Bexar County · 78154
Photographer in Selma, TX
Family portraits, event coverage and corporate headshots across Selma and the Retama Park corridor.
Free consultation
Talk through your date, locations and coverage before you book.
Bilingual — English & Spanish
Se habla español. Families are guided in the language they prefer.
Locally owned in San Antonio
Based in 78211, shooting across Bexar County and the Hill Country.
High-resolution digital files
Every session delivers edited images in a private online gallery.
Valdovinos Photography covers Selma and the surrounding 78154 area with family portraits, event photography and corporate headshot sessions. The Retama Park and Forum corridor makes this a common location for business and event work. Call (210) 529-1513.
Selma is small in population and large in commercial footprint. Sitting at the junction of I-35 and Loop 1604, it contains Retama Park, a stretch of major retail and a growing cluster of hotels and business venues — which makes it a considerably more common destination for event and corporate photography than its size would suggest.
That gives the photography here a different character from its residential neighbours. Conference coverage, awards nights, company holiday parties, ribbon cuttings and staff headshot days are all regular bookings, alongside the family portrait work that any suburb generates.
The residential side of Selma is newer construction, largely built out over the last two decades, with young families following the same seasonal booking pattern as the rest of the north-east side.
Corporate and event work along the corridor
Venue lighting is the recurring technical problem. Hotel ballrooms and event spaces along this corridor are typically dim, with heavy coloured uplighting supplied by whoever is running the event. Producing clean skin tones under magenta wash requires controlled off-camera light rather than raising the ISO and hoping.
The other essential is a shot list agreed in advance. Corporate images have a job to do afterwards — a recap email, a sponsorship deck, a website refresh — and the frames that matter are usually signage, the keynote, leadership portraits and natural-looking networking candids. Agreeing that beforehand is most of the work.
Family sessions in and around Selma
Selma itself has limited public parkland relative to its commercial area, so family sessions here generally use nearby options — the Cibolo Creek corridor east toward Schertz, Live Oak City Park to the west, or Crescent Bend further out on the Guadalupe.
For families who want something close, the older parts of Selma around the historic centre give small-town Texas texture within a few minutes of most addresses.
Locations
Selma area locations
Hotels and event venues along I-35
Ballrooms and conference spaces used for corporate functions, awards nights and holiday parties. Lighting is planned in advance based on the specific venue.
Your office or business premises
For team headshot days and branding work. A portable backdrop and controlled lighting produce a consistent matched set on site.
Cibolo Creek corridor
A few minutes east toward Schertz. Water, tree cover and quiet stretches for family sessions.
Historic Selma
The older centre gives small-town brick and wood texture close to home for portraits and senior sessions.
Services
Photography services in Selma
These are the sessions booked most often in Selma. Every service on the site is available here — these are simply the ones that come up first.
Event Photography in San Antonio
Baptisms, birthdays, retirements, company parties and conferences — booked by the hour, covered start to finish.
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Headshots & Branding Photography in San Antonio
A current professional portrait in under an hour — or a full branding session that gives your website a year of images.
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Family Photography in San Antonio
An hour that produces the group portrait, the individual pairings and the honest in-between frames — including extended and multigenerational families.
Learn morePhotography in Selma — common questions
Do you cover corporate events at venues near Retama Park?
Yes — conferences, awards nights, holiday parties and ribbon cuttings along the I-35 and Loop 1604 corridor. A shot list covering signage, speakers, leadership portraits and networking candids is agreed beforehand, since corporate images almost always have a specific use afterwards.
Our venue has coloured uplighting. Is that a problem?
It is normal along this corridor and it is planned for. Controlled off-camera lighting keeps skin tones clean under magenta or purple wash while preserving the room’s atmosphere. Naming the venue when booking allows the right setup to be prepared in advance.
Where do Selma families go for portrait sessions?
Usually just outside the city — the Cibolo Creek corridor east toward Schertz, Live Oak City Park to the west, or Crescent Bend Nature Park on the Guadalupe. Selma has more commercial than public parkland, so the nearest good options are a few minutes away.
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Call (210) 529-1513 to check your date, or send the details and get an honest quote built around where and when you want to be photographed.
- Free consultation
- Bilingual — English & Spanish
- Locally owned in San Antonio
- High-resolution digital files