So it's not like it used to be around here.
what do the film forum head waste their data on these days?
Are you looking/posting on other forums? or just trolling 4chan?
do you have blogs or look at other blogs to steal ideas, I mean get inspired from?
I'm sure this won't get much of a response but what ever.
bring back the fuji fine pix
Definitely not as many people posting on here as their used to be. Is there still the same amount of people viewing Drew?
I just got a fine pix, I'll start putting up some photos when I get stuff I like.
I've been using Tumblr just for the blogging, no reblogging. Check it out
http://gnasty-goonz.tumblr.com
This guy is always posting quality stuff! ;)
http://www.andrewbibby.tumblr.com
bring back rasta smurf
so you guys mostly just keep up with the skating side? anyone looking at landscape or portraiture or fashion stuff? music?
skating skating skating! lack of access to the internet means havent had much time to be able to get on here :-( but try as much as possible to lurk!
I'm still lurking here all the time, but you're right about how much it's changed. I think the standard just got so high that everyone is getting in mags rather than posting here.
I on the other hand just got washed up... still skating all the time but when the camera is out I'm usually filming more than shooting photos.
I do get a dose of the photo side at work though. I recently took over some of the corporate stuff at Optus and have my own little studio here. Way too boring to post up here though
Elder is fucking killing it and shoots big bands and shit all the time. Plus has a regular gig at a muscle and supercar warehouse that is pretty drool-worthy
Nate Dawgs little mag was an excellent surprise, that dude looks to still be busy behind the lens. Every photo in that thing was quality
Your stuff is fucked up bibby!!! So good, you have a really distinct and consistent style. Are these jobs you get hired on or do you just have an array of stunning female friends to shoot?
Redjunt your site is real clean and pics are rad too
still here.......
Im only cutting my teeth into a different side of photog. its a very different process to skate photos. from actually getting the shot to getting them used is a lot different. theres still sort of a team effort involved in getting shots but its way more relaxed. I wish that getting fashion work was like skating. seems like you need a gimmick to get anywhere in that world. but i feel skating will get to the same point.
I thought Id share these links.
http://jointhebreed.comhttp://sticksandstonesagency.comhttp://www.c-heads.com
i still lurk here when i can. its sad to see less posts than there used to be. i spoke with someone else about this recently and he told me to get instagram. basically hes seeing new footage etc on instagram before he sees it on here so for him, its like why bother checking here when it comes out straight away on instagram. id prefer to check here, i dont have instagram anyway. it'd be nice to have a little revival of people posting on here. getting the kids to start posting on here more, any little clips they filmed at parks or whatever or any video premieres happening. basically for australian skateboarding news this is my first and primary source of social media contact i suppose. sk8parx <3
when i joined the forums i was what felt like the younger generation of kids picking up the media side of skating, mostly because i was to shit to get sponno bro. but wheres the next generation of kids? surely its time for new people? but with instagram i think that maybe they get insta gratification from all the kids on there and a 10k following isn't hard to get if you sell your soul to the hashtags.
hi bibs^
washed up. I've been meaning to make a website for the last 3 years
Everyone still comes to the forums for sure, even people you would never expect.
I just think it doesn't feel as friendly to post anymore, like when it was pumping everyone knew each other so it was like a big Facebook group chat. Now theres hardly any connections between posters, theres no real bonding. Also the whole secret/fake profile thing doesn't help.
Another factor someone spoke about before is Instagram and all the other social media outlets which are now the goto for photos. Why would the younger generation even ever consider to post or view the forums.
I remember when myself and others would post photo threads from the weekends or the days skate, you would post up all the photos you got with the digital camera... the digital camera has been replaced with our phones, and the forums have been replaced with Instagram/facebook/flickr/etc etc. I'm not being neg on insta, insta is dope! But to me, those few reasons are the main contributors to why things are how they have become.
Bringing back "The Chat" would 100% increase relationships between posters.
It's a real shame that people have lost interest in keeping the forums alive.
The biggest loss is the archive of stories, rants, and pics, that documented our history.
Up until a little bit over a year ago, this forum was famous for some of the funniest crap ever written, and it is still worth a look at if you ever want or need a laugh
(yes even the jedi will crack you up!)
I think that the easy connection between instagram and facebook and the mobile phone has made people lazy and dumbed down to the point that old forum passwords are even too hard to type in.
So on that assumption I am going to make a call that I can only hope creates a string of vitriol directed at this post.......(if only to prove that this forum still lives)
PEOPLE WHO STOP USING THIS FORUMS ARE LAZY AND STUPID, AND HAVE LET THEMSELVES BECOME WHORES TO FACEBOOK, and HAVE SOLD THEIR HISTORY AND SOULS TO PACK OF CORPORATE A PRICKS.....and they don't even realise it!
And to all of you who have responded to this thread, clearly none of you are lazy or stupid!
one closing thought for you all to "like"
( cause "Like" means "I don't give a fuck at all" these days!)
Trying to find a story on facebook is like holding a paper cup under a gushing sewerage outlet or storm-water drain in the hope of getting a drink.
An app for smart phones would make sk8parx more accessible and interactive I reckon. I don't have instagram so that doesn't effect me. SLAP is the major distraction. The level of content/posts is 100:1.
Gnar gnar, you can access the forums via your phone and you can post pics etc direct from your phone now. Have a look and let me know what you think.
Thanks
Im 21 now been lurking since I was about 13, dont post much but
I still check in.
Toms creeped me out. I'm out. Haha
when i'm not on here i'm usually stompin a mud hole in vince mcmahon's ass and beating the rock for the wwf world championship belt.
can i get a hell yeah?
hell yeah
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