
I love Valentine’s Day. It’s so romantic and full of kisses and roses and candy and holding hands and other romantic things.
That’s why I’m offering a Valentine special. Let me photograph you and your valentine for a romantic photograph and a romantic photograph session that you won’t soon forget.

Ten romantic photographs, fully retouched, ready to print on a CD. You pick the place. The cost…only $100.00. (Cost may be more outside a 30 mile radius of the Placerville, CA area.)

This Valetine offer is available through February 5, 2010. Contact me at schmautzhaus@sbcglobal.net for an appointment.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

My old faithful cat passed away today. I think he was about 17 years old and we have had him since he was born. This photo was taken last week, but you can see by his eyes that he seems very tired. Poor old guy.
This is the first time in 30 years that I haven’t had some sort of pet. Spot was the last of three pets to pass on this year.
He was a good old cat and he will be missed.
Rest well, old friend.
Thursday, November 26, 2009

to you and yours…
We’re heading out to Plymouth (California not Mass) to celebrate with over 100 relatives at an old one-room school house. What a treat.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Since my portfolio is due tomorrow, I’m trying to finish up the pieces I want to present. I finished the one above today and I’m pretty happy with it, so I will probably include it. I am still deciding about the next one. I like it, but I’m not crazy about it.
![picturegirl [Desktop Resolution] picturegirl [Desktop Resolution]](http://sierrasprings.commanderdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/picturegirl-Desktop-Resolution.jpg)
I think this might make a good advertisement, but it’s not really portrait art, which is what my project for my portfolio is all about.
![portraitart2 [Desktop Resolution] portraitart2 [Desktop Resolution]](http://sierrasprings.commanderdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/portraitart2-Desktop-Resolution.jpg)
This is my cover page.
![singer8x10 [Desktop Resolution] singer8x10 [Desktop Resolution]](http://sierrasprings.commanderdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/singer8x10-Desktop-Resolution.jpg)
And I will probably include this one. I don’t want to do too many because the more I turn in the more chances I have to screw up and get a bad grade. Sigh.
At any rate, it was fun doing all these fun techniques and I learned a bunch about photoshop.
Wish me luck.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

CD cover
I’ve been taking an advanced Photoshop class at the local college. It is taught by a Sacramento Wedding/portrait photographer and I have learned so much. The class has also sparked interest in learning to do more with the photos that I take.
Here’s a couple of examples:
![gamer [Desktop Resolution] gamer [Desktop Resolution]](http://sierrasprings.commanderdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gamer-Desktop-Resolution.jpg)
Movie Poster
![ipodgirl2 [Desktop Resolution] ipodgirl2 [Desktop Resolution]](http://sierrasprings.commanderdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ipodgirl2-Desktop-Resolution.jpg)
Ipod image

Fantasy image (the young man and yoyo are real, but everything else is fantasy)

Poster or info card
by Karen Schmautz
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