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

The Annenberg Space for Photography – Iris Nights Lecture Series

If you are in the L.A. area and have an interest in the arts then I would definitely recommend attending the Iris Nights Lecture Series at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. They start on Thursday nights around 6:30 p.m. Tickets are free but you should reserve them as soon as they go [...]

Philip Hyde Photography Exhibit

I went to check out the Philip Hyde photography exhibit at Santa Monica College the other day and highly recommend seeing it for yourself if you are in the L.A. area from now til December 11th. Philip Hyde was a pioneering environmental photographer who worked with the Sierra Club to create their influential large format [...]

Top 10 Most Influential Nature Photographers of All-Time

To be considered for this list of the top 10 most influential nature photographers of all-time, the photographers had to have left a lasting impact either on society or on future photographers. Most of these photographers can be considered revolutionary in their own right as opposed to evolutionary which is the category in which the [...]

The Annenberg Space for Photography

Yesterday I decided to go check out the recently opened Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. The setting was quite impressive as it is nestled between a lot of large skyscrapers separated by a large grassy area with restaurants. Admission is free so I walked straight in to be confronted by a wall of [...]

Dana Point Harbor

Aloe Vera Flowers and Dana Point Harbor Scenic Vista, Orange County, California
I met up with Alaskan photographer Ron Niebrugge at Dana Point Harbor last month. Ron and his wife Janine spend half the year traveling in the lower 48 in their RV so he always has some interesting things to write about on his [...]

North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon

North Lake Sunset, Eastern Sierra, California
If photographing the Middle Fork of Bishop Creek was peaceful, North Lake was an entirely different experience. At North Lake you could hear a pin drop from across the lake but that was the problem here. It is too popular for it’s own good. You can hear fishermen from [...]

Natural Design: Image Design for Nature Photographers Book

Florida nature artist, Gloria Hopkins asked me to review an early draft of her e-book and I found it to be full of useful ideas to photographers. The book was well-conceived and written in a way unlike that of any other how-to book that I have read. Check it out!
Natural Design: Image Design for Nature [...]

Photo Contests “Rights Grab”

My friend, Jim Goldstein has written a very important blog posting regarding submitting to photo contests and even uploading your images to social media sites like Facebook. If you are a photographer of any sorts, pro or hobbyist, I recommend reading this at the least to remind you to read the fine print.
Here is the [...]

inga spence: Agriculture Photographer

inga spence is one of the most prolific agriculture photographers in the stock photography industry. She has been photographing agricultural subjects such as wheat harvests, obscure vegetables, and field workers professionally for over 25 years. A Nevada-based photographer, the primary agricultural regions that she focuses on are located in the California Central Valley, Northern California [...]

You either “get it” or you don’t.

“I have stagnated as far as image quality goes, now that I am in year 3 looking through the viewfinder (year 33 as a birder). I am a bird shooter, so take what you will. This is in two areas, particularly, that are almost completely unrelated. One is sharpness, and one is making an image [...]

The It Factor

There was a question posted on a popular nature photography forum the other day, where the poster was asking when and how photographers self-critique their own photos. There was a wide range of answers. Several mentioned consciously thinking of the technical aspects that others would nitpick on. Another photographer mentioned that he doesn’t know all [...]

Las Vegas Photos Found at Last!

Photo Caption: Arc de Triomphe and Paris Water Fountains, Las Vegas, Nevada
If you read my blog in December, you probably know that I lost half of my Las Vegas trip photos due to a portable Image Tank flash drive failure. So last week I decided to power up the hard drive again. Same result. [...]

Enlightenment

Photo: Joshua Trees in Shadow, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Taken Sunday at Joshua Tree National Park. It was about 35 degrees and windy. I kept forgetting to put on my fleece sweater from the car so I was feeling a bit stiff while trying to shoot.
There were no clouds in the sky and the [...]

Galen Rowell: A Retrospective

One of my biggest influences in photography was Galen Rowell. I discovered his work through his books, and his style immediately caught me eye as unique. To be honest, I didn’t completely “get it” initially until I read his book, Galen Rowell’s Vision. In that book, he talks about how to see light and pre-visualize [...]

Is this America or Myanmar?

On Gary Crabbe’s blog, he posted an article from the L.A. Times and one from the O.C. Register about the police harassing photographers in public places. The O.C. Register article angers me in particular because that happens to be on the most scenic beach I’ve seen in So. Cal. I can understand a wedding or [...]

Updated Book List

It’s been awhile since I’ve read any books so I recently purchased several from Amazon.com. Notice all the books listed below are either nature, travel or photography books. Aside from those subjects, the only other topic I usually read about is sports.
1. The Photography Essay – William Albert Allard
2. Backroads of the California Wine Country [...]

Digital Manipulation – “How much is too far?”

This was a recent question posted on the Naturephotographers.net forum. There’s generally two sides that fight over this constantly. One group of photographers feel that photography should not be altered in any shape or form and somehow that is bad for other photographers should do they choose to do so. The other group feels that [...]

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