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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. 

Category Archives: Children

My Last “Studio Lights” Assignment

I’m just finishing up my last “studio lights” portrait assignment for the Folsom Lake College Portrait and Wedding Photography class I’m doing.  So, as usual, I called in the fam.  Pictured here are my headless oldest son, my son’s headless girlfriend and her little boy (not headless).  He’s been in many of my pictures before...

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When a bee invites you to tea…go!

I was thinking about the photo collage that I made last week of my nephew and his girlfriend on the beach, so I thought I would try it again with a wonderful little guy I know who has graced my pages before. I found a very creative digital scrapbook designer by the name of...

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Making Frog Soup…er, uh…making soup with a frog

“…the frog apparently got tired of reading the recipe to him and began to slide down the counter.”

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