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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: January 2009

Alys Joplin

I was taking a bunch of pictures of some of my younger relatives (children, nieces and nephews and their friends) while they were playing Guitar Hero a couple of weeks ago.  For the most part, these young people were having a lot of fun, but their faces were not showing it.  Their eyes were glued...

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When a bee invites you to tea…go!

I was thinking about the photo collage that I made last week of my nephew and his girlfriend on the beach, so I thought I would try it again with a wonderful little guy I know who has graced my pages before. I found a very creative digital scrapbook designer by the name of...

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Making Frog Soup…er, uh…making soup with a frog

“…the frog apparently got tired of reading the recipe to him and began to slide down the counter.”

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Rest in peace, dad. I love you.

My dad, Richard M. Thomas, passed away quietly on January 4, 2009.  He suffered a stroke in November and his health went from bad to worse.  We celebrated his life at a funeral service on January 13, 2009.

It was a beautiful service in a little chapel in Placerville.  Since my dad was in the navy,...

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First day of school

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph a little boy’s first day of preschool.  His mother shyly asked me if I could document this important day in both of their lives.  How could I turn her down?  It never even crossed my mind.
We met at a park about 1/2 hour before he was due at...

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