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Professional Photography in Visalia Since 1984
Please Note
Our Office/Studio Has Closed, But We Are Still in Business
We just moved our business to our home. After twenty-six years at 115 W. Main in Downtown Visalia, we found we no longer needed the studio and its overhead. We will now do on-location work only, and yes, including business portraits. The phone number and email remain the same.
Business Headshots
A great business portrait helps you sell yourself. Make a great first impression with a business headshot from Roy Dressel Photography
Pre-School Photo Program
Our packages include more of what
parents want, with digital offerings
and prints that parents will love.
Sports Team Programs for League Sports.
We do it right, with packages and products that parents love and a picture day experience that goes smoothly,
is fast and fun for players, coaches, and parents.
Senior Portraits
It’s different here. Photos
that are natural and allow you to be yourself.
Family Portraits
Families grow, change, and mature.
Record those times with a professional portrait.
Church Directory Program
Online or printed, our local church directory program helps you members keep in touch with each other and get professional portraits at reduced pricing.
Looking for our Scanning and Restoration Services, see information and samples at our iScan Photos site.
New for 2022, our professional inkjet printing service. Looking for a great lab to print that great shot you have. Check out our Silver Mountain Images site.
From business headshots and league sports to family and senior portraits. Church directories and photo restoration to celebrations of life. Located in the heart of downtown Visalia, in the same location since 1996, our studio can accommodate large business and family groups of up to 17 people. Location photography is also a big part of our business. From Tulare to Porterville, Kingsburg to Fresno, we offer outdoor settings and bring our studio to you.
In the Visalia photography scene since 1978, a professional photographer in Visalia since 1984
I have been in the photography business in Visalia since 1978, first selling cameras at Visalia JC Penney store, then moving on to a little camera shop in downtown Visalia, now out of business, but located where the Sequoia Brewing Company is now, called Main Drug, then on to another studio now out of business also called Alberts studio in 1986 before going full time as a professional photographer in 1993. It has been an honor to record the lives of countless couples and families over the years and it’s still a thrill when someone comes up to me at an event and says I did their wedding twenty or thirty years ago. To be part of this wonderful community and the lives of the people in it is still exciting and I love to go to work every day.
Blog Posts
Business Portrait Photophobia
Photophobia: Dreading that business headshot What is business portrait photophobia? If you Google the word photophobia you'll find that it is a real ailment: it's a heightened sensitivity to light, but what we are talking about here is the dread that many people...
The Wedding Journey: Part 2, The Photos You Love
Planning a wedding can be a daunting task, there are so many decisions to make. From selecting your wedding colors, the food, your DJ, the cake, and yes, your photographer. (we couldn’t forget that one) Then there's that guest list. (the trouble is not who do you...
The Consultation: Wedding Journey Part 3
To help make sure your wedding day goes smoothly and as planned we like to set the consultation with you the week or two before your wedding date. In this meeting, we'll go over details of not only the timing of photos but also who will be in the formal posed photos....
Organizing The Photography on Your Wedding Day: The Wedding Journey Part 4
The better organized you are the less stress you’r going to have on your wedding. Here at Roy Dressel Photography we’ll make sure we are both on the same page
The Wedding Journey Part 5: After The Wedding Day
Your wedding day has come and gone. It's been perfect. The weather was great; the day went off without a hitch, you had a great time. You'll have memories that will last a lifetime. Now it's time to decompress, to enjoy yourselves. But what about the photos. With most...
Our Studio’s Mailing Address
Blame it on COVID-19, New mailing Address Our studios mailing address is now PO Box 1174, Visalia, CA. 93279. For twenty-four years we have had our studio in downtown Visalia and we still do, but a couple of things have occurred that have caused our mail delivery to...
B-25 Mitchell: The Stoy Behind The Photo
The nose section of a B-25 Mitchell bomber from an air show in 1992 at the Fresno California Airport. I have always loved airplanes, new and old. Growing up, I read every book I could find on WWII, especially the air war. I went to air shows near where I lived in...
Clouds Owens Valley: The Story Behind The Photo
Clouds Over Owens Valley, Winter, 1979Owens valley has always been one of my best-loved places, a jumping-off point to some of my favorite destinations; the eastern Sierras where I have backpacked since the early 70s, on the other side of the valley, the White...
We Are Your Local Church Directory Photographer
We're your local church directory photographer. We know that in the past, church directories have been done by large, out of the area companies, with no local ties. They came into town, set up, did the photography, and moved on. You used them because that was what you...
Background Replacement
Our original photo, taken in a Fresno park, was the best we had available.So we knocked out the background and added a new one that made for a much better photo. Backgrounds, whether it be a portrait or a person, a group of people, a photo of a car or truck, or a...
Kings Canyon Wedding; The Story Behind The Photo
Doug and Heather were from Iowa, and they wanted to get married somewhere different. They searched the internet and found Zumwalt meadows in Kings Canyon National Park. It fit the bill perfectly when it came to what they were looking for in a place for a memorable...
Church Directorys and The Coronavirus
You may also have found that your church directory is being used more and more now. People who used to greet each other in person at church services are checking in with them on the phone or through zoom and using the church directory to find people's contact...