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.

2012 Project 366 {El Dorado County Portrait Photographer}

So, I’ve joined the ranks of the “take one picture per day for a year” crowd. I take pictures frequently.  In fact, I’ve probably taken tens of thousands of pictures just last year.  I know I threw away more than 10,000 photos as I was going thru 2011 to find “The Best of 2011″ (which...

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Containing Edmond Elf (El Dorado County Portrait and Elf Photographer)

  When last we saw Edmond Elf, he was outside waiting for a mysterious visitor (after getting into the eggnog.)  As it began to grow dark, Edmond realized that his visitor was not going to show that day. He assured me that his visitor would show up, but Edmond must have gotten his days mixed...

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Getting into the “Spirit” of the Season {El Dorado County Portrait and Elf Photographer}

When I got home last night it seemed a little quiet and then when I walked into the kitchen, I was greeted by this. What in the world was Edmond Elf up to now? I decided that I wouldn’t interfere unless he got into real trouble just because I was curious to see what he...

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Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth? (El Dorado County Portrait and Elf Photographer)

I was just beginning to think that Edmond had been fairly good since his last adventure.  I figured “Cookie”, his girlfriend, was a good influence on him.  He had made a beautiful Christmas card and he was keeping a low profile.  Unfortunately, I was wrong.   This morning, as I rounded the corner the above scene...

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Christmas Cards and Edmond the Elf (El Dorado County Portrait and Elf Photographer)

Edmond apparently got into my digital scrapbooking stash overnight and created a few items for me. Ever since he saw the Shelf Elf with the cute Barbie in a flashy Barbie car, he’s been busy trying to find a suitable companion for himself. He rummaged around until he found “Cookie”, but she came with a...

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