Your Hollywood Portrait Studio

Amazing!!! Michael and Raya made this experience very memorable! They were both Accommodating and professional! The photo shoot was excellent and classy! Made me feel exceptional and important! My mother and I visited New York on vacation, booking the shoot a few weeks in advance. They communicated with us both, making sure all bases were covered! I recommend doing a glam-​shot with Raya! This was a truly rewarding and memorable experience!!!

RAYA WAS AMAZING… but I knew that already :)
She can capture exactly the look you are going for… and the overall book/​photoshoot is graceful, charming and has a underlying theme… she chooses very careful pics and she doesnt mind to stay a little more to make the customer happy…
BEST CHOICE FOR PHOTOSHOOT IN NYC :)

All I can say is WOW!!! I booked the gone with the wind package with the add on. It was all completely worth it. This was my first time ever doing anything like this. Everyone involved is just amazing. Michael helped me feel at ease and made sure that I understood everything that was going to happen. When it came down to the shoot, Raya and her team (hair and makeup) helped me to be comfortable. I was amazed by the final product. I never thought or dreamed that I could look that amazing! The most difficult thing was cutting the pictures to your final picks. I got my pictures back and I was completely floored! I highly recommend this experience to everyone. I got this for a gift for my other half but it turned into a gift for myself as well.

Every woman should do this. Hands down Raya is the best in this business. Boudoir photography was something I always wanted to do as a keepsake for myself but as the holidays were rolling in; and I had just gotten married, I thought there is no better time to do this then now. I searched over 10 different boudoir studios and they all fell short of the professionalism and beauty I was looking for in my portraits. Raya brings in top notch hair and make-​up artist to make you look and feel fabulous, she personally does all the shooting and there is no entourage in the background, just Raya, and one hair and make up person which made me feel at ease. During the session she is excellent at styling and posing you so you’re comfortable, every shot was a beauty. The turn around for the photos was very quick. I worked with Michael for all the logistics, he was very prompt, professional and a pleasure to work with also. I plan on going back to do a session of glamour shots next round.

As an Event Planner, I had the opportunity to work with Raya in July 2014. A mother reached me to find a gift to her 20 years old daughter who came to New York for the first time. She was looking for something special, glamour and fun. I immediately taught about Raya and her Hollywood Portrait session. Raya did an incredible job. My client was so delighted and felt so special during the photo shoot. The studio in Soho is perfectly located. The background, the accessories and the dresses are gorgeous. The hairstylist and the make up artist know exactly how to make a Hollywood look. And Raya is a magician with her camera. My client said that she will never forget this birthday gift!

What an amazing experience!!! I never thought I would come out looking like a model! I booked the Gone with the Wind package as a boudoir shoot and added on the extras (the book and extra touched up photos) for my wedding gift to my future husband. Raya is a true professional and artist. She made every picture unreal. I brought my own outfits to wear and she helped me accessorize them. The make up and hair that was part of this package came out so good! I wish I could have them do it for me all the time! They knew exactly what would look great for these types of photos. Raya tells you exactly how to pose/​uses the lighting to hide all your flaws too! The studio manager Michael is amazing to work with as well. He is so nice and always there to answer any questions. Only women are at the studio during your session which makes it extremely comfortable and Michael takes care of everything before and after your shoot. I highly recommend using Your Holly Portrait Studio, you will be super impressed with the results as well as all of the things you get for your $$$!!! ENJOY!!!
Update: My new husband LOVED everything about this!!! He can’t stop looking at the pictures and telling me how amazing they are!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! What a great gift!!!

I booked a photo shoot with Raya as a b-​day gift for myself and what a treat it was! Nowadays, with digital camera and photoshop, the marketplace is flooded with amateur photographers who set up shop with a few basic equipment. I tried one of those two years ago — the portraits were fine, but flat and forgettable. With Raya, it’s anything but. Raya stands out with her mastery of lighting and a keen eye for aesthetic. The photos were stunning — beautiful settings, rich in color and depth. It was almost magical to see how she creates such different imagery by adjusting the lighting. She’s personable and very pleasant to work with — gave good directions and was very encouraging throughout the shoot.
If you book a session with professional hair and makeup, that’s quite an experience as well — getting air-​brushed, having hair and makeup people hover around you during the shoot, touching up here and there, tweaking hair style for different shoots…
In sum, like the other reviewers said, you would come out of a shoot with Raya feeling fabulous and confident — beats 10 sessions with the shrink and 10 spa treatments combined :-) — and you would have these great photos to treasure forever!

I booked the Gone with the Wind package, which includes a 2-​hour photo shoot and a professional makeup session. Raya is a truly professional photographer. She contacted me before the photo shoot regarding what hair style, make-​up, and dresses would fit me. In the studio, she assisted me in choosing the best outfits and poses. We received a fabulous photo book, canvas print, and a DVD with over hundred photos taken during the photo shoot. I am glad that I did my fist time photo shoot with Raya. She made me look confident and beautiful.

I decided to do a boudoir shoot as a gift for my husband for our 10^th wedding anniversary. I’ve never done anything like this before and admit that I was initially nervous about the idea. Raya and her team, however, made me feel relaxed and confident from the first email exchange. Raya knows her stuff and asks you for a photo of yourself to help her plan your shoot (type of hair style to use, make up etc.).
She suggests poses (all in good taste) and factors in any props or accessories you may want to use. Lighting is key and she is an expert. The great thing about the photos is that she sits down with you after the session and you select what you like right away (I selected the photos I wanted to print but let my husband decide on the photo for the canvas).
I love the photos and so glad I went with Raya. I wish I had a camera on me to capture my husband’s face when he opened his gift ! I’m not one to write reviews (in fact this is my first review) but this speaks to the fabulous experience I had with Raya!

I was looking for a female photographer and found Raya and her studio. She has done several high end advertising campaigns so I figured that if established brands trusted her with their image, I could too! None of the boudoir studios in Manhattan seem to have a photographer that does high end advertising work at a reasonable price so the choice was easy… I was definitely not disappointed. Raya is not only very talented but she is also very professional. Her hair stylist and makeup artist were also really good. I knew I could trust her to make everything look beautiful. And she did! Thanks Raya!

I love the black and white portraits of Marilyn Monroe. I just wanted some photos inspired by these. Tried a photo shoot with my friend, but it didn’t came out so great. They were black and white photos but the similarity stopped there. So I thought to try a photo shoot with a professional studio, which knows how to recreate that feeling.
The studio is not that big, but you feel really comfortable. Raya managed the lighting very precisely, adjusting it from one pose to another. We used a few different sets to get the feel of that era. I was guided through the whole shoot (I’m not a professional model, far from it!)
During the shoot, I could see how the photos were looking with on the large monitor. At the end, I had a VERY hard to time to choose the best 5 photos (included in my package). 2 days after I got the retouched photos, both in color and black and white (tough choices again!). I chose the black & white for most of them since this was what I was looking for. Definitely happy with the final result. I look like a movie star from the 50s. I don’t think many photographers could have achieved this result. Raya is a master of light!

If you are looking for someone who is truly a master at her art, Raya is the photographer you want. I probably have screened, looked through the portfolios and reached to over 20 photographers to find someone I trusted to shoot my boudoir photos.
I think every woman should do this for herself and it will be an empowering experience with most photographers (this is why a lot of studio I looked at got great reviews with pretty average photos).
But since you are not doing a boudoir shooting every month, you should really select a great photographer.
Raya is of the most creative and experienced talent in New York; she knows which lighting, which pose will look good. She was also very encouraging of any poses I wanted to try (eventually did not look as good as her suggestions)
Raya, her makeup artist Jessica, and hair stylist Itomi were so professional and made me feel so comfortable.
My pictures came out so great that I can’t even believe that some of them are of me! Worth every penny!

I wanted to get a really nice portrait, do something special for me for once.
I looked online and saw a lot of different options in the city. Since I was going to do it once, I wanted a real professional photographer. Raya’s website showed all the editorial she had done, really high end stuff. So I booked a shooting with hair and makeup.
Before the shooting Raya sent me a bunch of tips to get ready.
The shooting was amazing! I felt very comfortable, the team was very nice and professional.
Raya has an impressive equipment to make you beautiful, and she guided me for the poses. I chose an Oscar de la Renta gown for the shoot, never tried one before.
It was really a great experience, I love the final photos and my husband is now bugging me to get a huge print in the living room!
I’m so happy I did this shoot with a dream team. I would definitely recommand Raya