HABS/HAER/HALS Photography – Page 4 – HABS Photography Exposed

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…

Ventura, California Featured in Preservation Magazine (With my photos)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

It’s always nice when my town gets kudos from the media and even better when they use my photos to illustrate the story. A view from the Ventura Botanical Gardens was the lead image, along with Watermark on Main and Paradise Pantry. Historic Ventura, California is featured in the new Summer issue of PRESERVATION…

HABS Photos Featured in Frank Lloyd Wright Book

Posted on March 2, 2016 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

The HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey) photographs of the Ennis House that I completed for the LA Conservancy’s conservation easement program have been featured in a new book by Pia Licciardi and Leslie M. Freudenheim called Frank Lloyd Wright | The Man Who Played With Blocks. In this “Short Illustrated Biography” published by Royalston Books, my photos are…