Beautiful Greta…on a glorious sunny day out in the green, green hills at Cronin Ranch. Greta will join the Class of 2025 this spring when. she graduates from Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills. She was referred from a favorite family of mine so I knew it was going to be fun. Grateful for those referrals, always. I loved her energy, playfulness and kind heart. She loves all-things skiing, hiking, hanging out with friends and playing with her cute pup, Reese.  She heads to the University of Utah this fall and her grin in her new-found college-wear says…

This May, Trent will join the Class of 2025 from El Dorado High School as they all walk across the stage into new adventures. At ELDO Trent was All-Conference and MVP, playing defense for ELDO Soccer. When his mom contacted me about photos, we decided on a combo senior/family session since they hadn’t had a family photo in many, many years. They are a dynamic and connected family and I enjoyed their playful energy with me and with each other. Trent’s favorite musicians are Nirvana, Hank Williams, Mike Sherm, 21 Savage and Stone Temple Pilots. I always ask because I’m…

Each year I donate a handful of photography sessions to various fundraising raffles. This particular session was donated to CASA El Dorado, (Child Advocates of El Dorado) who provide support, empowerment, and a voice for the abused, neglected, and at-risk youth in our community. They do important work for El Dorado County and I am happy to support them. As it turns out, Jenn Krueger, the fundraising manager for CASA, won the family session. We headed out to Sly Park after the holidays to capture her family while the kids were all in town. Her parents were also visiting so…

Karl and Martha eloped over the Christmas holidays at their beautiful riverside home tucked along the North Fork of the Cosumnes River. It was their unofficial 15th anniversary. Choosing to keep things simple and quiet, much like they lead their retired lives, Martha’s sister, Margaret officiated and Bruno, the cherished Lab, was their ring-dog. Did I say retired AND simple and quiet? Hmmm. I first met up with Martha and Karl at their property in advance and we walked around looking at spots they were considering for their ceremony location. Cruising around the muddy hills in their UTV, down to…

I love these two (well 4, maybe 5, I guess) and am grateful for our annual sessions. I met up with Madison, Hailey, Willy and Wildfire…oh, and Ace, Madison’s steer, last week at their place. We planned for a mini session which for me is about 30 minutes. We rescheduled a few times due to the weather which I am always happy to do. Look at them, they are so grown up now! Look at how cute they are here: https://www.lisarichmondphotography.com/blog/madison-hailey-2-horses-and-a-monkey/ Growing like weeds. Happy Holidays to you all and thank you- enjoy your photographs. Your complete gallery will be…

Karina and Colin met while working together on the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA in 2018. They say tragedies can bring people together and after spending such an emotional time on this fire, helping so many, they decided they had found love in the storm. Traveling is one of their shared passions and when they travel, they enjoy anchoring in one location and spending weeks at a time exploring the area. While in Mexico on a recent trip, they adopted a pup- whose given name was Bear. Feeling like their Mexican perro needed a Spanish name, they swapped for the…

I love a family that rallies and the Seelos family was no exception. As it is with most family sessions around the holidays, there isn’t much option for rescheduling around the weather with so many schedules and traveling distances involved. Becky knew she wanted to capture these moments in time and she rallied her crew together on her father’s property. As we all know, these moments pass by so quickly and it’s important to capture them exactly as they are….maybe a little wet, a little cold, a little tired and for little Parker, just a wee bit hungry. A great…

I met up with Rebecca, James and seven-year-old, Briar this fall at my favorite Apple Hill fall-color spot. Oh those brilliant colors did not disappoint! I look forward to them every year. We played around in the leaves, and collected firewood:) I ran around with Briar and captured him in all his explorations of new ground! His parents are both outdoor, nature enthusiasts, personally and professionally and it is clear they have instilled that curiosity in Briar. Thanks to Rebecca and James for asking me to capture your family and to the Skalos family for the introduction.

I don’t know about you but when someone says “I’m going to take a year abroad” my mind wanders off into an exciting place; fresh exploration and adventure steeping in cultural uniqueness, interesting conversations, delectable food, and the general aliveness one feels while traveling and exploring new ground. Rylie, is heading to Germany after graduation and plans to travel through Europe on her “year abroad”—just SAYING that gets me going! She’s been in German class for the last two years getting ready and while she admits to a little nervousness, and believe me, we all feel that, she will be…

I love engagement sessions and the opportunity they provide for me to get to know my wedding couples. Oh my, Grace and Nick couldn’t be any sweeter, any kinder–just lovely people who found each other and lucky for me, found me too! They dove right into their “day date” and embraced their time together while I moved them around in a magical fall wonderland- shifting as the light moved through the trees. They will exchange vows this September at the Flower Farm. Bring on the love fest!

I was so excited when Megan asked me to save their date! I’ve photographed her family’s milestones at numerous times over the years it was the cherry on top to photograph the final O’Rilley wedding. We did an engagement session last year and once I met Ryan and saw the two of them together I knew this would be a great day, and it was. When they booked, in the back of my head, I thought this might be my last wedding—the beginning of me winding down a bit. It seemed a perfect punctuation to the cyclical nature of my…

Aalijah graduates this spring from Pacific Crest Academy with the Class of 2025. I enjoyed getting to know him and his mom, Sarahkay as we moved through the fall wonderland I have access to up in Camino. It’s a spectacular and private location- you’ll love it too. It took me a bit to gain Aalijah’s trust and dig into some expressions that weren’t planned. He’s got a great smile but you had to find the real ones through his politeness. I enjoy that. Aalijah came to me through a local referral, the Coggiolas. He plans to study biology and business…