I was in NY for a work interview. My headshot was old and…read moreout dated. Lourdes was extremely professional and quite on time with the shoot and the detailed photoshop to make me look better than I actually are. She is my new favorite photographer in the city.

Great session with Jenna! She was very responsive and understood quickly what I wanted. Walked away…read morewith many hard to choose photos which were the best to use! I highly recommend! Great location too!

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!

I have to say, working in film out here in the nyc for a number of years, this is the first time…read moreI've ever had such a terrible experience dealing with a place that I've been compelled to write one these reviews. I randomly came across Lighthouse while doing an internet search for renting a Glidecam camera rig and my interest was peaked by their low rates. Naturally, having never heard of or rented from them before, I gave a call just to get a lay of the land, see how they work. I was somewhat dumbfounded when the guy who spoke to me was belligerent almost from the get go (turns out, unbelievably, he was one of the owners of the place, his name was Thibault.) Asking normal professional questions - I was either cut off or spoken over, the guy telling me multiple times that he "didn't need to explain how he did business". Umm, not the best way to address a potential client. These are all very bad signs and despite all the other reviews here I would steer very clear. I wanted to write this as a warning for others. A rental house that is not professional will bite you in the behind in the long run. AVOID.

When I was shopping around to look for a 5D Mark II to rent back in September, I couldn't believe…read moreat how much some outfits were charging for a 4 year old camera body. I went and checked out all the usual big names (Adorama, CSI, foto care), but I felt as though I should be able to get more for my money. That, combined with the motivation from having a tight production budget (understatement of the century) lead me to stumbling upon Lighthouse. I will admit that I was initially skeptical about getting a 5D (from a shop I've never heard of) with a 32GB CF card when other companies were charging the same, or much more, for only a 8GB card. But in the end, I had no choice. All the other outfits had either rented out the 5D already, or the cost was too hard to justify. So I went ahead and set up an account with them, and came in the next day to pick up the 5D along with a shotgun mic, tripod, light, and light stand. I could not have been happier with the customer service. Thibaut was very patient with me as I threw a ton of questions at him on how to maximize the production quality on such a small budget. I think I actually like that Lighthouse is still relatively unknown amongst the other camera rental shops since I would have never been able to get a 5D on such short notice otherwise. But all good things come to an end I suppose. If you're reading this, then you're most likely debating to rent from them or not, but with their competitive prices and their healthy supply of equipment, how could you not?** ** Unless, of course, you're a Nikon fanboy like I am :). Unfortunately, this is purely a Canon shop as far as DSLRs go.

We just enjoyed an 8-day Summit with Gary's Loft as our venue - 32 global peace-making teens and 32…read moreglobal mentors and 32'ish other global team members and facilitators - making use of floor 11 and 12 (Penthouse) and occasionally the Rooftop (opening and closing ceremony days) - and wow - we all came away rejuvenated and smiling. For an event this long and this intense and with this many people - it is hard to find a "perfect space" in nyc. We have been hosting this annual event since 2008, and while it is true, no place is ever absolutely perfect (nor does it really have to be) - this place totally rocked. Large. Spacious. Clean. White walls (great for photos and videos). Bright. Beautiful ambience and decorations (almost like spending a week in someone's nifty home - with kitchen and library and family room and even laundry room decor and furniture). Trendy. Aiccessible (even for this power wheelchair user). Safe and secure. Well-staffed (with friendly folks - who allowed our teens a bit of bonus access to the rooftop on a lovely day - st no extra charge, but it provided them and a needed mid-week recharge during intensely long work days. Front door desk assistance. Working elevators. Space for us to bring in "a full kitchen" (really - 3 meals and 2 snacks home cooked each day by our team - representing global cuisine across the week!). And so much more... (including the nifty convenience of being just steps from our host hotel - Executive Le Soleil! Yes, there are a few tweakable this-and-thats I could offer. But those are more the type of things that our team and the Gary's Loft team can consider and tend to for future events (2020 Just Peace Summit - only 11 1/2 months away!). All in all - hats off and thumbs up to this space, and to the folks who helped us this week. #WeAreFamily. #ItBelongsOnYelp

Had the opportunity to Cater a professional event for Gary and his associates over the Holidays. A…read moresincere pleasure to work with! Kind, caring and extremely courteous attitude made the evening proceed just as prescribed, on-time and as planned. Spectacular views of midtown NYC with easy roof-top access giving you even further iconic views of some of the most famous landmarks in New York City. This is the TRUE definition of a well-laid out Penthouse Loft in the heart of the greatest city! Thank-you for your Hospitality Gary!

Needed a place to record within 24 hours and Music works came through and then some, the facility…read moreand staff are great. Not to mention it's down the block from the most underrated pizza joint in the city (two boots pizza). The engineer's know what they're doing and how to make your music or recording come to life. Would highly recommend to any artist to record here.

From the owner: Music Works NYC Studios - Upper West Side…read more Music Works NYC Recording Studios is centered around a state-of the-art, boutique facility located on Manhattan's upper west side. Ideally suited for writing, editing, mixing, overdubs, commercial audio, voice-over and film work. A discrete environment to bring clients and projects, Music Works NYC's Grammy & Platinum award winning team also provides original music production, mixing, scoring, and sound design services. We also provide digitization and audio restoration services.

I'm so glad we decided to hire Johan to film our wedding ceremony! We weren't planning to have a…read morevideographer but at the last minute (about two weeks before the big day) we had a change of heart. I was anxious that it would be to late to find someone who could do justice to the occasion, and to make things more difficult we were on a very tight budget. Johan was very responsive, professional, and easy to communicate with from the get-go. He took the time to understand what we were looking for and really cared about delivering something we would cherish. On our big day he went above and beyond when our plan to capture the sound from our officiant's lav mic didn't go as planned and our vows didn't come through clearly. We only had booked him for an hour to film the ceremony as we were on a tight budget, but he offered to stay and re-record our vows, which I'm so glad we did - he did a ton of extra editing work to meticulously dub the sound over and even added some beautiful and tasteful artistic touches like adding our recessional song to the end which was a really thoughtful addition. Given that we had originally asked him to only deliver raw footage, he definitely went above and beyond (and never asked for a penny more than the original quote)!! It's clear that Johan really cares about his work and wanted to make sure we were happy with the finished product. We will cherish our video for years to come - thank you Johan!

Johan was terrific to work with in planning and successfully capturing my marriage proposal. We…read morewalked through a plan together, his contract/payment system was very clear and easy to use, he checked in before the event, and he did a wonderful job capturing the moment, giving us space, and doing a low-key photo shoot afterwords. The photos came out great. Johan is easy to work with, organized, responsive, and executes as promised. Highly recommend.

The one thing MY ENTIRE FAMILY regrets about my wedding was deciding to go with Corey for our…read morewedding pictures and videos. He rarely replied to emails. Literally had to bombard him or call him day after day. He was MIA for the important moments, and multiple people had to go looking for where he was all the time. Work was super amateur. I'm Indian and we have Indian dances and he recorded the brides ENTIRE DANCE FROM A BACK VIEW. We had multiple events that he recorded - 3 to be exact totaling probably 11-14 hours all together, but the raw footage he sent us is ONLY 5 hours. His work blatantly is horrible. He didn't even have guidance or ideas for good pictures. I was picking the scenery/ poses instead of the photographer/ owner of the company himself Corey! I have friends who have better pictures of me and themselves at my wedding than what Corey "professionally" took! If u paid a deposit, get it back. If you're stuck with him, don't pay him in full until you get your pictures/ video. You'll know what I mean! From my wedding of 3 different events over 12-14 hours... I have a total of 4 pictures of me and my husband that I like.

Working with Faymus Media has been a terrible experience since day 1. I found Corey (owner) on…read moreThumbtack and spoke directly with him before I hired him for my brother's wedding. He went through everything I could expect to receive with his videographer package, promised me multiple times the services would be for the ENTIRE day with full reception included, and he also spoke to HIS experience with Greek weddings and made me believe he would be filming the wedding. When the day came, another random subcontractor showed up to film and disappeared 2.5 hours early from the reception without a word. Aside from the bridal party, we had 0 footage of anyone dancing at the reception because of this. He reimbursed me slightly, but I will still never have the footage which is upsetting. It is now 12 weeks after the wedding, and I still have not received my 30-90min ceremony film that I was promised, and Corey will hardly respond to my emails and calls, but when he did, he decided to blame the videographer he hired for this. The videographer then told me Corey never paid him at all for any of his work and wouldn't let him create the film for me, so I have no idea who is telling me the truth, or why I still haven't received everything I paid for, but the process has been so miserable. I do not recommend Faymus Media to anyone. They tell you one thing and do another, and have no regard for customer service or make any attempt to fix their wrongs or deliver on their promises. If you are considering them for an event, and have any questions about my experience, please feel free to reach out.

We had tickets to Tamon Hall TV Show. The only problem, it was raining so heavy we had to stand…read moreoutside till 9:40ish. The bottom of out puts were soaked. When we get inside there us another wait where people can go to the bathroom take pics with the set she has. The guest on her show was Bevy Smith and a singer We Ani. She had a Michelle voice when she talked but gave that same deliverance. Absolutely beautiful. The last segment ws for the audience. She gave the audience 2 different gifts. We received a lovey hand massager, compression socks and some kind of primer. I love talk shows and going to see Sherri n Karamo next. Tamon is so nice. She came and talked to the audience and even took pictures. My friend Chauncey wanted to take a picture with her. TODAY was a good day. The tickets are free on 1iota.com. the address is wrong on top it's the Tamon Hall Studio located at 281 Spring Street. Like I said the value is great because it's FREE. All ticket to talk shows are free.

Kudos to Tamron Hall! Not only is she an outstanding interviewer, but I have the utmost admiration…read morefor her for bringing celebrities to her show who somewhat faded from the public view, and giving them the opportunity to "restart.