Sierra Springs Photo Blog

When the Schmautz Haus clan gets together, interesting things happen. Yes, these people are my kids, except for the cute blond in the center (she’s my oldest’s girlfriend). But, she might as well be one of my kids because she’s as goofy as the rest of them.  They must get their goofiness from their father....

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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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I was taking a bunch of pictures of some of my younger relatives (children, nieces and nephews and their friends) while they were playing Guitar Hero a couple of weeks ago.  For the most part, these young people were having a lot of fun, but their faces were not showing it.  Their eyes were glued...

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

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My dad, Richard M. Thomas, passed away quietly on January 4, 2009.  He suffered a stroke in November and his health went from bad to worse.  We celebrated his life at a funeral service on January 13, 2009. It was a beautiful service in a little chapel in Placerville.  Since my dad was in the...

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