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

A Walk in the Woods

I don’t recall sharing this story before but it is kind of embarrassing. I was on a trail looking for an overlook of Taylorsville Lake and in parts you have to go through that thick brush and into the forest you see on the left. After some time, I saw a bunch of white things [...]

Minor League Baseball Game Photo

It’s not often that I go back and post older photos on my blog but I haven’t been able to get this photo off my mind. The funny thing is that when I lived in Kentucky, this photo really didn’t strike me as being one of my better photos from my time there. However I [...]

Photo Keywording Strategy

Stock photographers complain all the time about how dreadful keywording is and how it is the worst aspect of the profession. Well this article is not about that. I actually kind of enjoy keywording. Coming up with a sufficient amount of relevant keywords per image requires some creative thinking (apparently going to school does pay [...]

“Discovering” Gems in Your Files

Picture: Young Kids Enjoying the Lighting of a Giant Hot Air Balloon at the Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Glow, Louisville, Kentucky
Here’s a great quote. “In absence the heart grows fonder.”
While looking through long-tucked away unprocessed files for stock photo submission material last week I found a number of images that I had overlooked in [...]

Discovering Appalachia

Last Saturday my friend Jeff and I visited the Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest for the first time. We had each heard a lot of good things about it from the people at our ad agency in Louisville, so we figured why not experience it during the peak of fall season? [...]

Triptychs

Taken in sequential order, the first image in this series of photos represents my initial photo of this pre-visualized scene of the Falls of the Ohio and the Downtown Louisville skyline. The middle photo represents my 3rd attempt at shooting the scene in more flattering light but missing the train, and the bottom photo is [...]

Fall is Alive and Well in Kentucky

I took this shot today (10/20/06) at the Bernheim Forest in Clermont, Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Department of Tourism website, this is about 30% of peak fall colors. I can’t wait to see what 100% looks like in that case!
My 27th birthday is this coming Thursday, October 26th so maybe I’ll be lucky.
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The State Fair… in Kentucky – 8/18/06

Almost every year I’ve gone to either L.A. County Fair or the Orange County Fair with family or friends. Yet I’d never been to a state fair, of which California’s is located in Sacramento. Since I’m currently living in Kentucky, yesterday afternoon I decided to go to the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville.
As I was [...]

Conceptual Photography

The difference between a successful photo and a pretty good one hangs on a very slim margin with that difference being thinking about how you want the final image to look like. Some photographers refer to that as pre-visualization but that sounds too scientific to me. I’d rather think of it as “thinking man’s photography” [...]

Honest Abe and My Old Kentucky Home

The elementary school version of Abraham Lincoln is that he was born in a Kentucky log cabin then made his mark in Illinois before becoming a legendary United States president. In the AAA Tour Book I discovered that Abe’s birthplace was within driving distance of Louisville so I decided to go check it out. The [...]

The Mother Road 4/8/06 – 4/13/06

The route my brother and I drove followed most of what is considered to be Route 66. In reality Route 66 is more of a nostalgic fantasy than anything else. Aside from a few diners and a drive-in theatre the Glendora and Azusa Portion of Route 66 looks like just like any other “Main Street” [...]

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