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Archive for the ‘Women’ Category
Jasmine
Model test with Jasmine @ Q Models LA
Megan Mullally and “Nancy and Beth”
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! ...
Nicole @ Q Models
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. ...
Black Rock Arts Foundation’s Artumnal Gathering
Many thanks to the Black Rock Arts Foundation for inviting me to photograph their Artumnal Gathering this past weekend at the beautiful Bently Reserve in San Francisco! Black Rock Arts was founded by several of the ...
Hair!
Hair by Noogie Thai, photographed by Eric Schwabel
Kirsten Vangsness
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.
The Man Burns in 50 Days!
These two are the creators of the sailboat “Junk” (behind them). Photographed in 2011 at Burning Man. New banner for my facebook page. Support this Burning Man photography project at humanlightsuit.com!
Arden @ Venice Art Walk
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 ...
Arden
Arden was awesome enough to model during our live photo shoot at the Venice Art Walk this past Sunday. She also supplied her own amazing wardrobe (coming in future posts…). Hair by friend-of-Schwabel’s, the incomparable ...
Holly Conlan
I recently photographed the beautiful and talented singer/songwriter Holly Conlan. Check her out here, and be sure to see her live!
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)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
(new eMail campaign goes out tomorrow AM) -schwabel
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 ...
Faces of Burning Man
More images from my time at Burning Man last month.
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 ...
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 ...
[ 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 ...
[ 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 ...
[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 ] Linda Bisesti
Hope you are all recovering on the day after Christmas… I recently photographed actress Linda Bisesti for my [detail] series.
[ 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.
[ 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 ] 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 ] Cochran, O’Hara, Sanders, Sawyer
Four new and awesome subjects for the [detail] series.
Calpernia Addams: Pinup model in Hollywood
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 ...
Faces: Chris Anthony
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.
Faces: Debbi McMahon at Grand Guignol
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 ...
New Faces
Eileen T’Kaye on IMDB . Justin Hibbard’s website . . Ian Roberts on Wikipedia
Furious Theater Company
I photographed the Furious Theater Company a while back but never posted. Yes, finally, a post since FEBRUARY. ACK! Stay tuned for more.
A Salute to President’s Day!
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), ...
The Naked Truth: Calpernia Addams
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, ...
The Naked Truth: Dasha Snyder
‘Nother recap: The Naked Truth was a 10-page photo essay I was comissioned to shoot for the Advocate about body image. So Dasha was pretty awesome. We had an all-male crew of about 6 + ...
The Naked Truth: Valerie Picarella
Valerie was the first woman who we were able to shoot for this project. She works as a personal trainer, which is obviously a great career choice based purely on her body type. Somehow she ...
The Naked Truth: Willam Belli
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 ...
Marissa Devins
Marissa Devins, Television literary agent, UTA. Photographed at her home in Westwood for TV Week by Eric Schwabel.
Tal Rabinowitz
Tal Rabinowitz, VP of comedy development and head of digital programming and development, Sony Pictures Television. Tal is gorgeous, busy-as-hell, but very gracious and wonderful to work with. We shot this at Culver Studios, which ...
HOT for WINTER
Sunday, December 14th at the Distillery, Venice Beach, CA. Info at Facebook events
Lily Holleman
Lily Holleman photographed by Eric Schwabel
Alexandra Billings
Transgendered actress Alexandra Billings photographed by Eric Schwabel.
Cricket Meyers
Sound designer Cricket Meyers photographed by Eric Schwabel.
Taylor and Taylor
Taylor and Taylor photographed by Eric Schwabel
Betty Garrett
Actress Betty Garret (All in the Family, Laverne and Shirley) was amazing to work with. Photo by Eric Schwabel
Fran Bennett
Actress Fran Bennett recently played the title roles in Othello and King Lear
Lisa Hackner for Telepictures
Lisa Hackner of Telepictures photographed by Eric Schwabel
It’s Molly!
My friend’s dog stopped by the studio… As did my friend.
Christine Lahti
Oscar, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner Christine Lahti photogrpahed by Eric Schwabel
Venice Art Walk 2007
Venice Art Walk 2007 photos by Eric Schwabel
Eri Moriyama for Pepsi
Eri Moriyama photographed by Eric Schwabel
Watts Theater Group
Photographed by Eric Schwabel @ the Watts Towers
Jillian
Jillian @ Q Models photographed by Eric Schwabel
Willam Belli
Actor Willam Belli of Nip/Tuck and American Wedding
Suzan-Lori Parks
Pulitzer and Obie award winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. Most recently known for 365 Days / 365 Plays
Wylde Bunch
Janee and hiphop supergroup Wylde Bunch
Furonda from Next Top Model
Furonda Brasfield from America’s Next Top Model. Kind of a hectic day that had to be cut short for a number of reasons… But some show-able shots nonetheless.
Kelsey Day
Kelsey Day photographed by Eric Schwabel
Swimwear in Portland!
I shot swimwear near Portland, Oregon… Why not?
Model Test
Mode Models
Portland
Model test on the river
Rodeo Posters!
Posters for the LA Chapter of the GSGRA photographed by Eric Schwabel.
Neil Patrick Harris and Nicole Sullivan
Actors Neil Patrick Harris and Nicole Sullivan photographed by Eric Schwabel