In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong

Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard’s work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com

Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll

This past Sunday was pretty crazy at the Venice Beach drum circle. Almost as soon as I got there, I was offered a pipe with some weed in there presumably. After declining, an amazing photo composition happened right there in front of me with the people lighting up. It would have been portfolio-worthy I kid [...]

Girls Having Fun, Venice Beach Drum Circle

White Girls Having Fun Dancing, Venice Beach Drum Circle, California

I went to Venice Beach again on Sunday to record some sound. The drum circle attracts a diverse group of people looking to have a good time. The two girls in the foreground were initially just dancing and playing around with the sand. Then they [...]

Venice Beach Drum Circle

Young Woman Playing Tambourine in Drum Circle, Venice Beach, California
Compositionally there are things I would like to have done differently in this photo but I felt that this was the picture captured the vibe that I experienced at Venice Beach last Sunday. I actually had a few that I felt were technically better from [...]

Beach Party, Venice

Girl Dancing in Drum Circle, Venice Beach, California
Last Sunday I went to Venice Beach to try shooting some “youth culture” for Photoshelter’s Shoot! the Day contest. I photographed the drum circle last month but had been wanting to do a re-shoot so this contest gave me another excuse to shoot more photos of this [...]

Venice Beach Skaters

Photo: Teen Skater Jumps Off Ledge, Venice Beach, California
I stayed off to the side initially. I didn’t take photos for a while until I felt comfortable and so I could blend into the background. At first I just took wide angle snapshots from far back to warm up for close up action then gradually worked [...]

Hare Krisha Dance, Venice Beach

Picture: Hare Krishna Drum Circle Dancing, Venice Beach, California
Venice Beach is a street photographer’s dream. There are a lot of different things to photograph here on the weekends. Some are more mainstream activities such as playing basketball, tennis, surfing, etc… but there is also a lot of counterculture and street performers. I’ve also been [...]

Saltwater Without the Taffy

Picture: Powerful Wave Crashing Against Rocks, Venice Beach, California

After taking pictures of the lifeguard tower in the previous post, I walked over to edge of the beach where I saw big waves hitting these pile of rocks. Since I’m focusing on shooting tide pools this year I knew this would be a great photo [...]

That’s soooo like a stereotype.

I had an interview at an advertising agency in West L.A. yesterday morning so I decided to go to Venice Beach afterwards since I hadn’t been there in about five or six years.

Image: Lifeguard Tower and Beach Patrol Truck, Venice Beach, California

This scene reminded me of the tv show, Baywatch and of the stereotype that [...]

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