News and Information About HABS, HAER and HALS Photography
There’s a really good (ongoing) discussion on the Large Format Forum about scanning 4×5 and 5×7 negatives for HABS, HAER, or HALS. I use a DSLR (or Mirrorless) camera and a copy stand to photograph my negatives and create 30+ Megapixel digital photographs. Follow the discussion here: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?157757-4×5-amp-5×7-Negatives-Camera-Scanning-with-Nikon-D800E&highlight=habs
HABS Photography exposed and explained on my new Substack.
Middle of May 2025 Four more records transmitted to the Library of Congress last week. Three Historic American Engineering Record projects and a Historic American Buildings Survey project. Presidio of San Francisco, Aircraft Hangar (HABS CA-2942) Natomas Ditch System, Rhoades' Branch Ditch (HAER CA-144-B) Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Cutoff, Tunnel No. 3 (HAER…
I'm giving a webinar on HABS/HAER via zoom through the University of North Texas. April 23, 2025. https://library.unt.edu/news/2025/03-19-lecture-habs/ more info link: https://library.unt.edu/news/2025/03-19-lecture-habs/ If you’d like more information about HABS/HAER/HALS photography take a look at our website. HABSPHOTO.com Stephen Schafer, Architectural Photography, Ventura, California Ph: 805-652-1000 E: schaf@west.net
My Path to Preservation: Insights from a HABS Photographer INFO LINK Members Non-Members FREEDate: May 20, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Join the California Preservation Foundation for our My Path to Preservation series, a webinar program with the goal of sharing insights with students, interns, graduates, emerging professionals, and anyone interested in a…
Just found two new sets of scanned records on the HABS site today. As the LoC slowly gets through the backlog of HABS/HAER/HALS photos waiting for scans from the last couple decades. It's nice to see some of my photos out in the public domain where they belong. These two examples of historic survey photography…
HABS TO DO LIST, what Historic American Buildings Survey photo are next?
I'm doing a presentation. 🗺 At Cal State Northridge. I hope you can be there and see the marvelous and amazing maps that they have, and learn a bit about the HABS/HAER/HALS programs and how I use maps for research before every project. If you’d like more information about HABS, HAER or HALS photography take…
Lost in America Book Review: Cahan and Williams, have crafted a book that’s an engaging foray through the demise of lost architecture while at the same time the book is a celebration of the Historic American Buildings Survey itself.
Historic American Buildings Survey Photographs of buildings lost to the wrecking ball or just lost to time.