About Us

Tomas Leal is the founder/owner of Leal Studios, he has over 25 years experience in the media field as a professional and teaching artist. Leal Studios provides services in photography, videography, and graphic design. Working with local and national organizations as well as businesses such as In-Progress, St. Paul Library's, City of St. Paul, Sundance, TCMA/MELSA, Ninja Sushi, Sweet Chocolat, Pullman's Pub, The Architecture of Change: "Building a Better World" Magazine, Western Insurance, and Open Cities Clinics.

Leal Studios works with countless families, models, and musical artist such as HC Da Chemist from Bone Thugs & Harmony, Nimic Revenue from Def Jam, and Young Buck from G-Unit just to name a few.

Leal Studios partners with Inprogress where Tomas is the studio manager, community liaison, Nexus Program Coordinator and Family Portraits Program Coordinator. The partnership with InProgress leads Leal Studios to work with after school programs and recreational centers through out the metro area providing services in being a teaching artist, teaching video and photography through the art of story telling.

Family Portraits is a program where every first Sunday of each month families get the opportunity to participate and receive a professional free family portrait session.

The Nexus program is a cohorts of artist that receive training and mentorships in the areas of photography, video, and music. For more info contact us.

Leal Studios also has a DBA called Urban Arts that provides art organizations with consultation, curation of art galleries, and events. Tomas is a supporter of the arts in the Twin Cities, paving the way for artist and how the community views art, how the city displays art work and promotes artists with-in the community.

Tomas is part of the Saint Paul Mural Arts Committee, Wheelock Parkway Committee, North End Business Association, Community Shares,

Urban Arts has 7 years of organizing and promoting art events through out the Twin Cities. (Please feel free to contact us to see how we can make your next art event a great experience.)

Mission Statement - "To provide a platform for cross-collaboration between the arts, artist, and the community."

Tomás Leal Owner of Leal Studios
BIOGRAPHY
Tomás Leal owns and operates Leal Studios LLC, a Saint Paul based company that provides digital media services to local businesses and organizations. Leal Studios provides services in photography, videography, graphic design, art curation & consultation. Leal also works as a teaching artist, for youth and adults. His expertise is in portraiture and event photography but is a very versatile photographer, having worked in product and real estate photography in the past.
Tomás Leal is well known for his technical expertise and understanding in the practice of lighting. He is a founding artist of In Progress and now leads then organization’s Family Portraits initiative, photographing hundreds of families each year. He is also the program coordinator and mentor for the NEXUS program training participants in camera technique and lighting. He is the lead photographer / studio manager / community liaison for In Progress.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Commercial & Portraiture Photography
Music Video Production
Teaching Artist & Mentor
Adobe Software Production
PRESS: A Thousand Words - Tomas Leal Tells Stories of Family One Portrait At A Time
CONTACT EMAIL: lealstudiosllc@gmail.com
PHONE: 651-783-6579

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