Sierra Springs Photo Blog bio picture

Who's in charge around here, anyway?

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. 

Author Archives: Karen Schmautz

I’m a Christian, wife and mother of three. I’m also a photographer who loves to take photos of God’s glorious creation…people, animals, landscapes and anything else I find interesting.

Excited for an upcoming wedding in Tahoe

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!

View full post »

It’s a Carimanolas kind of day

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...

View full post »

Antique Cars and Models

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.

View full post »

One of my landscape photos got published in two online pubs…

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...

View full post »

Well, here’s an interesting development…

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...

View full post »