http://justinkosman.com/index.php The latest news and extensive randomness is found here. en justin@justinkosman.com Copyright 2013 2013-01-03T04:56:01-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/kosman_photo_portfolio_featured_in_french_magazine/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/kosman_photo_portfolio_featured_in_french_magazine/#When:04:56:01Z I was honored to contribute a photo portfolio to the Fall 2012 issue of Art Magazine published in France. Formerly Cream Magazine, Art has reinvented itself with thick glossy paper and amazing color reproduction.  I was even more surprised when my name showed top-billing on the cover.  Much love to the French BMX scene and I appreciate all the compliments over the past month. Check out some of the spreads below. I left out a couple spreads so you’ll have to go check out the 8-page feature at your local Barnes and Noble store. 2013-01-03T04:56:01-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/skullcandy_tv_bmx_adventure_episode/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/skullcandy_tv_bmx_adventure_episode/#When:16:25:00Z Skullcandy had wanted to bring their BMX team to the North Shore of Hawaii to create an original content piece for their Skullcandy TV channel. I brought along the Sony FS 700, Panasonic AF-100, and HPX170 to capture the BMX action along with the incredible sunrises and amazing action and scenery. I had four days to produced a music-video-style episode that blended authentic lifestyle, BMX and Skullcandy product feature the Fix and Cassette headphones.  The finished product topped 71,000+ views in three days and is still climbing.  2012-12-17T16:25:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/vans_lxvi_global_ad_campaign/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/vans_lxvi_global_ad_campaign/#When:18:11:00Z Last year Vans launched a new line of shoes with a classic look and a future-forward feel to their classic surf-skate-Bmx shoe.  LXVI being the Roman numerals for ‘66 is the year Van Doren stamped out his first shoes in Southern California. The rest is history.  I produce a lot of the BMX media for Vans in both print and film formats and this has been one of my favorite campaigns to work on in quite a while.  Mixing action, lifestyle and detail with an authentic balance has always been Vans’ strength and this ad campaign embodies all of those aspects in some beautiful LXVI spreads.  Here is one example as well as a video to wrap your head around. Vans LXVI from Vans Philippines on Vimeo. 2012-11-27T18:11:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/monster_energy_bmx_dirt_commercial/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/monster_energy_bmx_dirt_commercial/#When:18:43:00Z 240 frames per second zip line filming Monster hit me up to produce some unique original content with Australian Cam White and UK’s Ben Wallace for their 4million+ social media network.  We all ended up in the Mojave desert at Cory Nastazio’s private trails with 4 HD camera, a 35-ft crane and a 200-ft long zipline.  The result was this 3minute webisode featuring some epic BMX riding from the Mongoose BMX riders Cam and Ben kicking off at 6:30am for two days. 2012-10-13T18:43:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/rolling_stone_trey_hardee_olympic_decathalete/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/rolling_stone_trey_hardee_olympic_decathalete/#When:19:17:00Z One of my Trey Hardee photos was published this month in Rolling Stone magazine. If you haven’t heard of Trey Hardee, you’ll soon will.  He is the track and field world champion that is going to dominate the Olympics in 2012. We shot this at Azusa Pacific University using a Pro Foto 7b pack and gridded beauty dish from above.  Here is another shot of Trey Hardee from the same day. Thanks to Red Bull for the production. 2012-07-29T19:17:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/olypmic_gold_medalist_cover_shot_in_uk_magazine/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/olypmic_gold_medalist_cover_shot_in_uk_magazine/#When:03:01:00Z One of my favorite ways to enhance a client relationship is to submit images from a campaign for editorial distribution - and getting a cover shot for a client is a great value for both of us. This cover shot of BMX Olympic Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs is no exception.  Working on a long term project with BMX brand Free Agent, gave us both opportunities to do our best work. This photo was shot at a UCI Olympic points race in Phoenix, Arizona where we were also shooting a video commercial with Maris as well ( to appear later this season post 2012 Olympics). Shot on the Canon EOS 1DMKIV and Canon 70-200 IS MK2 lens, this is a true test of a lens’ focus tracking speed and this set-up performed flawlessly. Usually this would be a situation where we would pre-focus and shoot through one focal plane for the whole pack and get one images per moto. Setting up a pre-focus works great, but only when riders go directly through your focal plane, which isn’t always the case in pro racing. Using this particular MKIV and 70-200m set-up we were able to catch the lead rider diving into the turn and 5-6 tack sharp frames throughout the turn. At 9 frames per second, the Canon combination was great and adapted on the fly, even with eight riders coming directly at the lens at 30mph. 2012-05-22T03:01:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/bay_area_barspin_with_kevin_kiraly_for_macneil/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/bay_area_barspin_with_kevin_kiraly_for_macneil/#When:16:42:00Z When Kiraly switched sponsors from Verde to Macneil, I knew it was time for another trip up to San Francisco to shoot some heavy moves. Kevin does a really professional job of finding big locations and waiting until the time is right to shoot or film.  This spot was no different, and was one of three massive spots we ended up at throughout the weekend. 2012-04-10T16:42:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/cafe_racer/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/cafe_racer/#When:18:42:00Z Chopped and bobbed denim ad for Vans rider Vans is making a big push for their denim line which has become better than ever. This is the second one of the year featuring Huntington Beach BMX rider Dakota Roche cruising down Pacific Coast Highway on his Honda CB450. Hanging out the side of a minivan at 40 mph, shot with a Canon image stabilization lens to create just the right amount of panning motion blur for that vintage look.  The HB power plant was a crucial part of the photo that really ties this photograph Dakota Roche’s hometown. 2012-02-05T18:42:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/100_pools_bmx_book/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/100_pools_bmx_book/#When:17:13:00Z Here is a little preview of the 100 Pools book I helped put together last year with empty pool photos from all over Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas. Dean Dickinson is the man behind the project and now has over 150 pools in his quiver. Check it out the teaser below to get a taste of his life as a pool hunter. 2011-09-13T17:13:00-08:00 http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/redbull_cross_country_trip/ http://justinkosman.com/index.php/news/article/redbull_cross_country_trip/#When:23:11:00Z I just stepped off a massive cross-country road trip with Red Bull’s BMX crew.  Kicking off in Salt Lake City we drove to Moab, UT, powered through to Evergreen, Colorado, motored two days south to Austin, Texas all within 7 days and photo shoots in every location.  Upon arriving in Austin, one of out locations was flooded so we scratched the whole day and rented a couple pontoon boats on Lake Travis for the day and spent the better part of 8-hours diving off limestone cliffs and passing around a jet ski for hot-laps across the lake.  The photos from this athlete project will be used for X Games promotions, featured in The Red Bulletin, a poster in BMX Plus! Magazine and for international editorial distribution in countries all around the world. 2011-08-12T23:11:00-08:00