October 2025
Tuesday October 14th at 7:00 pm
IN PERSON: “Light Photography with Light Painting: Creating Stellar Images” presented by Lisa Cuchara
Night photography is amazing, capturing the movement of the planets, stars, clouds, milky way, etc. Join North Haven Camera Club on October 14 when we host Lisa Cuchara, who will capture our imagination as she covers topics to help the listener create their own stellar images, such as:
- gear
- red flashlights
- lights for light painting
- taking a high ISO test shot
- focusing at night (a few different techniques depending upon the circumstances)
- exposures under 30 seconds
- long exposures (1-60 minutes)
- star trails and cloud stacks
- star stacking in-camera using Live Composite
This program will also discuss Light painting, which is using a hand-held light source like a flashlight or LED light in a dark room (or outdoors at night) to illuminate your subject. The camera is set to bulb mode (or Live Time or Live Composite on OM SYSTEM or Olympus cameras) and placed on a tripod using a long exposure to capture the light while you walk around and illuminate the subject with light. There are degrees of light painting from the less desirable “Light Pointing” (standing at the camera with a light source directed at the subject) to more effective “light painting” (moving the light in a brush movement, typically starting from one direction, using a flashlight) to the extreme of “Light Sculpting” (using a flashlight to “Sculpt with light” using multiple layers and post-processing). Come learn how to see light and light paint!
In a world that rushes by in blinks and heartbeats, Lisa Cuchara slows time with her lens. A Master Craftsman, a Master of Artistry, and a Master of Photography (PPA), she weaves wonder from pixels and light, balancing science and soul as only a true alchemist of imagery can. Whether in the hush of a forest or the echo of an abandoned space, she doesn’t just capture photographs of what things looks like — she captures what they feels like. Her photography is mindfulness in motion — a way to slow down, be present, and see the unseen. A fieldwork sage and a digital darkroom poet, Lisa transforms ordinary moments into storytelling landscapes. Photography, for her, is mindfulness in motion — a way to inhale the world slowly and exhale its beauty through art. Her eyes catch what others miss; her camera remembers what time forgets.
Lisa and her husband Tom are tireless educators and generous mentors, presenting across the globe in person and online. Their motto — “Creativity is contagious, pass it on” — speaks to their mission to spark joy, curiosity, and vision in others. Sign up for photo tips and photo event announcements, and explore more offerings at www.LisaTom.Photos.
Guests are welcome at our presentations! Drop us an email to let us know you’d like to attend, or visit our Membership page for more information on how to join the club.