Skate Boarding evolved from surfing and you can see the relationship between the two in the photographs that are produced. The techniques used in each are similar with both paving the way for each to move forward with in the medium. Skating brought the use of the fisheye lens to surfing and surfers invented the skate board the photographs produced are similar and share one major fact they are both not only sporting images but also social documentary images of popular culture. Nearly all surf photographers will take skating photographs at some point in there career as it gives them the chance to learn to shoot with a fisheye lens without looking through viewfinder fisheye lens work is all about the fill of the shot.
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