About us...

Hi! Let us tell you a little bit about ourselves...

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We love any chance to take photographs! Photography gives us superpowers, lol, we can freeze time. We love to Teach/Mentor/Motivate. We would love an opportunity to inspire you with our "Creativity is contagious, pass it on" philosophy and our “Don’t shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like” approach. We love to Teach/Mentor/Motivate. May our creativity inspire you to capture photons & manipulate pixels. We treasure our  two-legged and four-legged children :-)

Tom and I are both OM SYSTEM (formerly Olympus) Ambassadors. Email us for camera/lens suggestions. We use OM-1 cameras https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-om-1. We appreciate you using our affiliate link for OM camera/lens/accessory purchases https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD. You can also order the new 90mm macro lens using our affiliate link https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM90mm. While Tom & I love our OM-1 cameras and their computational technologies, we welcome ANY kind and brand of camera (from smartphones to dSLRs to mirrorlesss to film cameras) on our workshops. 

 We specialize in decorating homes with nature and UrbEx art. We enjoy taking "straight out of camera" photographs and equally enjoy creating ART from our photographs, both allow us to capture the moment as our mind's eye sees it. We also teach creative photography and post-processing("Creativity is contagious, pass it on" Albert Einstein). 

We have both two-legged and four-legged children (dogs, cats, red-eyed green tree frogs (plus a bunch of other frogs, Chameleons, and other critters), and a wonderful daughter. We love sunsets and hot fudge sundaes and embrace the "'Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take your breath away" philosophy!

 Did I mention that we love any chance to take photographs? We appreciate the world around us and embrace the challenge of interpreting what our eyes and heart see via the camera lens. We love photographing people - capturing newborn babies all scrunched up and sleepy, the smile of toddler, child, HS senior, model or actor, or an inviting look of a business executive. We also appreciate nature photography (birds, landscapes, flowers) also gives us a chance to appreciate the "everyday miracles" that surround us. And don't forget historic places, abandoned buildings, and factories, they also have a story to tell. We lust for rust, lol.  

 We are passionate about our photography (we even met in a camera club). We have presented programs at NECCC, Nature Visions, CanAm, CAP, PPA, PPANE, PSA, Greater Lynn, NHCC, and to a lot of other camera and nature clubs across the New England region. We also judge photographic competitions, teach various photography and image editing workshops, have had several successful gallery exhibitions of their work, had photographs in Adirondack Life, Birder's World, Wild Bird, the WCC wolf calendar, and on the cover of paperback novel. Amherst Media recently asked us to write a photography book about their HDR and light painted images. The book, tentatively titled "Beauty in Decay: The Art of Photographing Rusty Dusty Places", was released in early 2017. 

 We love to teach photography and editing classes, and we lead photo tours and workshops. We offer a variety of photography classes for photographers of all levels. Photography by Lisa and Tom 

 Email us to inquire about out photo classes, photo workshops and photo tours, or to present a program and/or workshop for your group: photographybyLisaAndTom [at] comcast.net

Photography by Lisa and Tom is our teaching side (we present photography programs to clubs, organizations, and conferences and we teach camera and post-processing techniques). We would be honored to hang our Art on your walls, email or call us to set up a photo session photographyByLisaAndTom [at] comcast.net or via phone at 203-288-8151

 Check out our photo galleries here: photographyByLisaAndTom.com

 All of the photos on our website and blog are available for purchase (prints, wall art, electronic, etc.). You can order images right from our galleries or directly from us. Licensing is also available for most images.
Lisa Cuchara, PhD, Cr.Photog., M. Photog., M. Artist, HonNEC, and Tom Cuchara, Cr.Photog., HonNEC.
Photographic Craftsman (Cr.Photog.) is awarded by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) for service as an orator, author or mentor. This degree shows that you have gone beyond the creation of images and dedicated your time to move the industry forward and encourage education. Cr.Photog. is one of the highest recognitions for speaking, writing, or mentoring on photography; it positions the photographer as an authority in the industry.

Master Artist degree is awarded by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA. on January 17, 2022. This degree is not merely a piece of paper. It means that Lisa Cuchara has met the standards of excellence set by PPA. She has been awarded the Master Artist degree in recognition of her superior photographic competence and enhancement of images with artistic techniques as demonstrated through photographic competition, advanced education, and service to the profession. In 2022, she was one of only 29 recipients. Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the world's largest nonprofit photography association organized for professional photographers, by professional photographers, with 30,000 creative members in more than 50 countries. Cuchara’s Master Artist degree—and all the expertise it requires—illustrates her accomplishments and talent as one of a select few.

The Master of Photography degree means that Lisa Cuchara has met the standards of excellence set by PPA. She has been awarded this degree in recognition of her superior photographic competence demonstrated through photographic competition, advanced education, and service to the profession. In 2020, she was one of only 92 recipients. Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the world's largest nonprofit photography association organized for professional photographers, by professional photographers, with 30,000 creative members in more than 50 countries. Cuchara's degrees—and all the expertise they require—illustrate her accomplishments and talent as one of a select few.
HonNEC is awarded for superior leadership in the operation of our Council and superior photographic leadership in the New England area. For achieving substantial and outstanding recognition in the field of photography through activities for a minimum of ten years through lecturing, judging, writing, and administrative activities in the New England area. Lisa received the designation of HonNEC “in 2015 For her outstanding dedication to New England Camera Club Council using her extensive organizational skills and knowledge to serve as its blog master, social media liaison, webmaster, and executive board member; for her longstanding continued service in many diverse roles for local camera organizations; for her tireless efforts to promote the photographic arts; she routinely lectures for New England Camera Club Council and camera clubs and conferences in the New England area; she constantly provides formal and informal teaching leading classes in photography concepts in the classroom as well as in field workshops; for her role as a sought-after judge providing dynamic and constructive critiques; for her photographic achievements and exemplary exhibition records. With her commitment and vast knowledge of photography, Lisa epitomizes the concept of the dedicated professional.”
Tom and I have a Studio for portraits, macro, lightpainting, post-processing workshops, etc. located in Hamden, CT. 

We specialize in decorating homes and businesses with our Art. 
  


We would be honored to hang our Art on your walls, email or call us to set up a photo session photographyByLisaAndTom [at] comcast.net or via phone at 203-288-8151








 

Tom and I have been photographing since we were teenagers. Tom has had this photography business since Breanna was a toddler. I joined Tom in 2001, we got married a few years later and together we have taken our photography to a higher level. We have a formal Studio space in Hamden (since 2006) with dedicated space for photographing newborns, children, families, models, etc. and we also teach photography and post-processing in that space. 
Photography with TLC  (Tom and Lisa Cuchara). Our photography has two branches: BREAphotos is the portrait side and Photography by Lisa and Tom is the teaching side (we present photography programs to clubs, organizations, and conferences and we teach camera and post-processing techniques). 
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