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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: publicity

I won!

well, the Sacramento Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk competition, that is. (Sacramento, CA USA (Old Sacramento & Railway Museum)) Now…on to the Worldwide competition. This shot was a last minute edit and entry.  I saw and photographed this train early on in my walk through the museum. I saw lots of other photogs taking pics...

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One of my landscape photos got published in two online pubs…

I like to do landscape photography, but it’s not really my strong point.  However, I submitted this photo to Snapixel Magazine and it was published last month in their online mag.  Here’s the link: Sawmill Fishing Hole This is an HDR photo that I took last fall in South Lake Tahoe.  I saw this weird...

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Well, here’s an interesting development…

My friend Eric Courtney, who writes for the examiner, wrote an article about me.  Heh…I’m a little gobsmacked. “Karen Schmautz.  Telling Stories with Photographs” “This week we focus on talented photographer who specializes in a lot of different areas of photography. You could say she fits in the All of the Above category. It is...

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