BGPs

Stands for Beautiful Girl Problems

Isa: omg my eyebrows are so bad they desperately need threading
Livy: my skin is sooooo bad look how spotty I am
Mandy: OK Isa your eyebrows are fine you'd need a magnifying glass to see any strays no-one's looking at you thinking 'blimey I thought Frida Kahlo was dead' and Liv you've got 2 spots that are tiny - no-ones gonna ask you where you've left Esmeralda - jeez you girls and your BGPs.

BGPs by Lazyfatbitch January 1, 2017

BGPs

Pronounced "Bee Gee Peez," BGPs is the abbreviation of the term "Background Props" in skateboarding, specifically as it relates to skateboard documentation via video or photography.

The term typically refers to people in, but not limited to, background environment of a photo or video clip of a skateboard trick being executed. BGPs can enhance or be a visual distraction to an aesthetically pleasing shot depending on context.

Good BGP Example:

During a contest run video clip or still photo of a particularly difficult trick, fellow competitors cheering or intently watching the other skateboarder in the background can add to the intensity and often hectic environment.

Bad BGP Example:
Due to the danger/complexity of skate tricks as well as the dynamic environment of places to skate outside of controlled environments like skateparks, a successful photo looks for the same sense of balance and composition as any other good photograph, but the photographer must know the moment to capture the trick, one should be easily decipherable to a relatively experienced skateboarder.

The bad BGP occurs when a photo/videographer has perfect framing, the skater performing the trick, the camera operator capturing the moment... to be ruined by someone in florescent colors walking by, visually distracting from what could have been a perfect skate capture.

"I got BGPs on the new cover of Thrasher with Gonz on the cover, I'm sitting on the third step to the left!"

BGPs by grimcity April 26, 2024