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

Baker Beach

I took this photo of the Golden Gate Bridge in February 2002, which was the same month that I learned what an F-stop was and how to spot meter. This was probably my first scenic landscape photography shoot since learning the basics of photography. Prior to this, I was just a someone who did point [...]

Rocky Mountain National Park

After the sunrise photo shoot in Boulder, I went up to Rocky Mountain National Park which is about an hour drive. Since it was early November (2006), it had already snowed so most of the park roads were closed but I was able to get to Bear Lake which was completely frozen over. This scene [...]

New Environmental Photography Blog

Peter Bennett has launched an excellent new environmental photography blog, Citizen of the Planet. Peter is one of the good guys of this industry and is always willing to share his knowledge of the business when I see him at the photo industry events around town and over the phone. He’s been focusing on photographing [...]

Whitewater Trout Farm

My family used to go catch our own dinner at the Whitewater Trout Farm when I was a kid so I have fond memories of this place. There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh-caught trout. I was sad to find out that the trout farm is no longer in business but it is [...]

Canon 35mm f2.0 Lens

The Canon 35mm f2.0 lens is going to be my new walk-around lens for travel and photojournalism photo shoots on the 5D MKII. The 24-70mm has fantastic image quality but it is so bulky that it isn’t fun to use unless I’m doing nature photography on a tripod. Plus, when you shoot candid photography, you [...]

The International Kelp

Mexican Boys Carrying Giant Kelp Back to Tijuana, Border Field State Park, California
This is the strand of kelp featured in the previous blog post. After the kids finished looking at Brian Auer’s camera, they ran over to the kelp and took it back home for a souvenir from America I suppose. I got a [...]

Photo Impressionism

Photo Impressionistic Red Serrano Chili Peppers
After emailing with a friend about macro lenses, I felt inspired this week to dust off my macro lens and try some new approaches I hadn’t done before. My macro lens is the sharpest lens I own and typically I use it for photographing trees and forests to get [...]

Would you like some irony with your coffee this morning, sir?

I was at the San Dimas, California, U.S. Post Office this morning and saw a framed, $15 U.S. Department of the Interior commemorative stamp being sold that is entitled, “Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation.”
I’m still scratching my head as I type this, and no I’ve never had lice.

The First Love

I like both of these pictures for various reasons, but couldn’t decide which one to post here. Please feel free to post your opinion here or email me.

The story behind the title and pictures: In the days before I first picked up a camera, I was a musician. I primarily played the alto sax, [...]

A Taste of Americana

For entertainment purposes, I’m posting a trip write-up I wrote for a college marketing class term paper when I was a senior at Cal Poly Pomona in 2001. The professor thought I should get it published. The trip took place from August 15th, 2001 thru September 5th, 2001 if my memory serves me correct. Until [...]

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