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Poweredge Skate Video in the Works

Posted on January 31, 2010 with Comments Off

The once short-lived, then defunct, and now reborn skate publication Poweredge is currently putting together a video project titled “>”We Are Skateboarders” which depicts the personal connections, the coolness, the money, the hate, marketing schemes and the future of skateboarding….
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Skatebook Delivers 6th Edition

Posted on January 31, 2010 with Comments Off

Skateboook has churned out its 6th edition of skate history books this week featuring photos and lengthy chapters with European gnarlist Chris Pfanner, vert’s new steward Alex Perelson, the prepubescent hot shot Patrick Ryan, Canadian veteran pro Ryan Smith and…
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New Recruits

Posted on January 31, 2010 with Comments Off

Skate vet, Mike V. took the time so sit through some heavy negotiations and signed up with Landshark Wheels, Jimmy Carlin is now linked up with Pig Wheels and Santa Ana’s David Loy has joined ERGO clothing’s Am skate squad….
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Kyle Leeper’s Getting There With Etnies

Posted on January 31, 2010 with Comments Off

Kyle Leeper takes to the streets of Los Angeles in this smooth etnies commerical.

Mike Manzoori was able to keep up with Kyle’s speed and trick attack, all while making it look so relaxed. I really like his style on the board and the shove-the-board-under-the-truck-and-run-after-it move – excellent!

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Chris Pfanner PFriday Series Part 2

Posted on January 31, 2010 with Comments Off

Chris Pfanner is simply a beast on speed while riding – enjoy part 2 of the Anti-Hero series!

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Europeskate Pic Of The Day January 30th 2010

Posted on January 30, 2010 with Comments Off

A new Pic of the Day for Europeskate from Nick Hall for ya…

This is on crisp picture and a cool spot for a boardslide. Nick Hall (check out his Flickr account…) used a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with an f/9.0 aperture and a focal length of 35mm to make this shot.

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Anthony Acosta – Skate Photographer And His Mag Minute

Posted on January 30, 2010 with Comments Off

Anthony Acosta does a lot more than take great skate photos – watch his Mag Minute and see!

One of the slickest and smoothest Mag Minute skaters I have ever seen – Anthony Acosta makes skateboarding look good, on and off the board. Watch the video and then check out some of his photography in the Skateboard Mag’s Fresh Crops series.

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Rasa Libre Essence Of Freedom – Bryan Botelho And Kenny Reed

Posted on January 30, 2010 with Comments Off

Bryan Botelho And Kenny Reed show us their “Essence of Freedom” in Rasa Libre’s latest video

» check out Rasa Libre Skateboards website

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Petition To Turn Chris Pfanner Pro

Posted on January 30, 2010 with Comments Off

This is an audacious claim but I’m still just gonna throw it out there. Anti Hero’s Chris Pfanner should probably be pro already. I know, I know; he just got on the team less than a year ago and the only video footage of him most Americans have seen was just the stuff in “Beauty and the Beast II.” But man, did you really see that footage? It’s all insane. That coupled with his recent cover and interview in Skateboarder magazine as well as these ludicrous Pfanner Pfriday clips Deluxe keeps putting…

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Darkroom vs Photoshop

Posted on January 30, 2010 with Comments Off

You can do this in Photoshop, but doing it in a wet darkroom is much better.
It’s produced by turning on the lights while the print is still developing. The results are different each time you do it.
Viva la darkroom! Gator and Miki Vuckovich, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA. 1982. Photos and solarization by Grant Brittain

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