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New book about the Isabelle Greene designed Lovelace Garden for HALS

Posted on May 3, 2017 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Announcing the publication of the softcover version of the Lovelace Garden Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) book. http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1228021?__r=229643 144 Pages with lots of photos and including Isabelle Greene's sketches plans for the garden, all the color field photos, the narrative, HABS drawings of the teahouse and garage, and of course PGADesign’s HALS drawings. The…

Getting a HABS/HAER/HALS Photography Quote

Posted on January 11, 2017 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

I field a lot of calls for HABS, HAER or HALS photography services so I wanted to put the fourteen most important questions for a HABS photography project out there. This will help you get the fastest and most complete estimate and if you’re getting competitive bids, every photographer will be quoting the same project, apples to…

Photography for HABS, HAER and HALS Documentations

Posted on August 19, 2015 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

HABS and HAER documentation of historic sites explained by photographer Stephen Schafer of HABSPHOTO.com

Nikon D800E – For Architecture + a Moiré Hunting Safari (Updated 5-’14)

Posted on November 24, 2012 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

11 things a still photographer found out about the Nikon D800 and/or D800E when it showed up yesterday. And a link to full size photos on Flickr showing uncorrected D800E moiré.

Bixby Bridge HAER (Historic American Engineering Record)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Bixby Bridge HAER… This photo speaks a thousand words, (it’s two 5×7 negatives, so maybe 2000 plus a couple hundred to descrbe the itching and the perfect weather conditions) and it’s a panorama though not quite 360 degrees. I think the photo title should be 1000/360.

The “F”-word & The HABS at the Edge of America

Posted on December 31, 2011 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

One of the most interesting HABS photography projects in a while took me to the bottom edge of America last week to photograph the San Ysidro Customs House in San Diego at the Tijuana border… a cram-me-into-a-corner-with-a-camera affair.

Exercise in Lighting…(or lighting as exercise)

Posted on October 22, 2011 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

This week my photo assistant Dave Sanchez and I put in three long days in the Sierras above Bishop, California photographing a Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation of some hydro-electric powerplants.