check
Take a peek at Chad’s dialed Premium setup!
“Chad Kerley is about as technical in the streets as BMX gets, so in case you’re wondering what he rocks on his bike he broke down his Setup. Kerley is particular with all the bits and pieces on his bike from the Premium Aurora frame, Premuim stem, Premium cranks, Whiskey bars, Haro forks all the way down to his old-school Premium wheel with a fat tire in the front. Hear Kerley translate all the working pieces that come together and form his Setup.” – Alli Sports