Sierra Springs Photo Blog

Is she gorgeous, or what?
I’ve been lucky enough to photograph this beauty before at the Retro/Pinup shoot in Woodland.  This particular shot was taken about 1 year ago.
I can’t wait for her wedding this weeken.  It is guaranteed to be unique and wonderful!

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My youngest son, who is a Junior in High School, had a Spanish project which involved making a food from a Spanish speaking country and bringing it to class for the rest of the class to try.  He decided to make a Panamanian food called Carimanolas.  They are made with Yucca…I’m not sure what Yucca...

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They kinda go together.

Heidrick Ag Museum-7831, originally uploaded by Sierra Springs Photography.

Beautiful old cars and wonderful models make for a great day shooting.

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I like to do landscape photography, but it’s not really my strong point.  However, I submitted this photo to Snapixel Magazine and it was published last month in their online mag.  Here’s the link:
Sawmill Fishing Hole
This is an HDR photo that I took last fall in South Lake Tahoe.  I saw this weird cloud developing...

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My friend Eric Courtney, who writes for the examiner, wrote an article about me.  Heh…I’m a little gobsmacked.
“Karen Schmautz.  Telling Stories with Photographs”
“This week we focus on talented photographer who specializes in a lot of different areas of photography. You could say she fits in the All of the Above category. It is a category...

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