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I've recently got into skateboarding photography but when it comes to flashes, im clueless. I am using a Olympus E-500 but i havent got a clue what flashes i need. Help?

I believe you will need a few off camera flashes, slaves, and possibly an on camera one (Although it may not provide the best light). Also, set the camera on manual whilst you are shooting.
Yeah, I know, groan, but if you set the shutter speed to it's highest flash sync, which is 1/180 on your camera, and a good solid aperture, somewhere around f/5.6 to f/8. This is a good "shoot and forget" way of shooting flash (The pictures will come out fairly well exposed. Even at night). The ISO should be about 400.
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i made this “how to” video for my media-arts project, if you guys think im posing or whatever, im not…and i wasnt even trying to make it all pro…

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I am trying to “manual” off the 3 set. And i go super fast yet my board ends up snapping down and hitting the stairs when i do it. Wat is the problem?

Also i need help dropping in.
Any suggestions?

okay when youmanual down the 3 set you have to level out your body weight dont go too fast because that will happen
when you drop in just stay calm and also level out your body weight
hope i helped

The half-cab 180 heel flip is a great variation of the half-cab flip. Learn how to do a half-cab heel flip in this free video on skateboarding trick tips.

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this should get you started

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tony hawks trick tips ramps

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Like this… I just started skateboarding 3 weeks ago and I find it still hard to maintain balance. I want to have good balance but I don't have good footing. ('cause I don't know how yet) I can do an ollie but it's only about a foot high. I can't even do a pop shove-it nor a kickflip. Can some expert teach me how or at least give me tips?

Make sure your board is the right width for you. If you have bigger feet, then try a wider board. Get a balance board, like an Indo Board. Head down to the skatepark and get to know the skaters there. If you see them doing a trick, ask them how to do it. If the skatepark is supervised, they may offer skate camps of have some people teaching lessons. you might want to check out your local skate shop to see if any one there gives lessons. Skateboarding takes years to master.

I made this for a school project. Mongo Sucks. If you watched this then you can’t land tricks obviously, so don’t leave comments saying that you’re better than me or Tim, cuz you’re not. Oh yeah, and mongo sucks.
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Do you skateboard? Watch this and you will know what not to do.

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Well this is how the story goes, I can ollie stationary, but whenever i ollie stationary the board always lands sideways or turns even when I’m trying to land it perfectly and i don’t know why it does this, I watch many videos on ollies and I do the steps perfectly over and over again and it still lands awkward….I cannot do an ollie while moving and it’s very frustrating, I either fly forward from the board, or the board lands in a manual position and i fall off, but mostly i just end up flying forward off of the board, however for some reason I can land kickflips pretty good….does anyone have some advice, i really need to learn the ollie, it is the basic for all other tricks

wat the hell
i guess experimenting with ur foot placement
put it more higher towards the bolts or lower towards the middle or in between
maybe put ur foot more on or off the board
or make sure ur using ur tail