Lincoln Brown is an architectural illustrator based in Burlington, VT. He has created digital illustrations and animations for projects and collaborates with Susan using her photographs as the starting point for architectural illustrations. Architects and developers rely on his work for design visualization, project approvals, and marketing.

Lincoln began his life in northeastern New Jersey, received his B.Arch. at Rensselaer in 1998, then continued migrating north to design buildings and urban master plans at TruexCullins in Burlington. He formed his own illustration business in 2002.

Outside of the architecture world, Lincoln spent 13 years racing (pedal) bikes semi-professionally, was once an accomplished French Horn player, and now design/builds environmentally friendly modern furniture for his second business, called Modern Vermont.
www.lincolnbrownillustration.com www.lincolnbrowndesign.com www.modernvermont.com

Neil Dixon is the owner of Thatcher Brook Printing and Photographic in Waterbury, VT. His expertise includes years of working with digital files for print applications.

Neil started as a darkroom printer working in traditional fiber prints until making the switch to digital printing in 2005. Since that time he has begun printing exclusively within the digital environment and uses both Canon and Epson Printers in his daily operation. He is heavily focused on color accuracy and reproduction and maintains a vigilant eye towards emerging technologies that can improve print color and quality.

Neil works with Susan a lot doing filework, printing and teaching her how to get the most out of her work.
Thatcher Brook Printing & Photographic

Lisa Erdmann has over 20 years of accounting experience. In addition to working for Susan Teare Photography, she has worked for businesses in the wind energy, manufacturing, graphic design and software industries.

Lisa does the accounting for Susan and tracks the myriad details involved, from invoicing to tax preparation.

Lisa is currently studying Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations at Champlain College. Lisa lives in Colchester with her husband and 2 daughters.

Toni Finnegan is a photo archivist. She works closely with Susan assisting with styling and establishing color profiles at photo shoots. She handles photo cataloging and editing through Lightroom 3. Toni assists in launching, selling and managing Susan’s photos through Zenfolio, as well as general project management.

Susan and Toni have been friends for years — since she moved to Vermont. Toni lives in Essex with her 3 kids, Sean, Owen and Mary Margaret.

Karin Lidbeck-Brent is a renowned photo stylist, life stylist and producer who creates numerous editorial features a year for the nation’s leading magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, New England Home and Good Housekeeping. A long-time friend of Susan's, they often work together to identify projects Susan has shot that Karin can craft into editorials for the nation's finest design publications.

In addition to her magazine work, Karin has lent her styling skills and art direction to numerous advertising, marketing, catalog and television projects.

She has an extensive background in art, illustration and design, as well as in decorative and mural painting.

Karin enjoys spending time with her husband, children and two dogs, Daisy and Kongo.
www.lidbeckbrent.com

Joanne Palmisano started using salvaged materials fifteen years ago, with her husband, on their first home. Four homes and several national and local design awards later, Joanne has become well known for her salvage design ideas and asked Susan Teare to be the photographer for her book, Salvage Secrets, which is being published by W.W. Norton in Summer 2011.

Joanne also works as a designer and marketing consultant for Peregrine Design/Build and TruexCullins Architecture and Interior Design and has a small accessory line, Bella Buckles. As well as being dear friends for almost ten years, Susan has worked with Joanne on numerous photo shoots for these firms as well as for national and local publications.
JoannePalmisano.com

Zoë Papas: Blending innovative design with Old World techniques is a passion for designer Zoë Papas. The majority of her work is printed on site using her 1930’s printing press. Zoë enjoys the process of doing it all, creating the design, choosing the paper, mixing the ink and finally letterpress printing the stationery. Zoë’s open, collaborative process offers clients an uncommon level of personal attention. Satisfying customers is only part of her goal. She wants them to be thrilled with their final product.

Susan entrusts her logo and branding to Zoë.

Zoë works at her studio Zoë Ink in Burlington, Vermont.

Lindsay Raymondjack is a file compositor, color management advisor, and sometimes stylist. When she is not working with Susan and other photographers, she's freelancing as a photographer specializing in events, portraits, weddings and theatre. She has also been known to give a lesson or two in Photoshop and basic camera skills.

Lindsay is a Rochester Institute of Technology graduate with a BFA in Photographic Illustration.

Fun Fact: Lindsay has a silver halide print on permanent collection at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY. raymondjack.com

Karyn Vogel is a former software engineer who loves photography and art. She helps schools, communities, and businesses think strategically about communication and technology. She recently co-curated a group art show, WATER, featuring 100 artists, including Susan. WATER

Karyn set up Susan's workflow and helped with the transition from shooting traditional film to going all-digital.

Karyn lives in Essex with her husband, Jim Leveillee, and their children, Feora and Bryce. They maintain a flock of laying hens, battle poison ivy, and construct a sledding luge when the snow is right. karynvogel.com

Tom Waters is my Web Guy. Tom is responsible for the design, development, and care of this site. He is a designer working out of Essex, where he has been designing for print and web for the past 10 years.

Tom has a keen interest in photography, art, design, and the creative process. Beyond the website he has been helpful in developing behind-the-scenes processes and implementing technology that has greatly improved efficiency and workflow.

Tom lives in Essex with his wife Carolyn, and their dog Lieske, a Stabyhoun. Really. She's cute!
Creative Waters Design

Lisa Young uses her media experience to help Susan target appropriate markets for her fast-growing photography catalog. “Identify, understand and stay true to a client’s brand. That philosophy leads to thoughtful growth, which is paramount when building a business.” Lisa also helps with web content, business proposals and editing.

Past work includes editing a monthly newspaper, producing, reporting and anchoring for NBC and CBS affiliates in Idaho and Texas, serving as Army public affairs director in Okinawa, Japan, and developing marketing strategies for a variety of clients at a PR/marketing firm in Florida.

After twelve years traveling as a military spouse, Lisa chose to live in Essex Junction, VT, because it looked like the sleepy suburb of Boston where she grew up riding her bike everywhere. She lives with her husband, Rob, and wishes their two kids would ride their bikes to ice hockey practice.

Fun Facts: Lisa and Susan are both married to pilots, love field hockey and share the same birthday.

Sarah Zobel is a freelance writer and editor and general English-language nitpicker. She has had articles published in a variety of regional, national, and online publications including Utne Reader, the Boston Globe Magazine, AARP.org, Spirituality & Health, and Best of Burlington. She also contributed an essay to Fits, Starts, and Matters of the Heart: 28 True Stories About Love, Loss and Everything in Between.

Sarah helps Susan with written content on this website as well as with proposals, books, and client projects.

Sarah lives in Essex Junction with her husband and two sons, and was wicked amused to learn that she grew up two towns away from Susan in Maine.