Photography of The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner Building is part of the LAC+USC Medical Center campus in Lincoln Heights.
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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…
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.
A NOD to MOD Gallery Exhibition in Silver Lake
I'm showing some photographs of Richard Neutra's architecture in an exhibition in Silver Lake at the Neutra Institute and Museum and Gallery. A NOD TO MOD a photographic celebration of midcentury modern architecture and design. The opening reception is January 4th, 2020, at 2379 Glendale Blvd., Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Workshop December 8, 2019 – Architecture on Location with Stephen Schafer
I'm teaching another architecture workshop in December 8th, 2019 at LACP: https://lacphoto.org/events/architecture-on-location-with-stephen-schafer-2019/ Mastering architecture photography and location 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 examine the intricate…
Goldilocks and the 3 Shots…
Once upon a time, there was an architectural photographer named Goldilocks. She went to a job in the forest to take three shots for a local architect. Pretty soon, after Siri took her down a few dead ends, she came upon the house in the trees. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked…