Chris Pine stars as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness, opening this Thursday (or tomorrow, I guess, in IMAX). Zachary Quinto, I’m waiting for your call.
I had the pleasure of photographing Nick Offerman earlier this month with his wife, Megan Mullally. It was a very chill, very fun day. I can’t say enough good things about the two of them.
People can’t get enough of Marine veteran Alex Minsky. He’d be amazing for an underwear billboard. Calvin Klein, we’re awaiting your call. Limited edition prints of Alex are available at shop.schwabelstudio.com
Model test with Jasmine @ Q Models LA
Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt art the band “Nancy and Beth.” I had the great opportunity to photograph the duo earlier this month. One of the most fun celebrity shoots I’ve had in a while! ...
More Men’s fashion with Eli! Wardrobe provided by Enda King Men’s store in Venice. Makeup by Kris DeGuzman. Hair by Noogie Thai.
Model Danny Ington @ Q Models. Leather cuff courtesy Enda King Lighting – single Profoto head with beauty dish.
Had a blast working with model Nicole @ Q Models LA. Simple shoot, but a lot of fun. Thanks to Kris DeGuzman and crew for makeup and hair! Shot on Mamiya Leaf with Profoto lighting. ...
Recent photo shoot with actor Judd Hirsch on location in Hollywood!
Former marine and current model Alex Minsky, photographed by Eric Schwabel earlier this month in Los Angeles.
I figured it was about time I showed these photos of Johnny Hazzard at Burning Man 2012. This was shot during the construction of “Mal-Mart,” a 10-story tower Johnny and I helped to build that ...
Happy Valentines Day! Former marine and current model Alex Minsky posed for “Steampunk Cupid” this past weekend at Schwabel Studio. It’s amazing to me that Alex has only done a handful of shoots, he’s a ...
A teaser/preview of a Valentine’s Day card I shot with former marine Alex Minsky. Wing and crossbow designed and built by F Boke.
Quick post of Eli T @ Q Models LA. More new work coming soon, it’s been a busy year already!
A print of Mario From my book, Shooting Male, and a handful of other pieces of mine are featured in the movie, “I DO” with Alicia Witt, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and shirtless writer/costar David Ross. Thanks ...
Hair by Noogie Thai, photographed by Eric Schwabel
Everyone’s favorite (fictional) TV computer geek! Actress Kirsten Vangsness plays the role of “Penelope Garcia” on “Criminal Minds.” Photographed earlier this week by Eric Schwabel.
Tim Robbins stopped by the studio for this shoot to promote the Actor’s Gang.
No, really, like… by hand. In fact, you can get one here: http://hazzardcentral.bigcartel.com
I photographed the most recent cover of “Pacific Standard” magazine. The cover story is online at psmag.com, it illustrates how the military is using stress-relieving tools like yoga and meditation… A worthy read. And for ...
2nd shot from our live shoot during the Venice Art Walk. Arden is usually behind the camera, but I begged on hands and knees for her to model for me, and she was kind enough ...
http://vimeo.com/36947403 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. ...
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!
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
Recently photographed JR, an actor in Hollywood (Hollywood, California!) whose last name I forget… ‘lil help?
More shots with model Josh Babich.
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 ...
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 recently sat for my “[ detail ]” series. Thanks to the Los Angeles Stage Alliance on these recent shoots.
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.
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 ...
Final selection from my live photo shoot at Terence McFarland’s “stronger.”
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hope everyone had a great christmas! Thanks Conan O’Brien-sized actor Josh Carpenter for coming in on this shoot for my [detail] series.
Hope you are all recovering on the day after Christmas… I recently photographed actress Linda Bisesti for my [detail] series.
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 ...
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 ...
Two horizontal portraits from the [detail] series for your Monday enjoyment.
Actress Caitlin Rose came in for a sitting recently.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New faces for my [ detail ] series today. Theater critic Steven Stanley, Actors Kim Rose Wolter and Danny Cistone.
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.
Four new and awesome subjects for the [detail] series.
Three more great faces. The descriptions below came directly from my producer on these shoots: Mark Kinsey Stephenson is an actor and artistic director on and off for several companies, including Actors Co-op, the most ...
It’s a Three-for-all Sunday. A little recap on the Faces series, which, henceforth will be called [ detail ] Why? You’ll find out. This is not an explanation of what my vision is, or how ...
I was honored to photograph Kirk Douglas at his home earlier this year. We arrived just as he too was getting home from a meeting, and the first thing he said to me (jokingly) was ...
Calpernia is one of my favorite subjects, though we’ve only worked together twice now. I look forward to working with her again in the future, once inspiration strikes again. Calpernia is a veteran of the ...
These photographs of model Tosh Yanez are in my recently-published book, “Shooting Male.” Tosh is with Wilhelmina LA and can be seen in numerous ad campaigns across the globe.
Tosh @ Wilhelmina/LA. Part deux. This time not shot in infrared. Check out my last post to learn more about ‘im. Hair by Noogie Thai.
Another infrared “Faces” portrait. This time m’friend, wardrobe stylist, and model Tosh Yanez. Tosh has worked with some amazing talent, and is an amazing talent in his own right. He can be seen in the ...
From the same shoot as my last post, shot this on my hobby-ish infrared camera. Shot entirely in the invisible Infrared spectrum. The sensor (it’s digital — made from an old D100 body) is covered ...
Matt is a photographer and model based in Los Angeles. Recently he sat for my “Faces” series.
I’m a big fan of the out take, and it seems a blog is the perfect way to show a few. The cover shoot with Johnny Hazzard was originally for a magazine. When the magazine ...
Mario was sent to me by Felix Tipper @ JLA. I didn’t find out until after the shoot that this was his first test with a photographer. So, not too shabby. The shot on the ...
Chris Anthony is Associate Artistic Director (and head of the youth programs) for Shakespeare Festival/LA, a nationally recognized company in downtown targeted at city youth and engaging them in the community and arts through Shakespeare.
Raul Clayton Staggs, casting director, occasional actor, and Associate Artistic Director for the Playwrights’ Arena sat for this Faces portrait recently.
Debbi McMahon is the artistic director of Grand Guignol, a movement-based company that performs in the style of the Grand Guignol of Paris — known for onstage ‘horror and comedy’ shows that featured dismemberments, etc ...
Artistic director and lead actor for Gangbusters Theatre Company, Christaian Levatino, recently sat for my “Faces” series.
Edgar Landa recently sat for my “Faces” series. Edgar is the managing director of Son of Semele, a very alternative, experimental theatre company. He is also a successful fight choreographer, and a faculty (and alum) ...
Lynn Manning is an award winning poet, playwright, actor, and former Blind Judo Champion of the world. He recently sat for my “Faces” series.
What ISO is that camera wantin’ to shoot at, anyhow? Time to calibrate some new gear and recalibrate some old gear (deleted those damn profiles!), and I know I’m not the only one… Come to ...
Photographed Jason Alexander (of Seinfeld fame) for the “Faces” series. Nice guy!
Amazon.com received their first shipment of my new book, “SHOOTING MALE” today. Already, they’re down to three copies while I’m writing this, order now! Shameless plug, I know I know. In 2009, I think ...
Eileen T’Kaye on IMDB . Justin Hibbard’s website . . Ian Roberts on Wikipedia
I photographed the Furious Theater Company a while back but never posted. Yes, finally, a post since FEBRUARY. ACK! Stay tuned for more.
Just in time for President’s Day, I did this shoot with Calpernia Addams last week. Hair and makeup by the talented Siobhan Carmody. Calpernia is a veteran of the first Iraq wars (during Bush #1), ...
It’s a repost, but thanks to Ian Roberts and Daniel Skehan for posing for these photographs. Makeup by Oscar and Emmy-award-winning makeup artist Trefor Proud. Hair by the amazing Noogie Thai.
Calpernia is the only transgendered woman we photographed for this project (see the previous post on Jim Howley, our only transgendered man for this series). I found her insights very direct and down to earth, ...
Sean was another great guy to work with. Sean works as a pro model, last I heard from him he had temporarily moved to Asia, where the market is booming. Models have been flocking to ...
Alexandre is someone who I had heard about a few times. I believe he had responded to some casting calls in years past. Alex had worked as a model in Paris, and now works in ...
I feel like I’ve turned this blog into an underground tabloid rag. All my indie / subculture friends in the nude, good times. Willam is an amazing actor — I don’t know how he would ...
The Naked Truth was a rather large photo essay I was hired to shoot for the Advocate magazine. We ended up shooting about 30 people, the spread was I think 10 or 12 pages. I ...
This was my 3rd shoot with Johnny. Click here for the first. Johnny is photographed with his pup, Petey, who is equally fantastic.
Actor Micah Mayell Photographed by Eric Schwabel