Author Archives: Karen Schmautz

I'm a photographer living in El Dorado county specializing in wedding, portrait, fashion and social network portraits. I work in El Dorado County, including Lake Tahoe, and the Sacramento area.

[El Dorado County Area Portrait Photographer] Print competition winners

Last night my camera club, El Dorado Camera Club, had a print competition.  The club hosts a print competition threeView full post »

{Sacramento Area Family Photographer}…Batz Family Photo Shoot

I had the pleasure and honor of photographing a wonderful family this past weekend.  I’ve known Steve Batz for aView full post »

{El Dorado County Portrait Photographer}…Obie finally gets out to enjoy spring

This is the first day that we have really been able to get out and go for a walk. Obie is almost laughing he is soView full post »

{El Dorado County Portrait Photographer}…Julie Winkle, Mrs. Santa Clarita Valley 2011

This is the current Mrs. Santa Clarita Valley, Julie Winkle.  She is running for Mrs. California 2011.  As you canView full post »

{El Dorado County and Sacramento Portrait Photographer} The Photographer Takes a Self-Portrait and Examines the Photography Experience

Sometimes it does a photographer good to have her picture taken.  She finds that her empathy for her clients increasesView full post »

El Dorado and Sacramento County Wedding Photographer :What Happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…scroll down for video

As I was sitting on the floor in the MGM Grand Convention Center waiting in line for the first speaker of theView full post »

El Dorado and Sacramento County Portrait Photographer: Corby’s Cookin’ Meatloaf

I’ve been experimenting with adding video to my slideshows and realized that I have a wonderful subject rightView full post »

El Dorado and Sacramento County Wedding and Portrait Photographer…A Day with Obie, the Dog

I finished up another photo/video fusion slide show.  This time I used my dog, Obie, as the subject.  It takes about 6View full post »

UPDATE!El Dorado and Sacramento Area Portrait and Event Photographer | What to do on a Saturday. Or, “If you give a guy a gun…”D

UPDATED 2/4/11 Last Saturday I had the opportunity to participate in a photo shoot involving beautiful women, handsomeView full post »

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