>>3804815>Skaters HATE it when you take photos because it stresses them out which is understandable. I've had nothing but good experiences shooting skaters. Maybe it helps that I used to skate a lot or something. Generally just being reaffirming and being able to point them in a direction helps a lot.
"Set up here, go this direction, pick a trick and stick to it until you're happy" gets good results. If they get frustrated just laugh and say no-one can tell they fucked a trick from the photo, etc. It's fun as all hell.