I rented the Brindamourstudio for my son and daughter-in-law's baby shower. The venue was perfect,…read morebut even more impressive was the care and help that was offered by Rima, the owner. I am a professional event planner, and when renting space (that is not a catering venue), I expect to do some heavy lifting when personalizing the space. It is a perfect space for a cocktail party with hand-held foods. Rima had many of the items I needed for food service, and an easy-to-use customer portal that let me ask detailed questions to avoid transporting more party elements than I needed from my Pennsylvania home. The space itself is delightful! It would be perfect for micro weddings, showers, personalized gatherings, or event after-parties. It serves as a photo studio in its original configuration, so it is bright, imaginative and immaculate. I think, when more folks discover its second use as an event spot, it will become wildly popular and tighly booked!

Rima was our wedding photographer for my elopement at the Valley of Fire National Park in Nevada…read morerecently. She was a pleasure to work with and made the photo session light hearted and fun. She was great with providing us direction since we were absolutely clueless as to how to pose, where to look or what to do. Somehow she managed to direct us and made us look amazing in our wedding pictures. We absolutely love the final photos and highly recommend working with Rima for your day of pictures!

I have hired Anastasiia multiple times for personal + business photography - have been blown away…read moreeach time with her work as well as the quick turnaround and professionalism. I'm generally SUPER awkward and she somehow got me out of my shell immediately and made me feel so comfortable like I was at home. At one point we decided to do an in-studio photoshoot and she took it upon herself to send me a bunch of different options + made sure it was easy for me to travel to. I hired her to create content for my Instagram and those posts have the most likes out of everything else! She also edited the photos exactly how I would - made everything look really natural and not over the top filtered/edited like I see other work turn out like. Love love love her work and how she is as a human and very happy I found her.

Unprofessional! Irresponsible! Has no vision! No sense of beauty at all! I was supposed to have the…read morepictures photoshoped within a week but it has been more than 4 months and I still have not received my photos improved any way. She would not remove imperfections herself. Did I say she has no vision? Even after asking her to fix a few photos in certain way like making me slimmer she still would not do that. All pictures came out very dark and I had to fix the light myself on free online photo editors. Everytime she promises me to finish the job in a few days but that day never comes. Do not pay her in cash! Only CC because if she does not carry out her professional duties you will have a choice to dispute the transaction. It's not funny at all. Since I paid her cash now I have to put up with her unprofessional behavior. I am dealing with her again. (I planed a few photosessions with her initially since I was told she is great. Don't buy that. She is a pain in the neck)

She did our engagement photos and we loved the work! The photos came out great, she was easy to…read morework with, and got our photos back in a timely manner. Would definitely recommend to anyone in need of professional photography!

Natalie is amazing! We hired her in September for our engagement shoot. She has a great eye and…read moreloves an adventure :) She was very open to any type of landscape/vision we had and made our woodsy engagement shoot a dream. Our friends and family went crazy over her photos. I am so thankful to have those pictures to look back on.

This fall will be the third consecutive year Katrin will be taking our holiday family portrait. She…read moreis prompt, honest, responsive, friendly, and extraordinarily talented. She knows the New York City area like the back of her hand and her clients benefit from her familiarity. The environment is critical to a beautiful image - lighting, setting, prospective volume of onlookers, and optimal seasonal attributes - and her experience results in a gorgeous outcome that aligns beautifully with the requests of her clients.

**UPDATE** So confused by Katrin's response to my earlier…read morereview. So here's what I have to say: First, I wish I had a personal assistant. I wish I had a job that could afford me the luxury of having someone leave my yelp reviews for me. I wish I earned enough that I wouldn't have to buy an engagement photographer off Groupon for $60. If I can afford a personal assistant than I definitely would've sprung for a photographer for a with better communication. But for right now I'm just a secretary with a very limited wedding budget. I put my faith in you to produce engagement photos I would love, but it's because of you that I don't have any photos to remember that part of my love story. Let me be clear, it wasn't an act of God or the weather I blame. You bailed. You didn't call or text to let me know you couldn't make it nor did you answer my calls when I reached out from Central Park. You didn't even try to make up for the situation by waiving the rush fee. So that's all on you. Second, I'm not sure who you're confusing me for, but we don't have 20 email exchanges. I have your initial email, the one's where we scheduled our first two appointments and then the one's where everything went wrong. If you care to see those than I'll post those too. My name (and my fiance's) are all over my screenshots, if you have any confusion as to who I am than that means you've disappointed a lot more people. Last, I was really rooting for you to respond well to this review. Instead of coming back with a mature response, you just pointed the finger right back at me and tried to intimidate me. I notice you did the same exact thing with the other negative review from January 2018. You attack anyone that doesn't like your method of customer service. It's actually very sad. And believe me I will tell my wedding photographer about this update, I'm sure she'll get a kick out of it.

We chose Melissa to photograph our son's first Birthday shoot. Melissa is such a skilled…read morephotographer and the pictures show that! Communication and the booking process was super easy and organized on her website. She always responded in a timely manner. She addressed all my questions and concerns. The design team that she works with is amazing and brought my vision for the balloon backdrop to life. She works with her partner/husband Ed who was also super nice and helpful; he came down to help us with our belongings when we got to the studio. The studio was so clean and airy looking; it was the perfect spot for photos with natural lighting. Melissa really showed her expertise and comfort level in taking wonder shots of our son and of us. She was able to direct us on how and where to pose and also adjust things like fixing my hair or adjusting my legs/heels so that they would not look awkward (not all photographers will do this, this comes with experience). We never felt rushed and Melissa was patient with our son. We had some suggestions after we got the edited pictures back and Melissa never made us feel bad about doing the editing over again until we were satisfied. This wonderful experience made us super happy with choosing her as our son's First Birthday Photographer and hopefully other special occasions in the future. If you guys are looking for a true professional to capture your memories then I highly recommend Melissa!!

I just recently had my Christmas 2022 photoshoot at Melissa studio and the service is terrible. You…read moreare paying close to $400 dollars plus for less than 25 mins a photoshoot. Let alone the anxiety you feel from them that you have to hurry up with the photoshoot. Her husband works with her an suffers from extreme OCD so half of your photoshoot session will be cut in half due him cleaning. As far as the turnaround to getting your proofs is also awful and takes such a long time to receive them. This should not be the case if your paying over $400 dollars for less than 25 mins a session. My advice coming from a business background is that you will slowly lose more customers that way because it's not an enjoyable experience when you feel a pressure from the photographer to hurry up when it's suppose to be the opposite a pleasant experience. This is my second time booking with Melissa and I won't book again because of the awful experience. Don't waste your money there is other photographers out there with the same set up, more time and the ability to choose more pictures without feeling robbed.

Let me preface this post by saying that I am very picky. I've worked in the events industry for…read morenearly a decade and have very high standards for my vendors. Sara Fox lived up to every single expectation I had, and more. I initially found her through my wedding planner Jeff Stillwell. We had been looking for a photographer that was super high quality but at a reasonable price point. It seemed that every great photographer in NYC was so incredibly and unnecessarily overpriced. But then we found Sara. She's not cheap - and she shouldn't be - but she's such an amazing value for the price she charges. That plus her dynamic and radiant personality which makes you feel like the most important bride in the world. We were sold. We had a wedding of 188 people, we had 2 photographers and the results were incredible. She not only captured all of the little moments we had wanted, but the photos of my groom and I were so artistic, beautiful and special. On top of all that, leading up to the wedding, despite being 9 months pregnant, she met with us, asked us questions and made us feel like we were being totally taken care of. Day of, that feeling continued. She was a source of calmness during a crazy day and made posing for pictures feel fun and not a chore. It's just a quality she has. I've already referred her to countless friends, one of which has already booked her, and I know they wont regret it. You certainly wont either. Book Sara Fox - trust me, you will be SO happy you did!

Sara is a brilliant photographer with an amazing sense of humor. My wife and I were very pleased…read morewith the quality of our wedding photos. Our guests were also impressed with her high energy and ability to capture precious moments. One poster noted that her photos tell a beautiful story, and I strongly agree. Sara is very professional and enjoys her work.

What a wonderful studio! I needed a professional head shot for my website. I was greeted by a…read morefriendly, professional staff and escorted in to talk with Elizabeth and Stavros about what I was looking for. Stavros took over and very easily engaged me in conversations about my work while he directed me to move to different poses and angles. He was finished before I knew it, making me feel as if I had just seen an old friend who I hadn't seen in years. He's a real pro. I had the proofs within two days and a finished product a day after I made my selection. This is a premier photography studio that is professional but not pretentious. I was very comfortable working with them. I do not hesitate to recommend them highly.

We had a great experience with 5th Avenue Digital! Everyone was super easy to work with when…read morechoosing which plan and photographer was right for us. Emmanuel was a pleasure to have photograph our wedding. He was creative and so fun! He was very flexible with our requests and really tried to make sure we had a good time while taking the pictures. He wasn't pushy at all which was huge for us. ALL of our pictures (over 1800 of them) came out GREAT! We love them and are currently having trouble picking JUST 50 of them for our album. Everyone looks like they had such a great time at our wedding and it's really special to be able to have that captured. I would recommend Emmanuel and 5th Avenue Digital to anyone in the market for a wedding photographer who strives to capture the beauty of your entire day.

Abigail is a wonderful photographer, who was very conscientious and meticulous in setting up a…read moregreat photo shoot, resulting in a wide variety of excellent photos. She is patient, flexible and fun to work with, given her winning personality and great sense of humor, making the whole experience very comfortable. I wholeheartedly recommend her, and would use her again. Mel P. 7/21/15

Abigail is an amazing photographer as well as a really sweet, genuine person. You will not find a…read morebetter photographer than her! She has a great rapport with kids as well as adults. She is very easy to work with and extremely flexible. It's easy to feel shy and awkward in front of the camera if you aren't used to taking pictures, but she makes my family and I feel completely comfortable and at ease. She has a beautiful, cozy Manhattan studio that's very accessible too! The images we've received are STUNNING and we constantly get compliments on them when friends and family see them. The pictures truly remind me of the awesome photographs you see in magazines. We're repeat customers (and will continue to be) because Beloved Photos is a GEM!