Tony is a wonderful photographer and we are very happy with our wedding photos! He was very…read moreresponsive and made helpful recommendations about our day of timeline to ensure we would have enough time to take all of the photos we requested. We really appreciated the check-in calls leading up to the wedding where he took the time to really understand what we were looking for. Tony is great at posing and giving instructions to look stylish instead of awkward and to create some natural-looking variation between photos. He took a variety of photos ranging from individual to large group (~30 people) as well as from formal to fun. He was patient with the little kids and the wind although ultimately my hair had to be pulled back for a bit. He scouted our venue for the best locations and got our photos back in under 3 weeks. Tony did an amazing job capturing our wedding day and gladly recommend his services!

Tony is amazing!!! He took my engagement pictures and absolutely loved them. We are using him for…read moreour wedding day. He's professional, responsive and a pleasure to work with. He not only took my engagement pictures but also provided me with a referral for a DJ and make up artist for our big day. He's super easy to work, I will definitely be recommending him to all my friends and family who needs his services. Can't say enough about him!!

If you are celebrating your birthday, women night out of just want to have a few drinks and enjoy…read moreyourself SHOWTIME is the best place to be.

Showtime lights and event did lights camera action for my wedding... i couldn't have ask for the…read morewhole team to be any more professional courteous or respectful... Doug Doug Doug... him and his team was on time and patient because the bride is always late... lol My Husband and I both super highly recommend Showtime lights and Event for all your special occasions We can not Thank Doug and the whole team enough

Working with Richard was a great experience. From the very first time we spoke until we've received…read moreour pictures, he responsed in a timely manner. We are a blended family of 9, so that was a task, which he handled well and professionally. He patiently worked with us when our pictures needed more editing. Our pictures came out wonderful. Thank you Richard

20/10, highly recommend! From the moment I reached out to inquire all the way to the day of my…read moredaughter's 18th birthday photo shoot, top notch service. Very detailed and more importantly I had a family emergency and had to reschedule last minute, he was very understanding and without hesitation worked with our schedule. His studio is beautiful his team was very welcoming and made us feel comfortable right away! I promise you won't regret booking with Richard, do yourself the favor and BOOK!!! We will definitely be back.

One of the best photographers in NYC. He is so passionate about what he does and it shows. The…read morefirst time I came to him years ago I had professional photos taken for my real estate profile and I loved it. Recently, I went to him for my maternity shoot with my significant other for our bundle of joy. Ricardo and his team helped us to feel comfortable and we had fun doing it. His quick turn around makes us also want to come back for newborn photos. Book him like today ! You will not be disappointed.

This review is long but it is the truth. Please read as I would not want this experience to happen…read moreto anyone else. Do not. I repeat DO NOT WORK WITH THIS GUY. He is a scammer and a liar. I was super excited to do a boudoir shoot for my birthday, and since I had purchased it off of Groupon since September, I didn't want to let it expire so about 3 weeks ago I called Ricardo to set up an appointment. When I got to the building, I buzzed the apartment number, and then I opened the gate. The inside building door was open and I walked in. Out of nowhere this girl starts yelling at the top of the stairs saying, "why does someone keep buzzing for no f****ing reason?" and in my head I'm just like, "am I in the right place?" And she turns to me and asks if I'm here for Ricardo and I'm like yes. In my mind I'm thinking the makeup artist is someone he hired on payroll or something but as she's doing my makeup she tells me that she's Ricardo's daughter. Weird. Thankfully I brought my OWN foundation just in case because she tells me that she doesn't have my shade. Rule of thumb: as a professional makeup artist you should have EVERY SHADE. Another red flag. Not only that she sent her friend, sister, whoever to get lashes since that was another request from me (and it shouldn't be). After she did my makeup she asked how I'm paying and then she charged $75. I told her that I was told $50 when I spoke to Ricardo. I was furious. She did a good job but I personally know other professional makeup artists who wouldn't do that and still do a better Job. After the shoot he tells me to come back after I change and take a look at the photos. He tells me to rate the ones that I like 5 star but doesn't tell me that if I go back then all the photos I selected get removed and I have to start the WHOLE selection process again. As I'm going through the photos, he's on WhatsApp videochat with his family with children literally yelling in the background and just being extremely unprofessional. As I'm going through the photos, the last photos he took did not appear on screen and he's looking at me clueless like this never happened to him before and turns out it wasn't on his memory card. So I went to go change and do the last pose again. Then after selecting, Ricardo asked me, "Am I the best photographer you ever had?" And I tell him "no, but this is one of the cool shoots I've done". Then he asks which other photographers I've worked with, and as he goes through the photographer's profile he criticizes the photographer who has done superb work and says that their photos are "too retouched" and that he works with different agencies, blah blah blah. Bullshit. You don't criticize someone else's work just because your own work is subpar. What frustrates me was that after he redeemed the Groupon (which was $79) he said that to get the edited photos and the gallery it was going to be $500. $500?!? I told him I'm not paying that, then he said that he'll "throw in 10 edited photos" and that he'll only charge $200 (additional to the $79 since he said that price was only to book him which made no sense). Looking back I shouldn't have given him anything. Not even a dime. He preys on women's vulnerability and does things in the moment and does not keep his word. He also makes people rate him on the spot in front of him just so they can feel pressured and lie then takes their money. The unedited photos were nice but he doesn't give you the full online gallery as other professional photographers actually do. He gives you a Google drive link (via text, not email) to only the photos you selected. Just unprofessional all across the board. Update: The Groupon only said 2 professional photos (which isn't even fair either). Ricardo sent me the 10 edited photos (plus 2 that I didn't ask for and were not my favorites either.) He did a TERRIBLE, half-ass, lackluster job editing. I could've done a better job editing them. In one photo he edited my left hip but not the right hip and I'm like why was that edited at all. He then used some beauty skin retouching effect that made my lips and body smaller. That's not editing or retouching photos. He doesn't know what he's doing and I'm surprised why he's getting so many rave reviews about his work because it's trash.

Was a little nervous booking a newborn shoot during covid, but had such a great experience with…read morethem for our firstborn this was the first outing we went on with our 12 day old 3 photographers worked with us and really took their time to meticulously compose pictures and can't wait to see the result. Highly recommend if you're looking for a spacious studio and not being rushed. They went above and beyond

Really great studio for baby pictures and family a like. We brought our 9 day old here for a…read morenewborn photo shoot and the staff was amazing. It was in the middle of a hot summer day, the main staff was not there so the two photographers took care of us. The picture turnaround time was really fast, and amazing. They knew how to take baby shots. Fast forward to the holidays, we get an email for a FREE holiday photo shoot! Of course we bit, and made great Christmas cards for it. If you're looking for a great studio for baby, family or whichever floats your boat, give this place a shot!