*Greater Lafayette Commerce Small Business of the Month, October 2010
*Journal & Courier People’s Choice Award, Best Photographer, 2011
Dave Mason
2011 marks my 12th season as a professional photographer, and 7 years on Main Street as ISPhotographic studios.
In 2009 we moved from 713 Main Street to our new location at 505 Main. It took 7 weeks to renovate our 1,000 square foot space in the historic Lahr Apartments building. With the help of many good friends and several local contractors such as Artisan Electric, Brenneco Plumbing, Henry Poor Lumber Company, Chris Brown Construction and others, my dream truly became a reality. I’m so proud of the outcome of so much hard work from so many people, and I genuinely hope each and every person reading this gets a chance to visit.
At this point in my career I can honestly say I can’t fathom doing anything else. Photography provides me the medium to express myself of course, but beyond that I now realize that being a business owner is my true calling in life. Sounds cheesy, huh? I know… but it’s true! All the little things that add up to providing a great experience for my clients. That moment of seeing a look of satisfaction and happiness in their smiles… I honestly live for that. It’s why I’m so proud that I have the unbelievable opportunity of doing what I love for a living, full time, all the time. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
It’s this belief in providing the 110% experience to my clients that allows me to sleep at night. Honestly, there are other photographers out there who take a photo which looks just as nice as mine. There are other photographers with more gear. Who can talk the talk. Who are very nice men and women. I keep myself from going bonkers trying to “keep up with the Joneses” by keeping that one thought in mind: If I set my mind to giving every client an experience that exceeds their expectations, and do it every time, every thing else is simply details.
Whew. Ok, sorry. Got a little touchy-feely there for a second!
When not working (wait a sec, there’s a time when I’m not working?) I like riding and restoring motorcycles (’69 Honda CB175 resto underway), watching Formula One, working out, spending time with the family, and every so often I have time for a gig with my band Moonshine Mason and the Rot Gut Gang. 40s-70s vintage country.
Thanks for taking a second to read, and please make an appointment to stop by and visit the studio!
Michael Dick
Raised on a steady diet of comic books, movies, and video games, Michael grew into a fully functional, yet highly visual person. This is probably why photography has come naturally to him. Not to say that it did not take countless hours of study and practice to get to where he is today! Hrrmmm perhaps it is more accurate to say photography has always FELT natural to him. Yes, this is more accurate!
Anyway, he loves playing with light, tone, and faces. Portraits are his main stomping ground, but he does like to delve into skewed perspectives and make you take a second look at everyday objects around us.
When Michael is not behind a camera or in front of a computer, you might find him running or biking around the Greater Lafayette area. He still reads comic books, still loves movies, and somewhere along the way he turned into his father a bit.
While not the best cook in the world Michael enjoys the activity immensely.
