Setting the scene

The line up

Beach set up

Cheesy sunset looking at waves

All great surfing articles have a scene setting images here are some examples i have taken these are very much social documentary images and record the life style of a surfer. There used in magazines to help make people feel like there are at the beach with subjects. These type of images were part and parcel of early surf photography and the likes of Doc Ball and Ron Stoner were masters of setting the scene for the viewer.