Professional Services in Lewiston

Newborn babies asleep on blankets. Toddlers surrounded by stuffed animals. High-school seniors smiling on the beach. Couples meeting each other's imaginary friends for the first time. These are just some of the moments that wife and husband Shelbylyn and Robert have captured using their signature style of photography, characterized by images in soft-focus, high-saturated color as well as deep-contrast black and white. Their love of working together affects the tone of their photo shoots, which are kept casual and fun regardless of whether shots are posed or candid. The pair pledges to never run late to a session, whether shooting in their studio or on location in areas such as parks, beaches, wedding reception halls, and pillow fortresses.

For more than 15 years, designer Nadine Palmer has added style to weddings and galas by guiding customers through the creation of their own custom cakes, attire, jewelry, invitations, and floral arrangements. Masterful dress designs and alterations create eye-catching prom gowns and snazzy cocktail dresses, and flowery centerpieces and bouquets add sweet-smelling decorations to weddings or beekeeper-convention banquets. Glittering jewelry and accessories complement guests’ one-of-a-kind formal outfits, and handmade cakes with more than 35 flavor and filling varieties regale taste buds with smooth, dulcet buttercream and fondant frosting.

Portland Trails connects local residents to the great outdoors with a three-part mission. It aims to create and maintain a 50-mile network of trails, engage people in trail and land stewardship, and promote outdoor recreation and human-powered transportation. On a daily basis, the organization's staff coordinates with local governments to build trails that connect natural spaces with the existing pedestrian and bicycle network. They also hold regular educational events to teach the public about health, recreational activities, and reducing the impact of transportation on the environment. Demonstrating their commitment to this mission, the office only employs one truck, which runs exclusively on biodiesel fuels.

Since it's founding in 1944, Pratt-Abbott Cleaners has blossomed and branched out to 19 area locations. Employees revive apparel with premium dry-cleaning finishing techniques, spotting and processing textiles in roughly one day's time or on the same day if dropped off before 8 a.m. They also offer free dry-cleaning pickup and delivery services to homes or magical wardrobes that happen to lead to homes.

The uniform- and linen-rental service supplies businesses with everything from basic industrial uniforms from Chef Works and Reed to premium wear from Adidas and Champion. Pratt-Abbott Cleaners also partners with other businesses during the annual Coats & Toys for Kids campaign to clean and donate more than 40,000 gently used coats to families in need.

Before looking through the camera lens, the expert photographers at Picture People spend time getting to know their subjects and establishing a strategy for conveying their personalities in print. Then, film-ready clients pose in the bright camera room, airing teeth amid colorful backdrops and creative props. Following snapshots, subjects make their way to the selection station to choose their favorite poses from their session, which may be treated with sepia tones, color accents, and decorative borders to suit any wall, wallet, wallpaper pattern, or trophy walleye.

Picture People encourages subjects to arrive 15 minutes early to the shoot and offers a variety of creative tips to help enhance mantel-dominating final results. The studio ensures satisfaction with a 100% guarantee on finished products.

While strolling through the park one day, Magdalena Niziol couldn’t help but notice a chubby-cheeked, bonneted baby. She asked the mother’s permission to take a picture; she not only consented but introduced Magdalena to another photographer, who helped launch her on a new career path.

Though she is self-taught, Magdalena’s expert abilities to work with light and capture natural expressions have helped her land images in Real Maine Weddings and BeautyLook Magazine. At her eponymous studio, she snaps elegant modeling shots, seductive boudoir poses, and timeless images of couples acting out their wedding vows in charades.