Sneak-peek galleries now drop within 72 hours of every shoot. Couples shouldn’t have to wait a month to relive the day. 🎞️
We light for
the feeling.
Halcyon is a Brooklyn photography & film studio for weddings, brands, editorial, and events — stills and motion shot by one senior crew, so the whole story shares a single look.
First Light · WeddingBrooklyn, NY
12Years behind the lens
600+Shoots delivered
2.4MFrames exposed
3–5 wkGallery turnaround
14Editorial features
4.9★248 reviews
Licensed & insured · COI on requestSenior crew, no juniors · The shooter you meet is the shooter you get3–5 week delivery · Sneak peek in 72 hoursClear usage licensing · Plain-English rights, in writingStills + motion under one roof · One crew, one look
Selected work
A body of work, stills and motion.
Flip the Stills ⇄ Motion switch up top and the whole sheet reflows — photographs become the loops they came from. Tap any frame to open it.
What we shoot
Five rolls, one studio.
Weddings, brand & commercial, editorial & portrait, video & film, and live events — photo and motion under one roof, by one senior crew.
Milestones
Weddings & Elopements
Photo and film for the whole day — getting-ready to last dance — by a two-person team that stays out of the way.
From $5,800 / collection
Milestones
Events & Live Coverage
Launches, galas, conferences, and concerts — fast, unobtrusive coverage with same-night selects.
From $1,600 / day rate
Brand & Commercial
Brand & Commercial
Product, lifestyle, and campaign work — stills and motion built for the channel they’ll run on.
From $3,500 / day rate
Editorial & Portrait
Editorial & Portrait
Fashion editorial, founder portraits, and personal branding — lit with intent, finished for print.
From $1,200 / package
Video & Film
Video & Film
Brand films, docs, music videos, and social cuts — written, shot, scored, and color-graded in-house.
From $6,500 / collection
Brand & Commercial
Spaces & Architecture
Interiors, hospitality, and architecture — clean, true-to-light photography and walkthrough film.
From $950 / package
How it works
From inquiry to delivered.
STEP 01
Inquiry & call
Tell us the date, the vision, and the deliverables. We talk it through — no pressure, no template pitch.
STEP 02
Proposal & hold
A clear scope, a fixed quote, and a plain-English usage license. A 30% retainer holds your date on the calendar.
STEP 03
The shoot
A small, senior crew shows up prepared. We light for the feeling and stay out of the moment.
STEP 04
Edit & deliver
A 72-hour sneak peek, then your full gallery and film in 3–5 weeks — yours to download, print, and share.
Our promise
What we put in writing.
The crew you meet shoots your day
No juniors swapped in. The photographer and cinematographer you book are the ones on set. Always.
3–5 week delivery, in writing
A 72-hour sneak peek, then your full gallery and film within five weeks — guaranteed in your contract.
Clear, plain-English licensing
No mystery usage clauses. Your rights — print, web, paid, broadcast — are spelled out before we shoot.
Dual-card, backed-up coverage
Every shot is written to two cards on set and backed up the same night. Your memories are never on one drive.
Studio-error reshoot promise
If a gear or operator error on our side costs a frame, we reshoot what we can at no charge. Full stop.
Insured & venue-ready
General-liability insured with a certificate of insurance on request — accepted by venues citywide.
Collections
Three ways to book us.
Starting points — every project is custom-quoted from your date, scope, and usage.
The Session
A focused shoot, one look
$1,200 /half-day
- Up to 4 hours of shooting
- One location, one direction
- 50+ edited stills
- Online proofing gallery
- Personal-use license
- Add a short motion cut
Most booked
The Production
Stills + motion in a day
$3,500 /day
- Full production day
- Photo + film, one crew
- Creative direction & shot list
- Retouched hero stills
- Vertical + horizontal cuts
- Commercial usage license
Weddings & campaigns
The Collection
The whole story, start to end
$5,800 +
- Multi-day or full-event coverage
- Lead + second shooter
- 600+ stills & a finished film
- Album, print & master delivery
- Scored & color-graded film
- Extended licensing
Every project is custom-quoted from your date, scope, and usage. A 30% retainer holds your date; the balance is due before delivery. Travel beyond NYC is quoted separately.
In their words
From the couples & brands we shoot for.
★★★★★
“The film made my mother cry and the photos look like the day actually felt — warm, a little chaotic, completely us. They were ghosts at the wedding; we never noticed a camera.”
★★★★★
“One production day gave us a quarter of content. The stills and the vertical cuts felt like the same brand for once — and the proofing gallery was up before we left set.”
★★★★★
“I’ve shot with a lot of photographers for press. Halcyon is the first who came with a point of view and lit me like I had a story. The retouching is invisible — exactly right.”
Vogue Weddings · Featured real wedding ’25Communication Arts · Photography Annual, shortlist ’24The Knot · Best of Weddings ’24Vimeo Staff Pick · “Harbor Light” short film ’23PDN · Emerging Photographer feature ’22
Where we shoot
Brooklyn-based, on the road often.
Brooklyn ★Home — Williamsburg studio
ManhattanAll boroughs
QueensLIC & beyond
Hudson ValleyUpstate weddings
The HamptonsEast End
DestinationTravel quoted
Seasonal offers
A few ways to save.
MIDWEEKWeddings
Midweek Wedding — 15% Off
Book a Monday–Thursday date and take 15% off any wedding collection.
New bookings, subject to availability. Cannot combine.OFFSEASONEditorial
Off-Season Portrait Session
Jan–Feb portrait sessions at our half-day session rate, locked.
New clients. Studio or location within NYC.FIRSTCUTBrand
First Brand Shoot — Free Motion Cut
New brand clients get a vertical social cut added to a stills day, free.
New commercial clients. One per brand.Start a project
Let’s put your day on the light table.
Tell us the date, the vision, and the deliverables. We’ll reply with a real proposal and a plain-English license — no template pitch, no pressure.