A couple more "Before and After" photos from a local project for Shea Apartment Communities in Oxnard designed by Architects Orange … and yes, it really did rain the day we did the photography. Artisan Apartments, Oxnard, CA in the rain.
Commercial Photography
Ventura Botanical Gardens Photography
Just giving back… here are some photographs that I donated to the upstart Ventura Botanical Gardens for use on their website…
Architectural Photographs PRE and POST
A friend of mine was looking at the little before and after photography gallery on my phone and reminded me that I should put some of the "PRE" and "POST" images on my blog and website to show how and what I do to make a picture of a building into what I call a…
Architectural Photography = A busy 2014
2014 started out clickin'… Some challenging architectural photography projects sent us around the state of California to photograph apartment buildings and pools in the Bay Area… Elan Apartments, San Jose, California. Shopping centers on the Monterey Peninsula… The Dunes Shopping Center, Marina, California. We spent a couple days…
A Day In The World Book Selection, Oxnard Documentary Photographs
Costco-Oxnard is famous now. ADAY.org book inside spread. Photo: Stephen Schafer. On May 15, 2012 a non profit organization, Expressions of Humankind based in Sweeden, set out to document the world by encouraging photographers of all skill levels to document a 24 hour period on one day, May 15, and upload the photos to be…
Photoshop Translation (quote)
"I'll fix it in Photoshop™," This quote is usually loosely translated to: "I'll screw it up in camera." Client: Cardkey, Model: Brian Kent, Photograph by www.schafphoto.com
Nikon D800E – For Architecture + a Moiré Hunting Safari (Updated 5-’14)
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.
Instant Bug Fix – Attached photos in Apple Mail become embedded .BMP files on PC’s (Outlook)
Macs are from Mars and PC’s are from Venus, so it’s no surprise they don’t speak the same language. Every time I send Jpegs (.jpg files) to clients on PC’s between Mac Mail and Outlook or even Earthlink’s e-mail service the photos appear embedded and can only be seen as Bitmap (.BMP files). The 5 second solution rename the
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (or Dusk)
Architectural photography in Southern California allows for a lot of sun-lighting variation but inevitably the south facing buildings are finished in summer and the north facing ones are ready in winter… Must be Murphy’s Law of solar frustration.
HABS Photographer Stephen Schafer Selected for Best of ASMP 2011
I’m excited to be one of twenty photographers chosen… for the seventh annual Best of ASMP 2011… (and the first HABS photographer).