Professional Services in River Ridge

As the cleaner-in-chief at Broadmoor Busy Bee Eco Green Cleaning Centre, Abdul Dossa exacts three decades’ worth of dry cleaning experience on each article of clothing that comes into his shop. Mr. Dossa and his colleagues employ eco-friendly methods that give clothes a crisp, clean appearance and fresh scent. Customers can also bring the rest of their wardrobe—from slacks to suits of armor—into the store and return to pick up clean, fresh-smelling duds.

Shutterbug Michael Spangler, owner of Expressions Photography of Central, has been snapping photos professionally since 1986. His skills earned him stints as president of the Louisiana Professional Photographers Association and the Capital City Professional Photographers Guild. Today, he crafts portraits and senior photos both inside his studio and amid natural surroundings. His sophisticated, black-and-white portraits occasionally include pops of color to highlight a red car, a pink tutu, or a bad case of the blues. In his color photos, Michael runs the gamut between heavy saturation and subdued, desaturated hues to highlight his subject's dynamic poses.

While chronicling weddings, he draws on 26 years of experience as he alternates between traditional poses and candid shots. Michael also transforms sports photos into memorabilia such as custom composites, trading cards, and magnets. When he isn't capturing still images, he professionally records concerts and recitals on video.

Staffers at Emerald Cleaners delicately cleanse and deodorize all manner of clothing, preventing fragile apparel from bleeding out in washers or shrinking in dryers. They ensure shirts come back crisp with a fresh starching and exorcise suits and dresses of unsightly stains spawned from spilling a beverage or tickling a squid.

Rather than teach you to navigate camera buttons and menus inside a stuffy studio, American Photo Safari takes students of all skill levels on an adventure where they learn to photograph while touring historic parts of New Orleans. As small groups stroll on foot through the French Quarter or past the Garden District's mansions and aboveground cemetery, local professional photographers teach students one-on-one how to capture stunning images using any type of camera. Sessions last 2.5 hours, though American Photo Safari also offers a 4-hour version of its French Quarter tour.