I’m a bit slow in posting this one… just pretend I had to get the film processed. Anyway, about a week ago, right before driving to California, I shot a Red Bull skate contest at Marginal Way skatepark in Seattle. It was an elimination, jam format contest, where teams from different Washington area codes competed against each other. At the end the winners got some cash, as well as a donation in their names to the skatepark. The final round was amazing. All three of the guys on the team had some insane lines through the park. Check out a few more after the jump. You can blow them up by clicking.

Last week I drove from Portland back down to Woodward West in Stallion Springs, CA (outside of Bakersfield) to shoot some photos for their catalog, web, ads, etc. I shot a little of everything… BMX, Skate, MTB, and even some cheerleading. Woodward West is roughly a fifteen hour drive from Portland, but it goes by fast as you cruise through Mt. Shasta and California’s desert. Driving also allows me to bring all the photo gear I like, as well as my bike without having to pay astronomical baggage fees. That, and you don’t want to be in Stallion Springs without a car. This post includes some outtakes from the trip, and features Codie Larsen, Josh Clemens, Mike Saavedra, and a ridiculously large ollie from Jaws. Keep your eyes peeled for next years Woodward West catalog, to see some of this stuff and more bangers.

One thing I noticed on this trip, is that every kid at Woodward who approached me while I was taking pictures asked “what site are these going to be on.” Years back the kids would ask “are these going to be in a magazine.”

The sun is back in Portland, hopefully for a while now. I cut out of the office early, admittedly for the second day in a row, to go ride bikes. I met up with Roman Tencza, Mark Rainha, and a few others at the Tigard Skatepark, and fired off a few photos of Roman and some local skate rippers. You can view them bigger after the jump.

I’ve been doing design work for Woodward Camp since 2006-ish. I do the catalogs every year, as well as a lot of the advertising, collateral, shirts, etc. They’re growing constantly, even expanding internationally, and there’s always something new going on, so it’s fun stuff. We work with a number of different brands in our office, both big and small, but Woodward is one of the most consistent. This year’s print and web look started with a sheet of steel in my garage, a few stencils, and some muriatic acid. The resulting rusty steel textures got used as subtle elements in the catalogs this year, but they take on more of a roll in the ads. Essentially, I quick-rusted the area around the stencil with the acid and water, then shot photos of the result to use in the designs. The textures got worked in with some provided action photography (I shot the BMX ad of Morgan Wade) and we were off and running. We also worked QR codes into the print campaign this year, to direct readers to the various Woodward web portals by simply scanning them with their smart phone. See the ads after the jump.

Woodward did a larger online marketing push this year than in previous years. We used the tagline “Come Ride With Us” and “Come Skate With Us” throughout the online campaign. Here’s a small sampling of those ads, which are currently running in a number of sizes and iterations.

If you have a smart phone, you’ve probably noticed it’s the end of the year. I dug through my photo posts from the past 12 months and pulled out some of my favorite action images.  It’s not a top ten or best of list, just a revisiting of some of my favorites. To see more, simply dig back through the posts on the site — All my favorite work ends up on here, usually within a few hours of its creation. Some are photographic favorites, others I chose for the subject matter. There’s no rhyme or reason other than I shot them all in 2010. Above is Roman Tencza in Portland, Oregon.

Justin Inman, Eugene, Oregon

Mat Hoffman, Woodward West.

Ben Hucke, Tigard, Oregon

Ron Wilkerson, Ashland, Oregon.

Shad Johnson, Tigard, Oregon.

Neal Hendrix, Woodward West.

Kevin Porter, Portland, Oregon.

Codie Larsen, St. Johns, Oregon.

Morgan Wade, Woodward West.

Roman Tencza, Vancouver, Washington.

Snotty, Portland, Oregon.

After the jump you’ll find a few more shots from my trip to Woodward West last week. Above is Australian Andy Buckworth, putting the take off for the camper’s long jump competition to other use. It’s the opposite of the Mega Ramp. The Minor Ramp if you will. But either way, if you notice the height in relation to the curb, that’s a front flip off a 10-inch wedge. Grass or no grass, I’m not trying that.

Skyler, one-footed invert

Morgan Wade, lookback.

Anthony Napolitan, one-hander one-footer.

Skyler, vert wall invert.

I’m down at Woodward West this week, checking out the new MegaRamp and shooting some photos. Above is Anthony Napolitan who was in town the first couple days of my trip. Check out some more shots after the jump.

Morgan Wade, Superman Whip.

10 year-old Tom Schaar. That ramp is over 13 feet tall. Watch out Shaun White, he does 720s.

Jeremy McNamara, Front Crail on an oververt pocket.

Patrick, No-hander.

Evan Abernathy, Barspin off the Pole.

Jeremy McNamara, Pivot to fakie.

I’m down at Woodward West for the week shooting photos. Yesterday was the Media Day / Opening of the new Mega Ramp down here, and as expected it’s, well, mega. A bunch of mega-shredders came into town for the day to ride it, and while all survived the day, Elliot Sloan and Marcello Bastos went down really, really hard on the quarter. Hopefully they’re beginning the healing process as we speak. There are a few more photos after the jump, including some skate shots of Bob Burnquist and Jake Brown. Also, check out ESPN BMX from a massive tailwhip shot of Morgan Wade (pictured above).

Bob Burnquist, Japan 540.

Andy Buckworth, flair.

Morgan Wade, no-hander.

Jake Brown.

Bob Burnquist.

Yesterday afternoon I went up to the outskirts of Mt. Hood to film the skateboard portion of Bonfire Snowboarding’s annual Pipe to Pipe contest for YoBeat. The one-day event features a snowboard contest at the mountain followed by a skate contest at Windell’s Camp. This year, with the concrete park at Windell’s growing, and the weather as good as it can be, the contest was held outside (it’s been inside the park building for the last few years). The above video is some of what went down — mostly in the Pro division — during the skate contest. For full photos and coverage of both the snow and skate events check out YoBeat.

I took a road trip down to California for Woodward West’s Spring Camp, and next weekend’s Old School BMX gathering. Before everyone left Spring Camp this morning, I did a vert shoot with Neal Hendrix. We got a few cool shots using a small ladder for a slightly different perspective. Also after the jump is a shot of Tyler Goulden lit with some movie lights late yesterday night (Woodward video master Dave Metty was filming and I poached a few shots). Update: just added a quick video clip of David Loy after the jump as well.

Neal and I got a few Eggplant photos that I like, but this one I like as a happy accident. You can see my feet on the ladder as well through the power of the fisheye lens, along with the shadow of me on the ladder cast by the flash. A few rules broken, but those rule breaks are my favorite parts of the shot.