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My name is Karen Schmautz and I live in beautiful El Dorado County of Northern California.  I am a photographer specializing in weddings, portraits and events. 

Here’s a couple more from my faux E-session/family portraits

Here’s a couple more photos from the other evening.  I don’t think I mentioned that my son’s girlfriend has a little boy…and boy, oh boy, is he a cutie.  He wasn’t as cooperative as his mother would have liked because he hadn’t taken his nap, but I thought he was adorable.  Look at those eyes.

I really like this photo of him peeking out from behind his mom.  I think he was just a little intimidated by all the pictures I was taking of his mom and my son. I probably need to work on my repoire with my victims…er…subjects.

When I was working with a brand new model a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that she was standing in some dappled sun and there were sun spots on her face.  I think I mentioned to another photographer that she had some spots on her face and we should probably move her somewhere else.  Well, the other photographer knew what I was talking about, but the poor model thought she had some actual spots on her face.  I felt so bad.

Anyway, this next photo is probably my favorite of the three of them.  I love the light behind their heads, even though it was getting a little dark for sharp photos.

Practice, practice, practice.