ONE rollerblading magazine · PHOTO JOURNAL: Scott Moffat #8

This was a late night session with just Chris Lorimer and myself. A strictly shooting session, no warming up or anything, for which I give much respect to Chris. These stairs came out of a parking structure in Santa Barbara and had little to no run-up, a feat that Chris overcame by hurling himself up the steps opposite this stair set and rolling the few feet across the top before jumping onto the ledge. Many variations of tricks were done before we got this shot, including makio and soul the rail, soul and back royale on the ledge, and even soul with soul foot on the rail and front foot on the ledge. Madness! A number of bystanders from the nearby Pub were cheering on the entertainment, including a number of loose-lipped ladies on mom’s night out… I lit the shot with Nikon Speedlights, one to the right, coming from behind, and the other at camera left illuminating Chris from the front and creating a slight trapped shadow. Shot on a tripod at 1/5 @ f/3.5 ISO 250 so I could pull the ambient light. Lens, Nikkor 18-70mm on a Nikon D300 body. — Scott Moffat

Ben Schwab's XSJADO Pro Model Boot

This shoot was just me, my camera, a fresh pair of Ben Schwad's XSJADO boots and two Nikon Speedlights on a pool table in the back of Intuition Skate Shop. Thank you Matt for so generously supporting my cause with make-shift studio space and product. I originally wanted to do a profile on not only the boots but also Ben himself skating, but the busy man never got back to me about that. None the less, here we have three shots profiling the athletes skates.



Maybe next time Ben?

Panoramic Series #6: Chinese Cemetery

This is the Lin Yee Chung Society Chinese Cemetery in Manoa Valley on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. This is the first time I have ever photographed a cemetery and I found it surprisingly beautiful.

Kayaking Brush Creek with Javie and Austin

Kayaking Brush Creek off of the Upper Kern River with Javie and Austin. These guys were jumping in their kayaks when when it was snowing on us at put-in, SAVAGES!!! By the time I showed up they were finishing their first run down the creek. We got two more in before they were on the verge of hypothermia and had to call it a day.

I shot this as an assignment for school where I coupled action sports with the equipment used by the athletes. This McNett Knife is on Javie's life vest.

Thanks for making the happen for me Javie and Austin. You guys were pushing it hard in the cold!