this week’s [talking pictures] comes from talented san francisco-based photographer lisa wiseman. lisa used my apartment as a location for a photo shoot recently, and when i checked out her beautiful portfolio of work, i was swooning. i love the simple, and yet elegant and thought-provoking photos lisa shoots, so i am quite happy to share her work with you today. for more of lisa’s photography, please visit her website, or drop in on her blog to learn more about her.

here are the stories behind lisa wiseman’s [talking pictures]: “These are three photos that I took out of pure spontaneous happiness. The fact that they were all taken with Polaroid is purely coincidental.”

“This first photo I took after spending the morning hanging out with chickens and gorgeous yummy eggs at Soul Food Farm with the owner Alexis. At the time, Alexis’ puppy was young and had spent the last 2 hours running lost through the miles of hills surrounding the farm. I had also just spent quite a bit of time galloping happily all over the property (thank you Alexis!) with the chickens, washing eggs for the market, and admiring the gorgeous scenery. It was such a lovely morning that I didn’t even mind having sprained my ankle. I came back to the house to find the puppy reappeared and finally sitting still for the first time all morning. I crept over to him and took one happy sunlit shot.”

“This photo is simply my mother in essence. I took this photo while hanging out with her and testing a new camera. I was working through a pack of test film and took the shot of her counter top among other shots of both her and myself. This shot is perfectly her: the gold bangle bracelet she’s worn my whole life, the small decorative bottles and the Shalimar. This reminds me of the myriad of happy days I continue to spend with her and of the profound happiness I get from photographing my family.”

“I love this green lamp photo because it was taken in a beautiful weekend home that had huge windows, perfect lighting and vast quantities of time to sleep. I spent most of that weekend with my fiancee in the sun or sleeping and I can’t remember being happier. Every photo from the weekend was calm and serene and filled with the kind of joy I was feeling. Looking at the photo reminds me of the creaminess of the walls and the clear afternoon light. It was a weekend I spent smiling a lot!”