everett_bumstead

Depends on your budget, for under 500 you could find a nikon fm2 (film) and 35mm lens, also look into buying a fisheye lens for those close up wide angle shots. If your budget is under 1000, id suggest a dslr like the nikon d2h or the canon eos rebel, all three of these cameras are used by actual professional skateboarding photography, and will give you the ability to take those multiple frame per second shots. if your looking to go all out and use what the pros use, the most common is a canon eos mark 2, and apparently now the nikon d3 is being used as well. These cameras would cost around 2500.

In the video "yeah right" there are some parts, which are obvious to skateboarders when they use invisible ramps and boards for both artistic and comical purposes. I am not sure on the exact technique they used to do this but in the special features part of the video the skaters are seen with specialy painted green boards that do not show up on the camera, im guessing this is a technique similar to the green screen effect. About the debate of the authenticity of skateboarding photography i can assure you that nothing you see is fake. Atiba is a very well known and respected skateboarding photographer but if your looking for the best check out www.frenchfred.com