subscribeReal Weddings is a Sacramento based magazine that has featured two of my weddings. The Issue that is out right now (Winter 2010) has an editorial about Nicole & Treb’s wedding – a couple whom I photographed at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento this summer where their wedding was held. Here is a link to their online article which includes more photographs. Go grab a magazine and check it out !
January 10, 2010 - 8:37 pm - LISA! I feel so HONORED to have spent time in that beautiful place! Did you smoke any salmon this trip!?!?! Your grandmother CONTINUES to be an enormous inspiration to me. I have my Peace Corps application 85% filled out, just keeping it ready for when I'm grown up enough to finally go - like she did! what a beautiful journey you just took me on with this trip, so lovely to see everyone in such good form, enjoying life. And Azure and Jaz look EXACTLY like their beautiful MOTHERS! uncanny! LOVE LOVE LOVE to you all! xox
January 3, 2010 - 11:30 am - Hey Lisa, What a beautiful slideshow of the family. We are so fortunate to have you recording people and events like this. We showed it to my family in NY, they loved it. What fun to read comments from folks who had been at the farm so long ago! Thanks again. I really appreciate your talent and seeing us altogether. Can't wait for Canada!
January 1, 2010 - 12:49 pm - Thanks!!! This is a wonderful gift, I really appreciate your thought. The family has been watching the slide slow and we have been enjoying it over and over again. It is truly beautiful. Have a happy new year, and wish the family my best:) Much love, Azure
December 31, 2009 - 1:05 pm - Dear Lisa and all--Wow great photos--a good photography lesson for me. That's a lot of work to get that all together, sure do appreciate it!! Hope you all can make plans to come up at least once a year and stay longer. Cherry and I wish you all a very Happy and productive New Year. With Love, Uncle Tommy
December 30, 2009 - 7:21 pm - You did a great job with this show. Many great shots of the ranch and the people. You have made your grandmother, Alys, very proud!! Dad
December 30, 2009 - 6:53 pm - Sign us up for river side view for 4.... We'd prefer a table that comes with crayons and coloring books if possible...
December 30, 2009 - 5:49 pm - We all noticed the Power Wagon Bar may be closed for renovations. All there is now, is a cup that says, "Will drink beer for food." We are anticipating that the Power Wagon Bar will re-open soon with its new, long-awaited, party-deck. We remain patient.
December 30, 2009 - 12:14 am - Thanks you all! And yes Leah, don't you recognize Chris and Tommy and Jaz and Ember???
December 29, 2009 - 7:14 pm - Awesome...! do we know these people?
December 29, 2009 - 3:05 pm - Awesome Lisa! You did a great job of capturing it. Beautiful. I love it there too. So full of magick. It's the first place I ever saw "stick bugs." All the kids are completely adorable (the grown up ones too). :)
December 29, 2009 - 1:26 pm - Lisa, these photos are amazing (as always;). I love them all but especially the b&w one of you leaning against the rock. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!
Earlier this year I was introduced to girleffect.org by an old college friend of mine on Facebook. This was about at the same time that I was deciding which charity my business was going to “give back to” this year. I was immediately captivated by not only the cause and how much sense this approach to action made to me, but also by the creativity of the ad designers – very powerful – check it out – see for yourself. While thinking about it I imagined my two daughters, each with so many ideas and aspirations. The thought that in so many parts of the world they would not be allowed the opportunity of realizing those dreams due to either spirit crushing poverty or oppression, moved me to try to help in this small way.
This year Lisa Richmond Photography made a gift to BRAC Safe Spaces & Loans for Girls in Tanzania on GlobalGiving which I found through the girleffect.org website. BRAC’s project will provide 500 girls in Tanzania with 20 safe spaces, education and micro loans to help them lead confident, self-reliant, dignified lives. BRAC manages a similar program in Uganda. BRAC USA seeks to improve the well being of the poorest in Africa and Asia, particularly its women and children. To do so, BRAC USA will support BRAC in its work to build scalable, sustainable institutions that are indigenously led over time to create wealth for the poor, promote health and social development and advance education and entrepreneurship.
There are 600 million teenage girls living in poverty in the developing world. This project benefits girls in one of the world’s poorest countries: Tanzania. The project addresses the prevalent inequalities created by subordination, early marriage, frequent pregnancy, abandonment, divorce, domestic violence, marginalization and exclusion through financial and social interventions. The effect is a higher standard of living for families, villages, and the entire country.
Check this link out - http://www.girleffect.org/
Happy Holidays- Together we can make a difference!
Nicole & Keith are getting married in Rhode Island this summer and wanted me to shoot some personal engagement photos for them. We shot at Keith’s family’s farm in El Dorado Hills – it is a beautiful property! Lots of unique buildings, tractors, and old machinery. Cassie and I had alot of fun with Nicole, Keith and their 14 year old dog Mason in the late afternoon sun! Enjoy and Happy Holidays-
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Carissa and Nick got married on a brisk day just before winter hit “full on” in Pollock Pines. They chose the Sierra Springs Clubhouse for their celebration and surrounded themselves with family and friends. What a beautiful location! Stunning trees, fields, fall colors…. I started shooting just before the ceremony and was able to capture Nick and the groomsmen as well as Carissa walking up the path outside with her dad. Carissa and Nick enjoyed a quick taste of champagne outside alone after their ceremony before rushing inside due to the brisk weather. The shooting continued through the first dance which was a swing dance that they had learned especially for their wedding. I loved it! The clubhouse was transformed into a festive winter wedding venue and you could feel all the love in the room for these two high school sweethearts. Enjoy your blog teaser and I will have all of your proofs up in another week or so! Cheers and congratulations!
This year my friend Kristi (Shotgun Photography) and I photographed each others family for holiday photographs. Here are the photos I took of her family last week at Boeger…What I can’t get over is last week it was fall…and now this week it is full blown winter. If any of you know Kristi, she is such a generous soul and a fantastic mom to boot! I think my daughter Ember would like to marry her son Nick some day but I hear there is a line! Enjoy girlfriend ~ no crying…ok?
December 9, 2009 - 9:53 pm - Ok- I told you not to cry and now I am crying(how does that happen? Would you stop talking about warmth and heart beats already???)....Back at you sistah! muuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaah. So so glad we found each other too!
December 9, 2009 - 9:39 pm - Oh My Lisa. Words cannot describe how I feel at this moment! What wonderful, beautiful joyous moments you managed to capture! I literally feel warm and my heart beats fast seeing these images, THANK YOU! Thank you for giving me these feelings to remember forever! My boys, my Husband, you saw them as I see them. I feel blessed that we ended up in the same town and that our children found each other, and fortunate have come to know you like I do! Muuuuuuuuuuuaaaaah! XoXoXoXo
Amy contacted me back in June because she was planning her wedding. She had been recommended by several past brides as well as Dottie (my buddie:) from Camino Flower Shop and Deanna at their future venue. I love shooting at Fausel Ranch and working with Deanna! Bryan, Amy’s fiancee works for CAL FIRE and after several scheduling attempts we were able to plan a lovely fall session at Boeger Winery. Two lovely people for sure- very easy going and excited about their upcoming wedding. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect- glowing late fall colors and a warm fall day. They even included their babies in the shoot (2 cute and spunky pooches). Amy and Bryan are getting married on July 17, 2010 at Fausel Ranch in Placerville. Enjoy your blog teaser and slideshow!
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Giang and David got married at the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose. I spend alot of time shooting weddings at wineries, forested locations, and farms that I found the urban landscape of San Jose to be quite refreshing! Lots of compositional lines! Thanks to Jillian Kay for second shooting with me and to Cassie for assisting(and shooting a little too!) Having them both there to depend upon allowed me alot of mental freedom during a very busy day 
The wedding ceremony was a mix between American and traditional Vietnamese. A unique and beautiful part of the ceremony included an offering of tea to Giang’s parents where David spoke directly to them and thanked them for their daughter as well as a wine offering to David’s parents where Giang, (through her tears of gratitude) thanked them for their son. I must admit I got a little choked up watching her get choked up! Giang wore a Vietnamese dress for the ceremony that was custom made for her, as are all Vietnamese formal dresses, and it was beaded from head to toe.. the weight of the dress was surprisingly heavy! She wore a white dress for the reception. David was calm and easy going and clearly enjoying the day and their union. Both families were about as kind as they come. Special thanks to David’s family for having me join them at their table during the (vietnamese)rehearsal dinner. We all had alot of fun guessing what we were eating. Many thanks to you both for trusting me and allowing me full creative freedom to capture your day. Now, an “offering” to you…. the rest of your proofs will be up in a couple weeks!
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This summer Jeff and I asked the Andrew Heringer Band to play an end of summer party at our home (see here). These guys are as talented as they are fun to hang out with, so when Andrew called and asked if I would shoot their new promo shots, I was excited. Music has always been a part of my life. I was a band manager in college (while studying for a BS in photography) for an eclectic, popular and up and coming band, Dogtalk. My photo professor kept encouraging me to find things to photograph other than bands, instruments and music. I didn’t, and instead moved across country to San Francisco with them and pursued a career in the live and recording arts as a sound engineer. In 1991 I opened a recording studio in Emeryville called Dance Home Sound and spent a good 12-15 years recording up and coming talent in the bay area. I loved my job, but when I got married, moved up to Pollock Pines and started a family, commuting back and forth to the bay area proved a bit overwhelming. That is when I jumped in and started building my photography business back up while spending a lot of time behind my camera experimenting with composition and techniques. I have always found audio engineering and photography to be very similar in that they both require people skills and the ability to use technology creatively to capture a moment or a feeling, and find a way to convey that emotion to an audience. One is expressed aurally and the other visually.
Many thanks to the talented and generous Cassi Harms who so openly shared with me all her cool downtown shooting locations, to my assistant Cassie who always has my back, and to Andrew, Jonathan, Jason, Kellan, and Arlyn for bringing your music into all of our lives and allowing me a day to revisit my past musical world with a new “lens” on. Happy birthday Andrew!
January 9, 2010 - 12:57 am - LOVE THIS SHOOT. cool stuff !!!
Negar tells me that this is my eighth time photographing their family(in some variation). I can do nothing but believe her. I have to admit that I lose count after awhile. I’ve photographed Negar, Amir and Shirin (now 4) back when Shirin was still nursing…then Negar when she was pregnant with Kian and then had the honor of photographing Kian’s birth. Then there was a whole mixture of family photos, nursery photos, home photos, park photos, winery photos…and then… I lose track. All I know is that I love this family. Beautiful people, beautiful smiles. I look forward to Negars call every year in the fall. Actually, I may have called her this year- figuring that she had gotten too busy! Kian is a little pistol…as any 3 year old would be! He keeps me in shape! And Shirin…my camera loves Shirin …beautiful eyes, skin and smile…and oh, those curls! She’s a natural! Enjoy your blog teaser Jamali family…the rest of your photos should be up tomorrow!
November 24, 2009 - 11:16 pm - Lisa, I just have to say I love you. We have a photo album of just your pictures through the years...it's the centerpiece of our house. Time flies so quickly and it's so important to capture these moments. Thank you and have a peaceful holiday season.
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