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Here's a recent article in the San Francisco Examiner (Sacramento edition) about my photography: http://www.examiner.com/x-36056-Sacramento-Photography-Examiner~y2010m2d27-Karen-Schmautz-telling-stories-with-photographs
Best of show
Black and White
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
Black and White
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
First Place
Black and White Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
Black and White Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
First Place
Black and White Event
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
Black and White Event
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
First Place
Color Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
Color Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
First Place
Color Nature
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
Color Nature
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2013
Original Boeger Winery
Placerville, CA
Published in October 2012 Issue of Cowboys & Indians Magazine
Placerville, CA
Published in October 2012 Issue of Cowboys & Indians Magazine
Sunset at Madrona Vineyards
Camino, CA
Published in October 2012 Issue of Cowboys & Indians Magazine
Camino, CA
Published in October 2012 Issue of Cowboys & Indians Magazine
Asian Pears
Hooverville Orchards
Published in October 2012 Issue of Cowboys & Indians
Hooverville Orchards
Published in October 2012 Issue of Cowboys & Indians
Preston Moon
Third Place, Alternative, Open
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Third Place, Alternative, Open
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Coloma Smithie
First Place, Scenes of El Dorado County, Coloma
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place, Scenes of El Dorado County, Coloma
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
The Flautist
First Place, BW Portrait
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place, BW Portrait
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Cattails
Second Place - Alternative Photos, Nature
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Second Place - Alternative Photos, Nature
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Cigars
First Place, Alternative Collage
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place, Alternative Collage
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Reno Balloon Race
First Place
Color Events
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place
Color Events
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
The Violinist
First Place, BW Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club, April, 2011
First Place, BW Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club, April, 2011
Las Vegas Reflections
First Place
Color Open
April, 2011
First Place
Color Open
April, 2011
Obie, The Good Dog
Second Place
Color Animals
April, 2011
Second Place
Color Animals
April, 2011
Julie Rose
Second Place,Alternative, El Dorado Camera Club,April, 2011
First Place, Alternative Portraits, El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Second Place,Alternative, El Dorado Camera Club,April, 2011
First Place, Alternative Portraits, El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Las Vegas Storm
First Place
BW Scenic View
april, 2011
First Place
BW Scenic View
april, 2011
Preston Bathtubs
Exhibited at Beatnik Studio
2011
Exhibited at Beatnik Studio
2011
Storm over Lake Tahoe Marsh
First Place
Color Nature
April, 2011
First Place
Alternative (HDR) Landscape
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place
Color Nature
April, 2011
First Place
Alternative (HDR) Landscape
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Renaissance Woman
First Place
Color Portrait
April, 2011
Second Place
Color Portrait
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place
Color Portrait
April, 2011
Second Place
Color Portrait
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
El Dorado Camera Club October 201 Print Competition
Second Place: Color Animal
Second Place: Color Animal
El Dorado Camera Club October 201 Print Competition
First Place: Color Animal
First Place: Color Animal
El Dorado Camera Club October 2010 Print Competition
First Place BW Scenic View
First Place BW Scenic View
El Dorado Camera Club October 2010 Print Competition
First Place: Color Portrait
First Place: Color Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club October 2010 Print Competition
First Place: BW Portrait
First Place: BW Portrait
Style Magazine, Foothill Edition
September, 2010
What an honor to be featured as one of three local photographers in both the online and print editions.
http://www.stylemg.com/El-Dorado-County-Foothills/
September, 2010
What an honor to be featured as one of three local photographers in both the online and print editions.
http://www.stylemg.com/El-Dorado-County-Foothills/
Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk
California State Railroad Museum
2010
Local Winner http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/sacramento-ca-us-old-sacramento-railroad-museum/
California State Railroad Museum
2010
Local Winner http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/sacramento-ca-us-old-sacramento-railroad-museum/
Best of Show: Black and White
First Place: Black and White Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club
May, 2010
First Place: Black and White Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club
May, 2010
2nd Place: Alternative
El Dorado Camera Club
May 2010
El Dorado Camera Club
May 2010
Sawmill Pond Fishing Hole
Published on the El Dorado County Portion of the National Geographic mapguide for the Sierra Nevada, 2010:
http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/sawmill-pond/sieDDBC34BDC9C2E3EA4
and Snapixel Magazine issue 2:
http://issuu.com/snapixel/docs/snapixelmagazine.issue2.landscapes
2nd Place: "Scenic Views"
El Dorado Camera Club
May, 2010
First Place
Scenes of El Dorado County, South Lake Tahoe
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
Published on the El Dorado County Portion of the National Geographic mapguide for the Sierra Nevada, 2010:
http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/sawmill-pond/sieDDBC34BDC9C2E3EA4
and Snapixel Magazine issue 2:
http://issuu.com/snapixel/docs/snapixelmagazine.issue2.landscapes
2nd Place: "Scenic Views"
El Dorado Camera Club
May, 2010
First Place
Scenes of El Dorado County, South Lake Tahoe
El Dorado County Fair, 2011
First Place
Category: Color, Nature
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
Februarly 2009
Category: Color, Nature
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
Februarly 2009
Third Place
Category: Color Landscape
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2009
Category: Color Landscape
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2009
Third Place
Category: Alternative
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2009
Category: Alternative
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2009
Third Place
Category: BW Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2009
Category: BW Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club Print Competition
February, 2009
Best of Show
First Place: Color Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club
February, 2009
First Place: Color Portrait
El Dorado Camera Club
February, 2009
Preston Castle Advertisement
Preston Castle Advertisement
Preston Castle Advertisement
Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk - South Lake Tahoe, CA 2008 Winner
Food and Wine Magazine Photo Contest
2006
Honorable Mention
2006
Honorable Mention
The Old Sugar Mill
Published in EVERYWHERE magazine
June, 2008
Published in EVERYWHERE magazine
June, 2008
FIRST PLACE
Placerville Station
Black and White Manipulated
Entered El Dorado County Fair
June 2008
Placerville Station
Black and White Manipulated
Entered El Dorado County Fair
June 2008
THIRD PLACE
Arranging Flowers
Entered El Dorado County Fair
June 2008
Arranging Flowers
Entered El Dorado County Fair
June 2008
THIRD PLACE
Black & White: Portrait
Entered El Dorado County Fair
June, 2008
Black & White: Portrait
Entered El Dorado County Fair
June, 2008
My Neighbor
Black and White Portrait
First Place
February 2008
Black and White Portrait
First Place
February 2008
Wine Barrels at the Old Sugar Mill
Color
Third Place
February 2008
Color
Third Place
February 2008
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