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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. 

Tag Archives: Sacramento

Old Town Sacramento

I participated in a photo shoot on Saturday in Old Town Sacramento.  What a fabulous place for pictures. We were able to get some fabulous shots, even though it had been raining on and off all day.
Towards the end of the day, the sky began to break up and we were able to get some...

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Brides, brides, brides and not a bridezilla in sight.

One of the beautiful models at the wedding portfolio shoot.  I think she was very elegant and a little bit 1920’s looking (not her age, the era.)

Her partner was not quite so 1920’s.  But, he still looked very good with her.

I liked this portrait of her because she had a beautiful smile that lit up...

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Sacramento Executive Airport Photoshoot

Well, as you can see, we had a lot of fun at the Sacramento Executive Airport this weekend.  There were wonderful models, great cloudy skies and beautiful planes.  What more could I ask for?  This model, above, was obviously a highly experienced model who added a lot of excitement to the “shoot”.  She was easy...

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The whole shootin’ match

This is the entire shoot…in a nutshell.
I love animoto.com

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More from the Sacramento Photo Shoot

Now I am not a high fashion (or even low fashion) photographer, by any stretch of the imagination.  I am more of an old fashioned photographer, so the above photo is the kind of photo I like to take.  This gal had never modeled before, but she had the kind of fresh face and refreshingly...

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