Surfing. Travel. Photography.
I am a member of a site called Sports Shooter, which I think is one of the most helpful photo resources on the web. The forums are completely addictive and I check them almost everyday. There always seems to be something useful there for the photographer. For instance, I was thinking it is time to replace the shutter on my Mark 2n and was wondering what it may cost. As I was perusing the site I find a thread on this exact topic! Amazing.
There is also an area for your own portfolio. I just uploaded some shots from Pipe where I did some speed blurs to the point you can barely recognize what is going on. I dig the images and had a lot of fun making them.
The site is a bargain at $25 per year, but you have to be ’sponsored’ to join (I am more than happy to do this for anyone that has a website with decent work). I think I have been a member now for about 5 years and I dig the environment. There are event announcements- For example, Did you know Dave Black is going to be speaking at Brooks institute in April? There are private classified ads and there is a monthly contest with some inspirational images. If you shoot sports or want to shoot sports check out Sports Shooter. Hey, and I didn’t even get paid to say any of this. I am just a fan!
The SickShots blog is written by Dave Collyer and covers his favorite topics of Surfing, Travel, Photography and Life. Dave has taken more shots in the Mentawai Islands than anyone and can be hired for your surf charter or for your surf trip anywhere in the world. He also shoots weddings and portraits in his studio or on location. Dave maintains a huge image archive online of his best work. When he is not on assignment he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.