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.
One of the beautiful models at the wedding portfolio shoot. I think she was very elegant and a little bit 1920’s looking (not her age, the era.)
Her partner was not quite so 1920’s. But, he still looked very good with her.
I liked this portrait of her because she had a beautiful smile that lit up...
I’m just finishing up my last “studio lights” portrait assignment for the Folsom Lake College Portrait and Wedding Photography class I’m doing. So, as usual, I called in the fam. Pictured here are my headless oldest son, my son’s headless girlfriend and her little boy (not headless). He’s been in many of my pictures before...
I was beginning to feel like I had hit a wall with my photography…especially with the last photo shoot I did up in Woodland with the pin ups. I really felt the need to branch out of my natural light comfort zone and head into the “artificial” light, so to speak. Plus, I want to...
I attended a Pin Up and Classic Car Photo shoot a couple of weekends ago. It was located at the fabulous Heidrick Agricultural Museum in Woodland, CA. It has all sorts of cool old agricultural equipment and old cars and fire engines and such. One of the most interesting things is a full size 1956...
I’ve been taking a Portrait Photography Class at Folsom Lake College two nights per week. The teacher is a local portrait and wedding photographer and I’m really enjoying his teaching. However, he does assign homework…sigh. I didn’t think college students did homework anymore. I guess I was wrong.
This latest assignment was a study in studio...
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