Jeremy Pavia has been on a roll with his weekly Through the Lens features and the latest gives you a pretty comprehensive breakdown of a photo he shot with Ryan “Biz” Jordan while filming his Verde SoCal edit. I wish there were articles like this when I started shooting bmx because the insight Jeremy gives you is so detailed and spot-on. Get the link, a few excerpts and a re-up of the edit this photo came from after the jump.

“When I light up a photo mid-day I try to use as many flashes as I can”

“To anyone out there looking to really make a photo pop or give it some extra color ask the rider you are going to shoot with the bring a few different shirt options.”

“I also shoot simultaneous raw + jpg files for one because you never know if one file might end up corrupt and for two, you get the most file information from a raw photo so why not maximize your cameras potential and shoot at the highest quality setting.”

“There is no right or wrong way to shoot a riding photo and I hope that each and every one of you that has an interest in becoming a BMX photographer fully understands that and explores every option when it comes time to shoot.”

“As long as you are progressing and learning from your mistakes, you are on the right track.”

Invaluable advice from one of the best dudes doing it.
Check out the full article here.