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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. 

Monthly Archives: December 2008

Christmas at my house

It’s been a rough season for us as my dad has been in and out of the hospital since the middle of November.   This will be the first Christmas that he has not spent with his family…ever.  He’s in a full care nursing  facility at this point after living in an assisted living apartment just...

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Christmas Oldies

I just uploaded the new version of Pro Photo and I am still trying to work out the bugs.  Bear with me while I contact my web page guru (aka my brother) for assistance.  I think my new web page look will dazzle even the most jaded.
You can look at some Christmas ornament photos while...

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Christmas Bags and Tags

I’ve been busy the past couple of days with Christmas decorating, book making and making these:

These bags and tags are pretty easy to make.  I just went over to Staples and picked up some big tags, traced the tags on the back of wrapping paper, cut them out and glued them on one side of...

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Family times are the best

My niece
This past weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, was a time to visit with my family and spend some time at Tahoe with my brother and his daughter.  Although I love to take photos of people, there is no better photo opportunity for me than photographing my family.  This weekend was great for that.
My niece (above right)...

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