Connecting Photographers: Share, Learn, and Grow with the Digital Imaging Group
As a member, you'll gain access to exclusive webinars, networking events, and a platform to showcase your work.
Monthly Zoom Meetings
* First Tuesday of each month at 9 AM Phoenix Time.
* Meeting times shift between Mountain Time and Pacific Time.
* Zoom link emailed to members a couple of days prior to the meeting.
* Presentations are recorded and accessible via the Past Meetings page.
Member News
* Wed April 22, 2026 from 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Here's your chance to meet fellow DIG members in-person to chat about photography, share some of your prints or photobooks and/or show some of your favorite digital images. Send your digital images (in RAW or jpg format) to Jerry Smilack at smilack2000@aol.com or bring them on a flash drive to the meeting. Location: Sagewood Retirement Community, 4555 East Mayo Blvd (Directions) Coffee and cookies will be available.
* Wed May 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM: Join DIG members to photograph the exhibits at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting in Phoenix at 6101 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85008. Tripods are allowed! The museum has over 130 wheeled pieces in the collection. There are over 10,000 smaller objects, all of which relate to the history of firefighting. Hall of Flame has six exhibit galleries. Visitors receive an exhibits catalogue which describes the major exhibits. Each gallery is identified by a numbered plaque that corresponds to a description in the catalogue. Cost: Adults $19, Senior 62+ $15.
* Showcase your photography and connect with a like-minded audience by requesting your own portfolio gallery on the DIG website—just email Kathleen Reeder at karphoto@kathleenreeder.com to get started. Your personalized gallery URL makes it easy to share your work and grow your creative presence. Explore our Member Portfolios to see the diverse work of our community.
Next Meeting
May 5, 2026
Presentation Time: 9 AM PT
Speakers: Lisa and Tom Cuchara
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. With a heart tuned to nature’s quiet chorus, Lisa sees beyond the obvious — catching the iridescent flutter of a hummingbird's wing, the secret stillness of dew-kissed flowers, the noble decay of forgotten places. Birds and blossoms, rusty relics, frogs with stories in their eyes — all become muses for her storytelling soul. 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. 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.
Alongside her husband Tom, a fellow kindred creative spirit she met through photography, Lisa co-runs a studio sanctuary in Hamden, CT. Together they teach light painting, macro, still life, flowers, and the magic of post-processing — blending technique with imagination, offering not just instruction but inspiration. Their work has graced galleries, calendars, magazines like Wild Bird, ABA Birding magazine, Birder’s World, and Adirondack Life, and even the cover of a novel. Their books — Create Fine Art Photographs from Historic Places and Rusty Things and The Frog Whisperer — celebrate both texture and tenderness in photography, urging readers to see the world as a canvas of marvels. Lisa and 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. Subscribe to their YouTube channel, sign up for photo tips and photo event announcements, and explore more offerings at www.LisaTom.Photos. So whether you’re looking to capture the shimmer of a dragonfly’s wing, the fleeting movement of a bird catching a fish, or master the mysteries of light and shadow, Lisa welcomes you to a journey where creativity blooms and pixels dance. Because when you learn to see the unseen — like Lisa — every day becomes a work of art.
Presentation Title: Creating Sweeping Panoramas (and Other Cool Stitched Photographs)
Presentation Description: This program will cover in- camera techniques as well as post-processing tips for creating stitched images. Stitched images can be great for panoramas, composite backgrounds and for tight areas. The logistics and benefits or taking two vertical images at 30-40mm rather than one horizontal at 17mm will be discussed. Multi image and multi exposure-image combinations will also be presented, for example, many of my panoramic images are 77 images combined, 11 verticals across with 7 exposures each. Vertoramas can also be created to help with building keystoning and/or to add impact.
Lisa and Tom's Images
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