Aiken / South Carolina / United States
Old Aiken Post Office Joe Lista opened Listas Studio of Photography on Laurens Street in 1953, at the time Aiken was being transformed by the advent of the Savannah River Site. Although the business was started to provide photo services to the new federal nuclear site, Listas Studio quickly expanded to serve the private individuals and other businesses in the area. Over the next few decades, Listas Studio moved several times, always to other downtown Aiken locations. In 1978, Todd Lista joined the business with his father. After another decade of serving the photographic needs of the people of Aiken, Joe Lista retired in 1988. Todd Lista took over the business after his father retired, and it continued to thrive. In 1995 the Old Aiken Post Office, a magnificent landmark building that stood empty and unused, came up for sale. In a bold move, Todd Lista bought the beautiful building and converted it for commercial use. Listas Studio of Photography used the Old Post Office building for 16 years. Unused space in the basement was made into elegant and spacious offices for other small businesses in Aiken For a period of time, Senator Strom Thurmonds Aiken office was located there. Todd Lista Todd Lista is a second generation Aiken photographer. He has benefitted from both formal training and two decades of experience working with his father Joe Lista, who established Listas Studio here in 1953. The family experience spans 60 years of photography. Mr. Lista is widely recognized by his peers for his ability to use light in his photographic composition to make his work distinctive. He has studied and worked abroad and throughout the United States. He regularly teaches and attends seminars in the latest advancements in the science and art of photography. Todd Lista uses lighting, background, expression, posture, and myriad other visual details to capture just the right image with camera and lens, just as a painter uses paint colors, surface texture and brush strokes to create a feeling and an image that communicates the essence of the subject. Special Equipment Listas Studio of Photography has adopted the latest in modern digital photographic technology. All photographs are made with high-end digital cameras, then processed and stored digitally on modern Apple computers and PC graphic workstations. Our staff is conversant with the latest graphics art technology which allows them to produce visually stunning prints, artistically composed albums, and a wide variety of other superlative products. In addition, we can also provide several state-of-the-art items of equipment that can enhance the success of your event.
