Photography of The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner Building is part of the LAC+USC Medical Center campus in Lincoln Heights.
Docomomo – Moving modern forward. – Docomomo
Rita Cofield, a lifelong resident of L.A.’s Watts neighborhood, is working to protect a building designed by USC Architecture alumni Robert Kennard and Arthur (Art) Silvers that is right in her own backyard. via www.docomomo-us.org Glad to be part of this documentation project with Rita.
Preserving Los Angeles Book
Preserving Los Angeles – How Historic Places Can Transform America’s Cities – A book by author Ken Bernstein, photographed by Stephen Schafer.
Using Online Aerial Maps for Photo Scouting, Preservation and HABS/HAER/HALS
Check out this fun video for great tips on researching historic sites, preservation advocacy, and photography related info gathering.
Nomination Photographs for the Watts Coffee House and Mafundi Center
On November 5th, 2020 – during the Covid 19 pandemic – I volunteered for a day of documentation photography in Watts to support the nomination of the Watts Happening Cultural Center and the Mafundi Mural located at East 103rd Street in Los Angeles. It was a sunny day working with Rita Cofield and the staff…
December 2020 Architecture Photography Online Workshop
I'm teaching my architecture workshop on December 13th, 2020 at the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP): Mastering architecture photography is a complex yet rewarding process. Like people, buildings have their best side, and choosing your perspective, composition and camera placement for both interiors and exteriors will be a focus. In this workshop we will…
Preserving Los Angeles
Preserving Los Angeles, highlighting dozens of lesser-known buildings, neighborhoods, and places in every corner of the city that have been “found” by SurveyLA, the first-ever city-wide survey of Los Angeles’ historic resources. The text is richly illustrated through images by a prominent architectural photographer, Stephen Schafer.
Creating Your Photo Business Workshop @ LACP
https://lacphoto.org/events/creating-your-photo-business-with-stephen-schafer-march-2020/ Are you starting to charge for your work? What does it take to start a photography business or take your hobby to the next step? Are you reaching the people who need to see your work? Stephen Schafer wrote the book about becoming a professional photographer. Join him for a day as he…
Lace Legos, Nixon Roofs, and Palms That Aren’t Trees
Learn about ‘Lace Legos’ (AKA: Ornamental Concrete Masonry Units) at this year’s Mod With A Twist show 2020 in Palm Springs.
2020 – The Year We Blow Past 100 Documentations
A little list of the HABS, HAER, and HALS documentations Schaf Photo has competed in the past 10+ years…