A quick post to show some of the photos I took at a recent Master Photography Class I attended taught by Lou Freeman and Lindsay Adler.  Whoa!  What a wild ride.  I’m not going to get technical, I’m just going to show you.

Keeping up with techniques and adding new things to my photography skills makes taking these kinds of classes very worthwhile.  In fact, whatever your passion is, pursue it with a passion!  You’ll be happier.

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  • May 3, 2013 - 6:47 am

    Lisa Van Dyke - I’ve been following your work for a few years now and I have to say, I admire your incredible talent and creativity! Always look forward to seeing your posts. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • May 4, 2013 - 7:56 am

    Karen Schmautz - Thank you, Lisa. You are very encouraging.

Kelly and I met in Camino while the apple trees were still in bloom for her photo shoot.  It was a beautiful spring day and she brought a couple of cute outfits that went beautifully with the outdoor venue.

Kelly is a natural beauty, so the outdoor venue was well suited to her.

Kelly was easy to work with and I ended up with so many wonderful photos that I had a hard time deciding which ones to not use.

Here’s a music slideshow I created for Kelly.

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or, if it doesn’t show up on your screen, you can go here:  Kelly’s Slideshow

 

And one of my favorite photos was Kelly and her mom, Kim, together.  Such beautiful women.

Happy Mother’s Day and thank you both for this very enjoyable day.

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  • April 26, 2013 - 11:47 am

    Beverly Bestpitch - Absolutely stunning work. Beautiful women. Love looking at all your work.

  • April 26, 2013 - 12:08 pm

    Karen Schmautz - thank you, Beverly. And I truly love your work, also

I was so very honored when a young man that I have known for many years contacted me and asked me to do an engagement photo shoot for him and his beautiful fiance.  We met David at church many years ago when he became friends with my daughter.  My daughter and he hung out so often together that they began telling people that they were brother and sister.  They continue to be good friends.  And both my daughter and David have found wonderful life partners.  David has fallen head over heels in love with Laura, whom he met at school.  They are fun and loving couple.

David is also serving our country with the U.S. Army.  He left for service overseas three days after our photoshoot.  We thank them both so much for their sacrifice and service to our country.  We hope God’s blessings upon their upcoming wedding and His protection upon this brave young man.

We were lucky that it was a beautiful spring day when we did this engagement photo shoot.  We chose a couple of locations and we were able to enjoy the low 70’s temperature.  A cold storm moved in the next day.

One of my favorite places is a small reservoir in the country and that proved to be a beautiful place for photos.

Thank you, David and Laura, for the opportunity to do this for you.  Many, many blessings to you both.

We limit the amount of weddings we do each year, so if you would like to book us for your wedding, please send us an email to schmautzhaus@sbcglobal.net.  Engagement photoshoots are included in our wedding packages, but you may also book them separately.

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I had a great photo shoot of an engaged couple several months ago.  We met in a beautiful park in Camino, CA, during the height of the fall colors.  They had become engaged a couple of months before this and will be getting married in June, 2013.

It was my honor to photograph them for another reason…the bride is my one and only daughter.

Here are some of my favorite shots from this wonderful engagement shoot.  (By the way, my daughter won’t allow me to be the photographer at the wedding…for obvious reasons.)

If you would like to set up an engagement shoot, or even a shoot for an anniversary (should always be celebrated), contact me at schmautzhaus@sbcglobal.net or use the contact tab above.

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