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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: April 2010

Some shots from the Napa Winery Fashion Shoot

We all had such a great time at a wonderful winery at the top of Spring Mountain in St. Helena, CA (Napa Valley). There were a variety of models with many changes of clothes.  I brought some props (sunflower and bubbles) just for fun. Then when the sun went down, we brought out the lights...

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Weekend in Napa

Who wouldn’t want to spend the weekend in Napa, CA?  The weather was beautiful, the scenery fantastic and I was there to take photos of the scenery and fashion models.  My kind of weekend. The architecture of some of these wineries is just amazing.  Above is a view of Opus One.  I’m standing in the...

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Family time

When the Schmautz Haus clan gets together, interesting things happen. Yes, these people are my kids, except for the cute blond in the center (she’s my oldest’s girlfriend). But, she might as well be one of my kids because she’s as goofy as the rest of them.  They must get their goofiness from their father....

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In the spring a young man’s fancy turns to love.

What is more beautiful than a bride? …4 brides! Book your wedding now.  I still have openings in July, August and September.

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Dennis Johnson, Slide Guitarist

(Click on the above photo to see a slide show of our photo shoot.) I had the privilege of photographing a very talented Slide Guitarist a couple of weeks ago.  He is publishing a music video this spring and needed some publicity photos. We met at Old Town Sacramento and spent an hour or so...

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