Timothi Photography

Working with Timothi has been an amazing experience! She really went beyond all of my expectations throughout our process together. What’s great about Timothi is that she is more than just a photographer. Prior to our shoot, she set up a phone and in person consultation to get to know me and my brand. She reads people extremely well and it allowed her to come up with incredible shoot locations for me right from the start. The look book she provides is also extremely helpful in figuring out what I needed to wear and what would photograph best in certain lighting. On the actual shooting day, we had so much FUN and she makes you feel comfortable (I was a bit nervous!) while moving through the scenes quickly. Her follow ups after the photo shoot were so helpful as well! Extremely happy with how everything turned out. Such a gifted being and I’m honored our paths have crossed. Highly recommend Timothi for a professional photographer that understands YOU.

I worked with Timothi as both a photographer and a videographer and I LOVED what she was able to create for me.
Yes the process is involved with getting the right wardrobe, locations and timing~ but all for the BEST PHOTOS and VIDEOS EVER!
I hired her for a reason and that is because she not only gets amazing shots, but she also makes sure you look DANG good in your photos as well. And her branding is step above average and ensures that you look your best.
I followed her advice and got things I didn’t think I’d like and they looked AMAZING on film and in print and her ideas and vision are brilliant. I have had plenty of photo shoots and these shots are by far the best I’ve ever gotten.
I am In LOVE with her work and would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking to go above and beyond with their business, headshots or events.
Her team is also amazing and the make up artist is BANANAS she’s so good.
I swear I’ve never looked more beautiful than in my shots.
And working with them is fun as hell too!
I am giver of 5 stars and one grateful recipient of her work!

My story may be long but its imperative for you to know if you are thinking about investing in hefty fees of this photographer. Better to know exactly whom you are dealing with before making such an arduous commitment.
I’ve seen some samples of works of this photographer on line and liked most of them. She introduces herself as a branding photographer which was exactly what I needed for my new business. I needed professional shots for my upcoming website. I emailed her and her and her assistance were very friendly and we set up time to speak on the phone. she explained that she charges close to $ 1500 for half day shoot in NYC and I HAVE to wear exactly what she tells me to. So basically she became my stylist as well. She also mentioned that I have to pay a mandatory $ 250 fee for a professional make up artist which was extra. Also any photo touch ups were extra fee per picture. It seemed very excessive and expensive but its NYC. At least I thought I’m paying a hefty price for a great experience and great product!
I prefer to dress myself. I know what colors and what shapes look good on me. I was not crazy about mandatory styling but I had no choice.
First they requested half the total fee to be paid which I did. The problem started first when I was scheduling our in person meeting. She cancelled and rescheduled 3 – 4 times. From day one it was all about her schedule. Whatever would work for her, I felt like she has no respect for my time but I didn’t catch that this might cause a problem in the long run. Some times I have to be literally hit in the head to see something, I guess I don’t pick up well on the hints!
Finally she sowed up for our in person meeting, tired and not feeling well. She showed no interest in what I had to say and was dismissive despite her best efforts (not a good actress). Again I did’t pick up on the obvious clues.
We scheduled the shoot for summer. She mentioned that she’ll email me the clothing that she wants me to buy at least a month before the shoot. I mentioned that is it important that I have ample timing since I’m working 15 hour days and I’m not one of those women who enjoys shopping at all.
I received the email a week prior to the shoot date not a month without any explanation! When I inquired she said that she was sick and could not have sent it any sooner. There was no way that I could purchase three looks (upwards of $ 1500) in a week to her exact specifications. The shoot could not be done and I was pretty upset because postponing the shoot for fall (she was out of the country the entire summer) meant that I’ll miss my website deadline and my website would have to go live without pictures which would defeat the purpose of taking them.
Reluctantly I agreed to reschedule for fall instead of pulling the plug immediately which is what I should have done.
She gave me such a hard time for scheduling in September! she gave me 3 days to choose from and non of the days worked for me. 2 weeks and numerous emails back and forth which she firmly didn’t budge on accommodating me, I finally had it (or I thought I did) and sent a firm email asking for a refund for poor customer service and lack of respect for my time. That shook her up and gave me the date I wanted and unfortunately I still didn’t pick up on all the problems and accepted to continue to work with her.
Her extremely taxing process for approving the cloths was that I had to go to stores, find the clothe she wanted me to buy (exact color, fabric type, style…), take a picture in the fitting room & email it to her. If she approved, I had to go back and purchase!!! I did that against my better judgment many times over & she would not get back with me on time or at all. Very few times that she got back with me, by the time she did, the item was gone. She had spring and summery items /​colors and it was very hard to find them in August and September. Finally I managed to find some on the internet. I sent her their pictures and asked her to get back with me at least 10 days before the shoot to allow for shipping and incidentals.
No surprise that I didn’t hear from her till a week before the shoot. Items were gone which didn’t matter since there was no time for them to be shipped. I was furious at this point mostly at myself because I should have known her well at this point. It made matter worse than she lied & said that she was sick (AGAIN) & had no internet access during her time in Europe. I checked her Facebook account & almost every other day while in Europe she had posted something on her there which means she was well enough to work on the computer & had internet connection!!!
Dishonesty is something I get immediately (thank goodness) & have zero tolerance for. I told her that we are definitely done, I don’t have any desire to work with her any longer and asked for a refund. She refused and I had to take action with my credit card company and after reviewing the evidence they rewarded me my money.