I'm teaching my in-person architecture workshop on October 17th, 2021 at the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) Continue reading

Authors on Architecture: Preserving Los Angeles SAH/SCC Zoom Presentation Saturday, May 8, 2021, 1-2:30 PM PST Bernstein & Schafer Preserving Los Angeles Book The book is available here: https://www.angelcitypress.com/products/prla ••• Continue reading

Coca-Cola Bottling Company 1334 S. Central Avenue Los Angeles Los Angeles County California Marvin Rand, Photographer 1972-77 HABS-CA-2022-1 GENERALVIEW HABS-CA-2022-2 DETAIL: SHIP DOORS AND PORTHOLE WINDOWS General View of building by Marvin Rand (Credit: Marvin Rand Photographer. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS) Detail View: Ship doors and... Continue reading

Barker Brothers Building 800 W. Seventh Street Los Angeles Los Angeles County California Julius Shulman, Photographer October 1980 HABS No. CA-2156-1 NORTH AND WEST FRONTS Barker Brothers by Julius Shulman, North and west fronts. (Credit: Julius Shulman Photographer. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS) Continue reading

72 Marlborough Street: Residential Hydraulic Elevator (Wheeler-Donelan House: Residential Hydraulic Elevator) Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts HAER No. - MA - 56 - 16 Jet Lowe, HAER photographer, January 7, 1985 VIEW OF ROBERT VOGEL, CURATOR, DIVISION OF MECHANICAL & CIVIL ENGINEER, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SITTING IN... Continue reading

Los Angeles City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles Los Angeles County California HABS-CA-2159-7 - West front (partial view) and south side - Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. (Summer 1981) Los Angeles City Hall HABS-2159 by Julius Shulman (Credit: Julius... Continue reading

The DARKROOM 5370 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles Los Angeles County California HABS-CA-2024-1 "Entrance" (Taken between 1972 and 1977) HABS-CA-2024-1 The Darkroom, 5370 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, By Marvin Rand Continue reading

Photography of The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner Building is part of the LAC+USC Medical Center campus in Lincoln Heights. Continue reading

Rita Cofield, a lifelong resident of L.A.’s Watts neighborhood, is working to protect a building designed by USC Architecture alumni Robert Kennard and Arthur (Art) Silvers that is right in her own backyard. via www.docomomo-us.org Glad to be part of this documentation project with Rita. Continue reading

Preserving Los Angeles – How Historic Places Can Transform America's Cities – A book by author Ken Bernstein, photographed by Stephen Schafer. Continue reading

Check out this fun video for great tips on researching historic sites, preservation advocacy, and photography related info gathering. Continue reading

On November 5th, 2020 – during the Covid 19 pandemic – I volunteered for a day of documentation photography in Watts to support the nomination of the Watts Happening Cultural Center and the Mafundi Mural located at East 103rd Street in Los Angeles. It was a sunny day working with Rita Cofield and the staff at the WHCC. We were filmed by Parker Collins, a reporter from Spectrum News 1, who did a nice story about Rita and the significance of the Mafundi Center in Watts history. Here's a link to the new story and some of the nomination photographs... Continue reading

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 examine the intricate relationship between architectural design, natural light and the weather, and explain approaches to artificial and natural lighting... LINK HERE: https://lacphoto.org/events/architecture-on-location-with-stephen-schafer-2020/ www.HABS.photo Stephen Schafer, Photographer Ventura, California 805-652-1000 schaf@west.net Continue reading

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. Continue reading

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 shares 30+ years of experience in this candid seminar that focuses on what the class wants to know. We’ll cover branding and marketing; websites and social; pricing and invoicing; copyright and releases; insurance and contracts, and any questions you may have about being a professional photographer... Continue reading

Learn about 'Lace Legos' (AKA: Ornamental Concrete Masonry Units) at this year's Mod With A Twist show 2020 in Palm Springs. Continue reading

The Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines for Architectural and Engineering Documentation (HABS, HAER, HALS) July 21, 2003, Federal Register: Continue reading

Sharing Notable Photographs from the HABS, HAER, HALS collection. Ulysses S. Grant Cottage (Howard Potter House), 995 Ocean Avenue Long Branch Mtanouth County New Jersey, by Jack Boucher, 1963. Continue reading

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) are US federal government programs administered by the Heritage Documentation Program Department of the National Park Service. Continue reading

Sharing Notable Photographs from the HABS, HAER, HALS collection. GENERAL VIEW FROM TOP OF SOUTHERN TOWER, LOOKING NORTH - Golden Gate Bridge, Spanning mouth of San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA Photo by: Jet Lowe, 1984 https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/hhh.ca1355.photos.016352p/ Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HAER CAL, 38-SANFRA,... Continue reading

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) are US federal government programs administered by the Heritage Documentation Program Department of the National Park Service. Continue reading

A little list of the HABS, HAER, and HALS documentations Schaf Photo has competed in the past 10+ years... Continue reading

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 Continue reading