City Headshots is a 10/10 experience--my photos came out great! The staff is incredibly friendly,…read moreflexible, and professional, offering expert feedback when I couldn't make up my mind. They truly accommodate the client by allowing multiple clothing options and encouraging real-time input. I'd highly recommend them to any colleague or friend.

Very highly recommend…read more Excellent experience. I am very excited and happy with the results. I needed to update professional headshots and got the package with makeup (well-worth it and a must-have I think) with Janelle as the make-up artist and Samantha as the photographer- a superstar team. Samantha was excellent, experienced, fast, and knew exactly what would look good on camera and captured everything I could ask for. Janelle did amazing makeup and was exceptional, making me feel very comfortable and listening closely to what I was hoping for and helped a lot with optimal styling of hair, makeup, etc. This is my third time to return to City Headshots...with the first two times working with Martin about 10 years ago. They have been really excellent all three times, and I would definitely go back again. The booking process and early communications are automated and streamlined. The experience in person is very tailored and personalized and the studio space in Midtown is easy to get to and has a nice comfortable waiting room. I feel like the photos really captured my authentic sense of self in a way that was both elevated and natural. So appreciative. I would return again without hesitation. Thank you!

I've come to this location on two occasions. The size of this venue never ceases to amaze me. No…read morematter how big the turn out, you always have more than enough breathing room to enjoy the music/ event. The bartenders move quickly. The portable bathrooms are numerous and pretty tidy. Definitely a great event space.

A space so huge and cavernous as to bring new meaning to the word humungous. By day they do…read moremagazine, fashion & movie shoots renting props, and providing a multi-use space to take over and make your own. By night the space morphs into a club of epic proportions, bringing insane & world-class djs, as well as all forms of vampires and other creatures of the night. While it would be nice if they worked a little harder on their boy-girl ratios, overall this place makes a fun destination for any 5am pleasure-fueled revelry. Who said New York nightlife has died??

Ari and team are a joy to work with. Cannot recommend them enough! Ari was great at communicating -…read morevery accommodating to the actors sizes, and was very kind and professional.

Great costumes. Super fast responses. And great to work with. Perfect for any film, play, or…read morereenactment.

Be forewarned - this is less of a review but a romance novel starring our photographer, Danny…read moreBergin of Chellise Michael Photography (CMP), as its main protagonist. In photographs I typically have either RBF or a double chin because I'm usually laughing. I also cringe at the standard posed wedding photography and knew right off the bat that it would be a mission to find a wedding photographer that would be up for the challenge. So if you're like me, you may dread the thought of choosing a wedding photographer. It was by chance that I came across CMP's photographs while browsing on Pinterest. They immediately caught my eye; they were editorial, intimate and full of personality. Bottom line - stunning. Fortunately CMP had one photographer available for our date -- Danny. We lucked out because he is not only extremely talented in his craft, but also a total gem of a person. The photographs from our engagement shoot (WHICH COMES WITH YOUR PACKAGE AND IS AN AMAZING BENEFIT OF CMP'S SERVICES) made it immediately clear that Danny has a superb eye and was able to capture our personality as a couple. I've been non-stop spamming friends and family with our wedding photographs since we've received them; and which Danny delivered in record time. I'm in complete awe of how Danny was able to capture the vibe of our wedding in such a natural way. It goes without saying that wedding photographs aren't just for the couple, but also for the friends and family. So I want to share some verbatim messages I received from our attendees (who include people who work in the fashion industry, my highly critical family and people who have gone to at least 8 weddings last year) which really underscore Danny's stellar photography skills: "HOLY $H!T YOUR WEDDING PHOTOS!! I'm obsessed with all of them!" "The photos really capture you guys" "I'm done. Unwell this aesthetic. who is this photographer?!" "Your photographer was on it! They did a really great job!" "This photographer is magic brah" Last but not least, I want to recognize qualities of CMP that while searching for a wedding photographer I had not recognized were absolutely essential until I saw them in action: (1) a commitment to easy scheduling for discussing your needs and dates and for the engagement shoot; (2) clear instructions and constant communication on when the photographs will be delivered, guides for the photo shoots and how to view your photos; (3) a photographer with great personality that puts everyone at ease; and (4) flexibility and ability to provide for their customer's needs and implement their customer's vision. All in all, due to Danny -- our knight in shining corduroy -- we will live happily ever after.

We are simply enthralled by the incredible artistry and creative narrative vision of Mike,…read moreChellise, and their team. Their ability to capture authenticity, beauty, meaning-- and even the sublime-- went way above and beyond any of our expectations. I was absolutely captivated by their portfolio-- the narrative, colors, composition, perspective. We were having a very small casual wedding, so I honestly wondered, would it still make sense to invest ourselves in photos? I am so glad that we did. I searched high and low online, but I kept coming back to their portfolio --beautiful yet edgy, current, and distinctive. After meeting with Mike at his Bushwick studio, we decided to go for it. I keep thinking of the word Zeitgeist (if that happens to mean something to you)-- the idea that art and culture are intertwined, that individuals and their works are products of their time and culture-- this is what you have with Mike & Chellise-- the ability not only to create beautiful amazing portraits and memories of important moments but also to be part of the artistic and inspired zeitgeist of Brooklyn/NY now. It's like you have the chance to be doing your band photoshoot, except that it happens to be your engagement photoshoot. My partner and I both didn't want traditional engagement photos-- we both love modern and contemporary art, cinema, and the eclectic visionaries who bring their own individual perspective to their work (Cindy Sherman, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Vito Acconci, Ryan Trecartin, Laurel Nakadate, to name a few). In particular, we enjoy the rich saturated hues and style of 1960s Italian (a la Dario Argento) and French New Wave cinema, so we wanted to recreate those moments in our portraits. Mike and Chellise and Kelli made it happen. And our portrait session photoshoot was as fun, memorable, and as exciting as our wedding itself... and the photos are simply incredible. Not only that, but they bring genuine positive and relaxed energy, which is really important, especially for the wedding day. Mike and his team are friendly, professional, timely, and super-efficient and effective. You could not ask for better event/portrait/wedding photographers. True talented artists.

Couldn't have been happier! Great quality Profoto gear, big space, air conditioning, very fair…read moreprices, good location. They were incredibly accommodating and helpful but basically left me to my own devices which was great. Next time I'm shooting in NYC I will definitely be back! Here's a look at what I was up to in the studio: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/portfolio/candy-and-poison

Rented the studio for half/day for a video interview…read more The studio was located on the second-floor walk up. The stage manager was super nice and helped to bring our gear upstairs. All the in-house gear that we requested was accounted for and in great working condition. Good size studio, enough to run a full roll of seamless paper and still have a good distance between lights and subject. Space had all the amenities that you expect at a studio. Bathroom, little kitchen, seating area for the crew, HMU station, gear closets, and relatively tall ceilings too. Be advised, studio A has one structural pillar at 1/3 of the room. but other than that its a pretty good open space if you shuffle your set around. Giving five stars for how accommodating the staff was to make our shoot happen, booked super last minute, had a bunch of changes, but they still made it possible for us. At the most affordable rates in Bushwick!!!

Open at 10am on the dot. About to start taken photos for pluckit magazine. This is a nice studio to…read morework in, got to invest into something like this. What I don't like..... There isn't anything to says. Would love to shoot here again.

I booked studio time for a photo shoot last year. It's a GREAT space! Peter was very knowledgeable,…read morehelpful, and had everything I needed to help achieve the look I was going for. I recommend this studio to all my friends and I'll definitely return when I need to do another photo shoot. If I could, I would give this business 10 stars!!!!!

Will took my professional headshot a couple of months ago, and I couldn't be more pleased. I needed…read morea nice photograph of myself to use on LinkedIn, etc. and I wanted something that didn't look stiff or corporate (or like an actor's headshot). Will immediately understood what I meant and is in general a great communicator. It's hard sometimes when you don't have the vocabulary of a professional in the field to describe what exactly you want (witness any bad haircut you've ever had). We shot in several locations and in several lights so that I'd have options appropriate for different uses. I'm using my favorite now as my LinkedIn and Facebook profile photos. I've never gotten so many likes on a Facebook photo--ever. Everyone just howled with excitement. Will made me looks as good as I ever could, but also still like myself. He has a very easy way about him, and I think because he made me feel so comfortable, he was able to record an accurate (but completely flattering) image. I ordered three retouched images because I couldn't choose a favorite they were all so good. I'll be able to use these photos for years. Will has a terrific eye is worth every penny.

Had our engagement pictures done yesterday- Very professional & creative!! Weather was finicky but…read morethey were able to Adapt & provide us with stress free & perfect experience!! Love the pictures & would recommend shooting stars pro to any friends or family!!

Spike Li and his team were amazing! During the wedding planning period, we knew that pictures and…read morevideos were super important to us. Especially since we knew we would be running around and the time would pass by really fast. So we searched all over for photographer/videographers. We saw a sample of Spike's work through a friend's friend and contacted him right away. He was really responsive and transparent. We asked for samples of his work and he delivered. We asked for meetings, he met with us. He had been great throughout. We are an interracial couple so on the wedding day, we did ceremonies from both sides on ONE day. They worked non-stop that day and we really appreciated that. We had a really packed agenda for the ceremonies and the reception. Spike and his team were really patient and kind to everyone. He was also really funny because we're not the best with poses. Because it was wedding season, we didn't get our pictures until a month after but it was okay! We loved the highlight video, the full video, and all the pictures that were taken. We would definitely recommend him to whoever is searching for a photographer/videographer.

Like the other yelpers, we also found Spike on Thumbtack. After an initial face to face meeting…read morewith Spike, my husband and I really liked Spike as a person and had confidence in his control over timing, and ability to deliver solid photos! On our wedding day, Spike showed up on time, gave great instructions, and answered to our requests/ideas . We received our photos three weeks after our wedding and we were really satisfied with the results. The photos are a good combination of fun moments, romantic portraits, and friends and family group pic. Spike didn't use the fancy words that other photographers nowadays tend to use, ie storytelling, in marketing. But his photos do just that!