Category Archives: family

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 right here at home.  My husband is an accomplished cook.  He does event cooking for some of the local wineries and has been interning at a local fine dining restaurant, Zachary Jacques, under the supervision of Chef John...

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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 6 minutes.  I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by.

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Family time

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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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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Alys Joplin

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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