Six photographs created by Lisa Cuchara of BREA Photos and an additional six photographs created by her husband Tom Cuchara, both of Hamden, CT, recently won awards at the Connecticut Professional Photography Association (CTPPA) 65th annual convention held at the Hartford/Windsor Marriott. Lisa and Tom co-own BREA Photos (www.BREAphotos.com) where they love newborn, children, and portrait photography, as well as teaching photography classes and workshops. You can view their images galleries here: http://www.breaphotosgalleries.com/
All told Lisa's six photographic entries earned her sixteen (16) awards: the 2014 Treskunoff Award (for the highest total point score for the 6 prints entered at the convention), Photographer of the Year in the ART/EI category (based on the total accumulated points) from all four quarterly competitions, Photographer of the Year in the unclassified category (based on the total accumulated points) from all four quarterly competitions, 2014 Court of Honor Winners for ART/EI, 2014 Court of Honor Winners for unclassified, Best in Show in the unclassified category, First place in the unclassified category, The 2014 BWC Printmakers Award "Most Creative" ART/EI image, The 2014 Sunset Award (for the "Best print in Exhibition" (selected by the judges from the top ten scoring images), The 2014 Kodak Award, 2014 Artist Images Award (Most Creative image in the unclassified Category), the People's Choice Award (voted on by attendees), and three Judges Choice Awards.
Four of Lisa's photographs ("Feeling out of Place", "Sunflowers Remind me of VanGogh", "Red-Eyed Green Tree Frog" and "Red Chair in the Prison") won Blue ribbons depicting Awards of Expert, and "Never and Line in the Men's Room" and "Contemplation in the Stairway" won Red ribbons depicting Awards of Excellence". "Red-Eyed Green Tree Frog" also earned People's Choice and one of the six Judge's Choice Awards. "Feeling out of Place" also earned one of the six Judge's Choice and the Sunset Award. "Sunflowers Remind me of VanGogh" also earned one of the six Judge's Choice Awards.
Five of Tom's photographs ("Abandoned roses on old glass", "Muscleman", Proud Older Brother", "Romance under the Moon" and "Spring Flowers in the Ornamental Grasses" won Red ribbons depicting Awards of Excellence" and his " Magnolia Tree blooming" won a Blue ribbon depicting an Award of Expert.
"Founded in 1947, the Connecticut Professional Photographers’ Association (CTPPA) is composed of hundreds of professional photographers whose common goal is the ethical advancement of photography. The CTPPA is an affiliate of the Professional Photographers of America. Members of the CTPPA include professionals with diverse photographic talents and interests; including, but not limited to; portrait, commercial, wedding, medical, legal and school photography. The majority of the members are studio owners and their assistants. All members have a common goal: to provide quality images that fulfill the client’s desires in an ethical, professional and artistic manner. http://www.ctppa.com/."
