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Need help finding desert location close to OC,LA
I am pretty new in the LA area and would like to see if any of you who lived here a bit longer could point me to a direction- besides East  - to help me a find a secluded desert location where one won't get bothered to much by anyone. I want something that is preferably very close to LA or OC. Looking for either sandy or dry cracked soiled desert but definitely not one full of shrubs of any kind just plain and flat and dry with no obstructions. Could you please help to give me some ideas that would work for a day shoot? Thank you! Niki B. www.nikiBphoto.com Jun 24 09 02:09 pm Link Jun 24 09 02:49 pm Link Joshua Tree National park... Jun 24 09 02:50 pm Link Perhaps the Salton Sea, also. Jun 24 09 03:00 pm Link TerraLynnStylist wrote: I think she meant give more directions than "just go east". Anyway, to the OP, not sure what your idea of close is, but one dry lake bed that gets shot at alot is El Mirage in the high desert. It's in the town of Adelanto, and i think it's about 2 hours away from LA, but google it you'll find it. Lots of info on the web about it. I did a real casual shoot there a few years back w/o any hassles, not sure how it is now, if there are rangers or anything patrolling. Good luck. Jun 24 09 03:06 pm Link You have to go east, north east or south east.... El Mirage, El Centro, Anza Borrego, Mojave etc are all easterly from LA. You will need permits for Anza & El Centro as they are NPS, BLM or State Governed... & yes they check!! I have shot all over SoCal's Desert & have been regularly asked for permit paperwork... El Mirage & Mojave are less patrolled.... Jun 24 09 03:06 pm Link North on the I-5 North on I-14 at this point you will be heading towards the Antelope Valley...first there is Palmdale, then Lancaster, then Mojave, Take your pick once past Lancaster...all open after that. Yet still close enough to get basic supplies. Jun 24 09 03:11 pm Link Thank you all! I will look into all these locations!  Niki B. Jun 24 09 03:36 pm Link palmdale is sweet. looks just like joshua tree Jun 24 09 03:39 pm Link Jun 24 09 08:28 pm Link If you're going off-road, even a little bit, take extra water, communications, all that stuff we know but we never do. The high desert is EXTREMELY rugged country, and it is very easy to get into trouble. I remember a brief shoot with a model, just east of Palmdale. After half an hour the girl was woozy and I was getting a little punchy, too. This was late summer, early afternoon. Have fun. Jun 24 09 08:33 pm Link it's not what you want to hear, but...um... east. seriously. you'll pass all sorts of desert. you can pull over somewhere in the middle of the road and have an awesome shoot. if you're there at the right time in the middle of the day, it'll be 5-10 minutes before another car drives by. Jun 24 09 08:33 pm Link Stella Dean wrote: If you have the leisure to be exploring, consider the drive across from Temecula to the Salton Sea. Very scenic, and huge variation in terrain as you go across. Jun 24 09 08:34 pm Link One of the most famous film locations for these types of shots is El Mirage dry lake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mirage_Dry_Lake Jun 25 09 07:24 pm Link Scary Barn studios in Lancaster https://www.modelmayhem.com/list/53865 Jul 16 12 09:24 am Link DJ_IMAGERY wrote: This place is awesome!! Jul 16 12 09:36 am Link There is a location out in Victorville that might be exactly what you are looking for. It is a dry lake bed that has cracked soil and very few to no shrubbery at all. I have shoot there a few times over the last couple of years and love the place. You can get a hold of Jody Kovac (MM #371022) and see if she is willing to give you directions to the place. However, I know she likes to be hired for shoots and will take Photographers there to shoot her. These are a couple of images of Jody modeling at the place that were shoot by other Photographers that will give you a pretty good look at the place: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/15346821 18+ https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/10966910 18+ Hope this information helps and Good Luck with your search! Jul 16 12 01:16 pm Link My shots of Damianne were done in Palmdale/Lancaster. It's barren enough you won't likely get bugged by anyone. Jul 16 12 01:20 pm Link DJ_IMAGERY wrote: Hey, I have some from your place! Jul 16 12 03:12 pm Link Palmdale would probably be the closest option if you don't want to head east for ~ 2hrs or more. Jul 16 12 03:26 pm Link Get a map Jul 17 12 02:44 am Link El mirage can be fun, if you know when to go there is no one around. They sometimes close the lake bed to vehicles in the winter. Jul 17 12 08:57 am Link Garry k wrote: While you are at it, Jody is an excellent model to hire and has been modeling in the high desert for a very long time. Long enough to be on a first name basis with the officers in the area, that just might get huffy, if you are caught there with a different model. Jul 17 12 02:30 pm Link |
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