Picture Time: Ryan Daily

Ryan Daily

AZRZ:How long have you been into photography?
I always fiddled around with cameras as a kid thanks to my parents, but I got into it seriously about 8 years ago right around the time I started skating.

AZRZ:What made you want to start taking photos?
My dad giving me a camera and fascination with pictures.

AZRZ:Have you taken any photography classes?
Besides two years in high school, no. I started taking a class at the local community college a while back but dropped out because I felt it was a waste of time and boring.

AZRZ:What type of camera/set up do you have?
I use a Nikon d40 because I love the fast flash sync speed it has. I don’t really care for sequence shots so it’s the perfect camera for me. As for everything else:
Nikkor 18-70mm
Nikkor 70-300mm VR
Some shitty brand 135mm prime
Two Vivtar 283’s and a Vivitar 2800
Cheapie eBay slaves
Tripods and yadda yadda yadda

AZRZ:Favorite type of photos to take?
Candid.

AZRZ:What’s the worst part of taking photos of rollerbladers?
Telling my parents I’m gay??? I don’t know… probably asking someone to re-do a trick because I fucked up or because their body position was weird. I can be picky about that.

AZRZ:Which do you like to do better, rollerblade or take pictures?
Rollerblade but nothing beats seeing the final result of a good shot… euphoric.

AZRZ:Who are your favorite photographers?
I can’t really say that I have one.

AZRZ:What do you think the best and worst trends in rollerblading photography are?
Well, I feel like I see way too much fish-eye stuff and that can get old really fast. It seems like the “ace-in-the-hole” lens that people use to easily impress laypeople. I understand that it’s necessary in some situations but for it to be constantly attached to your camera is lame.

Best trend: I’m not sure… originality?

Some of Ryan Daily’s work:(Click for Full-Size image)

Ryan Daily

Brent Henderson – Front Farf

Brent Henderson – Backside Backslide

Luke Kimberly – Back Royal through kink

Luke Kimberly – Stubsoul

Chad Hornish – AO Negative Fishbrain

Chad Hornish – Soyal

Chad Hornish – Safety Grab over hip

Adam Brierley – Stale 180 over rail

Keith Brierley – 540

Jon Soares – Front Torque

Andrew Scherf – Fishbrain

Kenny Scherf – Backslide

You can find more of Ryan’s photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanmatthewdaily