Professional Services in Clovis

Whatever the occasion—be it birthday, baby, or bridal in nature—San Roque Florist's team of expert stem stewards and petal porters will hook you up with appropriate efflorescence. Send sunshine-colored salutations to your new cubicle mate with 10 yellow tulips ($49.95) or express your love for the neighborhood junk collector with six hot-pink roses ($49.95). You can also celebrate upcoming holidays with Administrative Professionals Week bouquets ($32.99–$75.95) and Mother's Day arrangements ($22.99–$77.99)—or eliminate the need for two separate gifts by hiring your mother to fetch coffee and take incoming calls while you go out to a three-hour power lunch.

Owner and photographer Kathy Posey of Garden Gate Photography strives to capture the smaller cinematic moments within life's big picture, blending photographic fundamentals with a creative photojournalistic style that documents candid emotions. Let the lens's lasso corral coos, smiles, and secret generational hand signals for safekeeping as an experienced shutterbug skillfully photographs weddings, senior portraits, boudoir sessions, and newborn babies. Each session lasts up to an hour, which is enough time to bribe a smile out of child, and models of all makes receive one 11”x14” heirloom-quality wall portrait per session. Customers that spend $600 or more can choose between free options such as brag books with 10 re-touched images, 25 custom-designed holiday cards, engagement announcements published on classy linen paper, or relaxing naps in the studio’s darkroom. Garden Gate Photography recommends booking reservations at least three weeks in advance.

At Santa at River Park, kids can capture their first time meeting Santa with real, photographic evidence, without the hassle of long mall lines. After pulling into conveniently located parking, families arrive at the studio for private, professional shoots, which yield high-definition photos of jolly old St. Nick—a guaranteed member of The Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas. Other kids can also come and wish for presents in the winter wonderland atmosphere, which features magic snowballs, crafts and shops, a gift-wrapping center, and elves.

Rather than capture posed shots, D.C. Photography Studios' shutterbug duo, Scott and Sara, immortalizes spontaneous, candid moments during on-location shoots. With their blend of expertise in photojournalism and fine-art photography, the pair frames portraiture, families, children, and engaged couples with a skillful eye for artistic, visual storytelling. Their main focus, however, remains weddings, where they shoot brief group sessions that leave time for newlyweds to spend on their portraits, socializing with guests, or practicing bouquet tosses by hurtling flower girls across the dance floor. After the sessions, Scott and Sara amass the pictures into a personalized, password-protected online proof gallery from which patrons can select their favorite shots to preserve as various-sized prints or high-resolution digital files.

Quillen Photography's artists excel at capturing newlyweds, graduates, and families amid the sunlit, disparate textures of the outdoors. Their portrait process consists of three appointments. During an initial consultation by phone, in person, or through a series of expressive photographs, photographer and client discuss the shoot's outfits and mood. The photographer then travels to a locale around Clovis for the shoot, and invites the client to the studio to select a final image among the proofs. Digital touchups play down blemishes and lend a monumental majesty to each pose.

Professional photographers Jonathan Mathis and Carlos Guzman nurture and support budding photographic talents with their classes and workshops. During the six-hour Point & Shoot digital photography workshop, budding shutterbugs maximize camera potential as an expert instructor discusses the basics of camera operation while shining light on the various camera modes, menus, and zoom features. In both Point-and-Shoot and DSLR camera classes, instructors also cover the fundamentals of editing, cropping, printing, and storing. At the end of each workshop, apprentices review their photos from the session and discuss them as a group, pointing out strengths, weaknesses, and skillfully camouflaged Waldos. Other classes and workshops have included sessions on topics such as studio lighting, documentary photography, and digital editing. Creative Digital Workshops also hosts low-cost lectures and demonstrations to inspire communities to see and capture their worlds through a camera lens.