POTD: Self-portrait

Blooming Century Plants and Blackbird

I know I’m late to the game here, but I’m learning to love my iPhone-as-camera.

Sunset @ Lincoln Blvd

I don’t condone driving while photographing, but here’s a shot from my windshield earlier this evening.  

Dog @ Roosterfish

Dog sighted today, parked in front of Roosterfish Bar in Venice, CA.

POTD: LED Paper Lantern

Was about to turn in for the evening and realized I hadn’t done my photo of the day.  It’s still a new routine for me.  Good night all!

POTD: Things On My Shelf

Things on my shelf.  I took this camera to Burning Man in 2006.  My goal is to retrofit it to accept a digital back and bring it back this year. With apologies to Arden (thank ...

POTD: Coffee

Been working long hours this week and on deadline to deliver finals images for a magazine cover tonight. Coffee is my friend. Incidentally, if anyone asks why there are footprints on this table, just change ...

POTD: Balloon in Tree

Ever see that episode of “30 Rock” where Tina Fey’s character has a bag stuck in the tree outside of her apartment?  This thing’s been stuck outside my window for about 2 weeks.

POTD: Venice Alley

Found this alley while jogging today and snapped it on my iPhone.  You can bet I’ll be back with a girl in a dress.

Working from Home

When I work from home, this is my view from the office. Shot on Nikon D7000 with Lensbaby

Venice Beach

  Never a dull moment at Venice Beach.  Shot this today on my iPhone while on a little bike ride.  This is the beginning of my new attempt to take a pic a day.  I ...

Holly Conlan

I recently photographed the beautiful and talented singer/songwriter Holly Conlan.  Check her out here, and be sure to see her live!

Malibu

Just a quick snapshot / outtake from a recent shoot in Malibu.

Venice Art Walk May 20th

This is my auction submission for this year’s Venice Art Walk and Auctions.  The image was captured on my old Nikon body that I self-modified to shoot visible+Infrared spectrum. The print is 16×20, framed, printed ...

Lauren Justice

Album cover Team Schwabel shot for new artist Lauren Justice.  She’s climbing the charts (quite literally, she recently jumped from the club charts to billboard…)

Lelia Broussard

Musician Lelia Broussard recently stopped by the studio for a quick shoot.

Jamie Drake

Singer/songwriter Jamie Drake, photographed in Silver Lake (unfortunately the name of the location escapes me at the moment)

Video: Jason Beghe

Actor Jason Beghe sat down with Mb and I for our “Friends and Neighbors” project.  This is a rough edit, chopped down from 2 hours of footage. Jason has clearly led an interesting life. For ...

Schwabel Shoots “Art”

I recently photographed actors Roger Bart, Michael O’Keefe and Bradley Whitford for their production of “Art” at the Pasadena Playhouse. Definitely check out the show if you’re in the LA area!

Eric Schwabel shoots Scott Thompson for “The Immigrant”

Check out this movie poster we shot here at the studio for my good friend Josh Levy‘s new film, “The Immigrant,” Starring one of my heroes, Scott Thompson!  Great cameos by Michael Cera, Margaret Cho, Dave ...

Eric Schwabel shoots Eileen Davidson

  Just a quick glimpse of my shoot with actress Eileen Davidson at her Malibu home. Eileen is probably best known for her role on “the Young and the Resless.”  I looked up the full ...

Friends and Neighbors: Okoye Carter

This is an ongoing project I’m working on with artist Mb Boissonnault.  I decided to begin a project that would allow me to explore video.  Coming from still photography, that meant beginning where I left ...

Happy Halloween!

the Human Light Suit in “Vegas Rated”

My Human Light Suit project was recently featured in “Vegas Rated,” a beautiful publication (something that you can’t say about too many of ‘em lately) that is, in fact, precisely what it’s title suggests.  Pick ...

Shooting Male: Limited Edition now available!

In 2009, Bruno Gmünder published a collection of my work.  I was 28 at the time and… Shall we say… excited.  3,000 copies of the first edition were printed. This very limited edition re-release contains, ...

Adam Lambert photographed by Eric Schwabel for the Advocate

View the Advocate article and photos at http://news.advocate.com/post/11571958893/reinventing-adam-lambert I had the great pleasure of working with Adam Lambert recently for this Advocate cover shoot, which came out today. This was one of the more unique ...

Friends and Neighbors: Martin Sugarman

Martin Sugarman sat down with us for the Friends and Neighbors series of video portraits.  Martin is a former war photographer who founded the surf culture magazine “H20.” He is heavily involved in the Venice ...

Friends and Neighbors: Angel

Angel was our 10th subject for this video portrait series. I met her through a mutual friend, she did hair and makeup for a number of photographs in my book, “Shooting Male.” We hadn’t spoken ...

Schwabel Shoots Motion

In mid-2010, I was chatting with my neighbor, painter MB Boissonnault about my desire to turn my close-up “faces” portraits into video, but that I didn’t know anything about video and had no clue how ...

Burning Man 2011: the Human Light Suit

If you’ve been following me on Facebook (as opposed to here… where I have a terrible habit of not posting updates) you’re aware of my Kickstarter campaign to photograph the Burning Man festival.  Well, we’re ...

People Are Strange…

Meet the good folks from Team One Advertising in Los Angeles. We shot these agency photos of them, and they were kind enough to let us use it as an eMail promo. Muchos Gracias! We ...

Schwabel’s Return to Burning Man in 2011

You may have seen last year’s burning man project.  This year, I’m going back, and I need your help. Here’s the new announcement video for 2011!  We’re bringing about 6x as much gear and I ...

Neil Patrick Harris photographed by Eric Schwabel for the Tony Awards

I actually did this portrait of Neil Patrick Harris for the awesome folks at the Los Angeles Stage Alliance, but was contacted by the Tony Awards to use it for Sunday’s program, so if you’re ...

CREATE-A-FACE reviewed by PE Maggie Soladay

Schwabel Studio rep Joseph Aranda met with photo editor Maggie Soladay a few weeks back in New York, and gave her a copy of our “Create-A-Face” promo.  Maggie does a monthly blog post where she ...

Eric Schwabel at the Venice Art Walk

Once again this year, Schwabel Studio opened it’s doors for patrons of the annual Venice Art Walk.  The art walk raises money each year for the Venice Family Clinic, which provides healthcare to under- and ...

Actress Brooke Smith

I shot these photographs of actress Brooke Smith at her office in Hollywood. Brooke is best known for her roles on Grey’s Anatomy, and Silence of the Lambs Brooke is also a photographer in her ...

Schwabel Shoots People.

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Eric Schwabel on the RAW photography blog

Check out this interview with me over at the RAW photography blog: http://raw.tristanjud.com/2011/04/interview-with-eric-schwabel/

Kirk Douglas and the Oscars

Aside from all the hits we’ve been getting from my Burning Man project, the most searched term on SCHWABELSTUDIO.com this week is “Kirk Douglas.” I photographed him for LASA in 2009 at his home in ...

Faces of Burning Man

In 2010 I went to Burning Man.  Not the first time and certainly not the last.  However, this time I brought lights and a camera and photographed portraits in a less-than-traditional manner, staying true to ...

Rest In Peace, Betty Garrett

I’m honored to have had the opportunity to photograph actress Betty Garrett in 2008.  She was the second or third subject for my series of close up portraits.  I remember telling her if the lighting ...

SchwabelStudio shoots Toyota Mobility

We shot these ads for Toyota Mobility — which makes all sorts of cool handicap-accessible vehicles and accessories.  Photo production was done in-house by our very own Joseph Aranda, and our client on this was ...

Schwabel Studio win’s PDN’s People’s Choice Self-Promo award!

Thanks to everyone who voted, and to PDN for the opportunity!  We won for the very website you are looking at right now — schwabelstudio.com.  Schwabel Studio Rep and producer Joseph Aranda came up with ...

Faces of Burning Man

More images from my time at Burning Man last month.

Back from Burning Man

My project is awaiting approval from the good folks at Burning Man HQ, but in the meantime, here are a few shots and some handheld video I took of the man on the day of ...

Mal-Mart at Burning Man 2010

Amongst the other things I’m working on at Burning Man this year, I also photographed the images that will be the walls of the structure of the Mal-Mart camp.  These will be printed on a ...

Burning Man Project @ Kickstarter.com!

People have been asking me about this burning man project I’ve been posting about on Facebook and on here for a while (the posts were deleted thanks to a server glitch.  The old ones are ...

Vote team SCHWABEL!

We’re in the running for the PDN Self Promo awards this year for our website schwabelstudio.com. I’m very proud of the site and what Faith @ Los Angeles Graphic Arts accomplished in the design and ...

Venice Artists: Mb Boissonnault

I recently did this photograph of brilliant Dusseldorf Academy-trained Venice Beach-dwelling painter Mb Boissonnault.  I am working on a series of portraits of Venice, CA artists and artisans in their workshops and studios, more to ...

Camilla and friends.

Another from the files of “Eric got a tad bored and took this photo.”  Camilla Cleese is the daughter of Monty Python founding member John Cleese, and she was a joy to work with. Makeup: ...

thank you, venice art walk!

Thanks to the thousands of people who came through for the Venice Art Walk last Sunday!  The Venice Art Walk and Auctions are a fundraiser for the Venice Family Clinic, which serves up some quality ...

things are happening…

A lot has been going on here lately…  So forgive the radio silence. Though I do have to admit, I took a few days off to get one last snowboarding trip in before the SoCal ...

J.R.

Recently photographed JR, an actor in Hollywood (Hollywood, California!) whose last name I forget…  ‘lil help?

Meet Josh Babich, part 2

More shots with model Josh Babich.

Meet Josh Babich, part 1

Photographed Josh Babich recently…  More tomorrow.

More Silver Schwabel Satisfaction.

I photographed dancer Tom Biagini with makeup by Trefor Proud. a

Joe Spano, Evil Mickey, and Chris Pine.

We’ve all noticed changes in the world the past few years — that’s a big “duh.” But those changes translate to what visual artists produce for the world as well. Last year, German publisher Gmunder ...

Dennis Smeal and Jon Beauregard

Dennis Smeal wrote the adaptation of “Stronger” that I have blogged about in the past. Jon Beauregard was recently nominated for an Ovation award for “Land of Tigers”

Actors Joe Spano and Sam Anderson

Actors Joe Spano and Sam Anderson recently sat for my “[ detail ]” series. TV enthusiasts will most recently recognize Mr. Spano from NCIS (which, as it turns out, I have a good number of ...

Actors Jennifer Paz and Robert J. Townsend

Actors Jennifer Paz and Robert J Townsend recently sat for my “[ detail ]” series. Thanks to the Los Angeles Stage Alliance on these recent shoots.

[ detail ] Actor Barry Lynch and Writer Deborah Behrens

Some new faces for today.  Deborah Behrens is an award-winning freelance writer. Actor Barry Lynch has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, as well as acclaimed stage performances.

[ detail and light ] Bee and Brandon

I’ve been photographing Bee since I moved in to my Venice Beach studio in 2005 — were right near Gold’s gym. So this giant man showed up with Bee — that would be Brandon, who ...

[ detail & light ] Brandon is a Very Large Man.

I met Brandon through my friend and occasional model Bee (more on Bee coming up in the next day or two).  He wanted photos and I wanted to photograph him, so there you have it.  ...

[ light ] Holy Sh*t, Schwabel Shot a Still Life!

So I got a call from my friend Dan, who I think it is safe to say was my mos’ best friend and ally back at RIT.  We were roommates in the dorms and worked ...

[ vision ] Wizard of Bodybuilder Oz (NSFW)

We recently shot a Schwabel-esque version of the Wizard of Oz characters.  Professional bodybuilder and past Schwabel model Brenda Smith was our Dorothy.  Jack Taggart portrayed our Scarecrow, Mitchell Rock re-appears as the Lion, and ...

[ detail ] Another Man’s Vision, p.3

Final selection from my live photo shoot at Terence McFarland’s “stronger.”

[ detail ] Another Man’s Vision P.2

Continuing from my last post…  The concept is perhaps too complicated to explain in a meaningful way on a photo blog, and indeed it took me a minute to comprehend (and a dress rehearsal).  For ...

[ detail ] Another Man’s Vision, P.1

I was recently asked to be a part of an interesting performance project. An adaptation of “the Stronger” from the play by August Strindberg. The piece was part of Creative Director Terence McFarland’s artist-in-residency at ...

[ light ] Schizophrenia calming down…

No I’m not actually schizophrenic.  Or… if I am, I have yet to be diagnosed.  But here is more beauty.  This time with Veronica, who was super cool.  Always nice when a model has personality ...

[ light ] New Year / Beauty and Schizophrenia.

A relatively well-known and successful photographer friend recently informed me that the secret to success in this industry is to “make the women look beautiful and the men look handsome.”  Well there’s a duh.  And ...

SchwabelStudio.com — now chock full of iPhone goodness

Just in time for 2010, and just in time for iPhones to start supporting Flash, thereby rendering it useless (OK, not really, but lets take bets for how soon that does happen) the web elves ...

[detail] Scott Thomson’s face is awesome.

Scott Thomson is an actor in Los Angeles, and the expressions that came out of his visage were astounding.  I’m only posting a few here.  As with everything I’ve been shooting of late, these were ...

[detail] Sarah Lilly

Actress Sarah Lilly is my favorite of the women I’ve shot for the [detail] series lately. She originally hails from Kansas and has a stunning face. I wish I had shot her as she arrived ...

[ detail ] Josh Carpenter

Hope everyone had a great christmas!  Thanks Conan O’Brien-sized actor Josh Carpenter for coming in on this shoot for my [detail] series.

[ detail ] Linda Bisesti

Hope you are all recovering on the day after Christmas…  I recently photographed actress Linda Bisesti for my [detail] series.

[ vision ] Merry Christmas

Happy Pseudo-Birthday, Jesus!  I’m told that noted historical figure Jesus was actually born in May, but nonetheless, I like giving and receiving presents and eating massive amounts of food while hanging with the people I ...

Happy Chirstmas Eve!

To all my Christian friends.  Took this shot of Trefor while we were prepping a shot of Jesus.  God Bless ISO 3200.  Of course, I lit the actual shot, which I will post t’morrow.

No Radio Silence… Happy Holidays!

Well kids, I’m off to the great white north to visit my family and friends for the holidays, and while I *could* blog from up there while snuggled between heated blankets and polar fleece, the ...

[ detail ] Cooper Huckabee

Actor Cooper Huckabee recently sat for my [detail] series.  One of the most amazing faces I’ve had the honor of capturing for the series, and the first person I’ve met in this town that doesn’t ...

[ detail ] Jim Whipple, Casey Ruggieri

Two horizontal portraits from the  [detail] series for your Monday enjoyment.

[ detail ] Caitlin Rose

Actress Caitlin Rose came in for a sitting recently.

Shooting Male recap

A recap on my book, “Shooting Male.” Which was published by Bruno Gmünder in 2009., available at local bookstores or through amazon.com.  Admittedly, this comes via the press release from this spring. ‘SHOOTING MALE’ IS ...

[ detail ] Raul Clayton Staggs

This is the 2nd run for Raul and I.  I photographed him earlier this year for the Los Angeles Stage Alliance.  He came back with a whole new look this time for a shoot for ...

[ light ] Angus and Anthony

These gents showed up with a friend, which seems to be a common occurrence at my studio lately.  This was their first time in front of a camera, and right before they both boarded a ...

Christopher Landavazzo

LAPD officer Christopher Landavazzo of the “Cops for Causes” charity.

[ vision ] Ben and Mitchell, together at last

As the Jay-Z song says, “what more can I say?” Ben and Mitchell, shot together.  Makeup by Trefor Proud.  Hair and merkins by Noogie Thai.

[ vision ] Mitchell Rock part deux

Continuing from yesterday, this is where the magic of makeup artist Trefor Proud really comes in to play.  It’s interesting how much a person’s personality can change when they are wearing such a heavy mask, ...

[ light ] Mitchell Rock

Mitchell arrived with makeup artist Trefor Proud — apologies, I mean Academy and twice Emmy Award-winning makeup artist Trefor Proud. I wasn’t really sure who was coming this day.  Trefor and I have very different ...

[ vision ] “Evil Mickey” feat. Ben Patrick Johnson

I’ve been working quite a bit recently with Oscar-winning makeup artist Trefor Proud. Some of the work has recently been published, and I think it’s time to start showing it to the public. A few ...

[ detail ] Ray Bradbury

I photographed author Ray Bradbury (89 in this photo) earlier this year, a great hero of mine. This was the second time I hunted a subject down. Writer Deborah Behrens told me she was interviewing ...

[ detail ] Dan Martin

Did these shots of my friend Dan Martin @ Chrome Hearts. Trying a new lighting setup for the closeups, aside from the high key background… something a bit more traditional perhaps, but entertaining for me ...

[ detail ] Dennis Martinez, Daniel Tatar, Kate Randolph

[ light ] beautiful vision: Andreas

I photographed Andreas for the title page of Bruno Gmunder’s new book, “Beautiful Vision” Andreas was one of the models in my book, “Shooting Male,” this was our second shoot.  Andreas works as a masseur ...

[ detail ] David O, Jacqueline Wright, Jessica Hannah, Laurie Woolery

Of the more recent faces I’ve captured for the  [ detail ]  series, these are four of my clear favorites.  I’m continually honored to be allowed to work with the people I get to work ...

[ detail ] Debbie Devine, Raquel Lehrman, Pat Towne

Three new additions to my series  [ detail ] Super-cool (and best-named) co-founder of 24th Street Theatre, Debbie Devine; Founder and managing director of Theatre Planners, Racquel Lehrman, and director/producer Pat Towne.  All three amazing ...

[ detail ] Michael John Garcés, Michael Kostroff, Kirk Kelley Kahn

[ detail ] Steven Stanley, Kim Rose-Wolter, Danny Cistone.

New faces for my  [ detail ]  series today. Theater critic Steven Stanley,  Actors Kim Rose Wolter and Danny Cistone.

[ detail ] Matt McKenzie, Ken Roht, JonJon Briones

Three new faces for the [ detail ] series, actors Matt McKenzie, Ken Roht, and Jon Jon Briones (not Jon, as I called him).  All photographed for the Los Angeles Stage Alliance by yours truly.

[ detail ] Cochran, O’Hara, Sanders, Sawyer

Four new and awesome subjects for the [detail] series.