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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. 

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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.

Makeup Artists and Hair Artists: They help make my pictures pretty

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

These are the people that make the photographers job easy.  Hair and makeup, done properly, can cut down the processing time for me by 10-20 minutes per model.  When I have 5-600 photos to go through, that’s a lot of time for me.  I am very grateful to these hard working artists. The models are...

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Posted in Old Town Sacramento, Photography Business, portraits, wedding

Sierra Springs Photography El Dorado County Wedding photographer: Brides, brides and more brides at the California Museum

Thursday, June 17, 2010

I was fortunate to be able to participate in a photo shoot at the California Museum in Sacramento, CA. It was a fun place with colorful walls, great architectural details and wonderful exhibits. The models were gorgeous and fun to shoot.  The event was put on by Mark Behrens and, as usual, was run professionally...

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Cigars and Stories

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Just for Fun! I’m trying out a new storyboard for web design.  I thought I would use some pics I had from a day spent with some wonderful friends a couple of weeks ago.

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Daniel and Melissa: young and in love.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

I was so fortunate to be one of the photographers for the delightful wedding of Daniel and Melissa in Southern California at the end of April.    It was a beautiful wedding with a huge bonus for me.  I’ve known Daniel and Melissa’s families for over 20 years.  We lived in Southern California until about 1996,...

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Posted in Uncategorized, wedding

Some shots from the Napa Winery Fashion Shoot

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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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Posted in portraits, winery