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…
Preserving Los Angeles
Preserving Los Angeles, highlighting dozens of lesser-known buildings, neighborhoods, and places in every corner of the city that have been “found” by SurveyLA, the first-ever city-wide survey of Los Angeles’ historic resources. The text is richly illustrated through images by a prominent architectural photographer, Stephen Schafer.
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.
2020 – The Year We Blow Past 100 Documentations
A little list of the HABS, HAER, and HALS documentations Schaf Photo has competed in the past 10+ years…
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…
CEQA Documentation Mitigations for Historic (Cultural) Resources
The example below is a CEQA compliant Level 2 HABS mitigation for a significant historic district, campus, farmstead or any multi-unit grouping of resources. This example follows the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural, Engineering and Landscape Documentation.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Highlights: First Over Glendale Bridge 2016
Here’s some highlights from my Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation of the First Street Viaduct over Glendale Boulevard from October, 2016.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Highlights: 9430 Wilshire Blvd. May-2016
Here’s some highlights from my documentation of 9430 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills… Often the images in the HABS, HAER and HALS collections take years to be digitized…