86 Street Photo & Portrait Studio

Absolutely amazing Service! I went to print three photos and buy affordable but very elegant gorgeous silver frames and they did it all for me on the spot with a smile and record time! I love that these people still print photos and develop them and are there for all your Foto needs with a smile And good mood !!! The quality of the photos was very good! the price was right! I have nothing but great things to say about this place!

I like this place a lot for its speed! They aren’t cheap by any means but their film development turn around time is usually 1 day! Most others are at least a week. I would compare their pricing at like 22-30 per one roll of film but other places are about $20 for a one week turnaround. I highly recommend this place if you want to get your photos developed quickly but I would also like to to note that their hours of operation aren’t always accurate, I would plan to come 30 mins after their “operating hours” just to be safe! Also for anyone complaining about framing prices, framing stuff is so expensive anywhere unfortunately, this place is actually really reasonable

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE . I was trying to explain to him what I needed , the whole time his head was down or busy doing something else , didn’t even acknowledge me at all , I was a ghost to him, very rude . It was an old Chinese guy . No care in the world, & the prices were insane . GO TO STAPLES INSTEAD. Stample employees are very nice and have great customer service . But this place sucks

I went to one of the USPS stores to take multiple passport pictures and was recommended to visit this store by the employees there. In total, I needed six copies of my picture and paid roughly $42. The person who took my picture and did the editing was nice and kind. My only complaint would be the high price compared to other options like Rite Aid and CSV.

Just went here for the first time to get two disposable cameras developed. The film was emailed to me an hour later and everything came out so great. Thank you!

Came here yesterday to take a passport picture. I always had bad passport pictures so I wanted this one to be better. The person who took the pictures was SO NICE and patient. He took around 8 shots until I chose the one I wanted. I recommend coming here. Your pictures will be great and the service from this man is very good. 👍🏻 They also have good hours. Most places close at 7 pm. They are open till 9.

I've been coming here for over a year to get my film scanned and printed, but because of the poor customer service, I will be looking for another studio. Asked for my negatives back when I was paying and picking up prints, first was told I didn't have any negatives, then they found the negatives, and then I was belittled for getting prints of my digital scans instead of the negatives, when I thought I was getting prints of my negatives in the first place? Try treating your customers nicely instead of making them feel stupid.

0/5 COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME! Summary: Wasted two days, got quoted crazy prices, ended going to Staples. My bad for wanting to support a local business! Full story: Day 1, talked to the asian man [easiest way to point him out, don't know his name], I needed a scan of a framed photo [14x11], first he acts like he doesn't understand me and then says they can't do it because of the frame, I go home to unframe it. Day 2, go again, same man, now he says he can do it, quoted me $45, for a scan, nothing else, no editing or cuts, just a digital scan. Then I ask how much would it be to print 2[4x6] from said scan, $5 each he says, then I, wondered how much a scan of a 16x24 and he says "even more". It seemed to me that either, he doesn't know how to do it or just doesn't want to do it, and therefore says this crazy prices just to justify doing his job. And he gets away with people being desperate enough and willing to pay. After this, I go home and give Staples a try. Guess what? $0.60 for scanning the 14x11 and $6.98 for the 16x24. And the 4x6 prints? Another $0.60 each. And they were really nice and answered all my questions. Save yourself time and money, go ANYWHERE else!

If you want to get absolutely ripped the f*k off, I recommend purchasing film here. Because of its close proximity to my apartment I just decided I would try and support a local business, but he is selling a 3 pack of Fujifilm 200 for $49.99 -- it literally costs $24-29.99 at every other store including CVS. One roll of Kodak Gold (35mm) for $18.99 and one roll of Portra 400 (35mm) for $29.99. When I asked, very politely, why they chose to double the price in comparison to everywhere else, he threw his hands up and said "this is our cost." So idiotic!!!!

I love this photography shop feels like a time capsule you can smell the film. The prints come out very nice and the selection of frames are vast from affordable to high end. The clerks go up and beyond to ensure you are satisfied with your purchase. Consistently good service.

I wanted to get my passport photos here to support a local business. The older man who helped me ended up screaming at me (like high pitched ear pain inducing screaming). I asked if I could retake the picture. He said my picture would be great, it wasn't. I didn't like the picture previewed on the screen and he proceeded to print anyway. I headed over to Staples and no yelling there. There were other people in the store who witnessed this. Sadly I don't think my review will change this person's behavior. There are other workers in the store, I hope you get one of them instead of this man.

86th Street Photo and Portrait Studio You know it's a small world when you run into your own child in your neighborhood. I was heading to get something to eat after my doctor appointment and she was out looking for a place to get her passport photo taken. She went to three drugstores that are supposed to take passport photos and they're either not providing photos any longer or the two CVS said their machine was broken! Finally someone sent her to 86th Street Photo and that's when we ran into each other. I went in with her and enjoyed watching a true professional photographer at work. He took a great photo and made two copies. They take credit cards so the whole process took less than 15 minutes. I'm highly recommending you visit for your passport photo or any of their other services. They have been here as long as I can remember. In fact I thought I already wrote a review.

0/5 DO NOT RECOMMEND! This place LOST my photos not once but TWICE!! I took a disposable camera to be developed 2 years ago after a trip to London & Sweden. I asked for prints. Went the next day to pick it up they said it's not ready yet to come back the following day. Went 2 days later and they couldn't find my prints. I gave them my name, number and the date I dropped it off and they said they would call when they found them. They never called so I went back in. They sat me at the computer to go through all the photos for around the time that I dropped it off and my pictures were never developed. They concluded that they lost the roll and they offered me a free disposable camera and a free development as compensation. I was devastated. It had been my first trip to Europe and I had painstakingly curated the limited number of pictures in the roll and was so excited to see how they had turned out. I used their disposable camera on a trip to Trinidad for my first time experiencing Carnival. I misplaced the camera when I returned home and finally found it months later. I took it in to be developed Dec 20th. I decide this time to just ask them to email it to me, thinking that maybe it will be easier than doing prints and since it's less steps I'd receive it. During the holiday season I actually forgot about it and only remembered last week. I scoured my email looking for the pictures that were no where to be found. I called them and they said they can't find it and to come in and look on the computer. I gave them the exact time and date I brought it in. We went through the pictures they developed around that time together and lo and behold once again my pictures had FAILED TO EVEN BE DEVELOPED! I still can't believe it. Sheer careless! I only took the second roll back to be developed because they were doing it for free after their first mistake. I never in a million years believed they would lose my pictures again. They took my name, phone number and email and said they will call when they find them. I have zero hope of them ever finding them. They don't even seem to care that they are losing people precious memories! Take your business ANYWHERE BUT HERE!

Years back I converted my home videos from two different format tapes (Mini VHS and Hi8) to DVD. I brought the DVDs here for conversion to MP4. It turns out some of the DVDs had lost audio partway thru, either via degradation or my error. I then brought in the original tapes, which were ok. Yuri worked with me to convert only the parts of the tapes that I needed rather than making me pay double. He was very patient and kind. They charge $75/2 hours of video and had the hardware to read everything. I don't really have any way to compare the rates elsewhere, and if I'd used a remote service I'd have had to mail out my footage at great risk. I was glad to have a local business to turn to, and I recommend Yuri highly.

I called to get a quote, as requested on their website, for one single scan of a painting that measures about 8" by 8". The guy on the phone said it would be $3.99, but that they have a $20 minimum for me to use their services. I said I didn't understand. He said hold on, he'll check with the owner. Then he said he can offer a scan for $15. I said that's still way too high for a scan. He sounded a little defeated and said it's up to the owners to make the rules. He suggested I go to Staples instead. I had read a lot of one-star reviews on here and I guess I'm joining the crowd... I'm only adding one star because the guy on the phone sounded kind.

I come here to get film digitally scanned, the service is very quick, turn around time is usually just a few hours. It costs about $21 to get 1 roll of film scanned, a bit pricey but not unheard of. My only complaint is that if you print blank scans, which I unfortunately did one time, the business does not offer a refund

I came here 10 years for a passport photo and had a great experience. So when it was time to renew my passport I went back and -- what a difference. They must have changed owners or something. I called to ask if I needed an appointment and got a grunted word that may have been "no" and a hang-up. I went in anyway and waited twenty minutes while the grunter (whose voice I recognized) ignored me, and another fellow waved me over to a chair and took care of two other customers. He took the picture wordlessly, didn't ask whether it was okay and just loaded it onto my phone. (I don't expect passport photos to be flattering, but this one could have been much improved.) The words 'please' or 'thank you' never exited his mouth. When I got home I had trouble copying it to my computer but eventually managed to get it into my Downloads. A friend who had hers done at Staples said they gave the photo to her on a thumb drive; much simpler. I could forgive the inconvenience, but not the sullen, customer-be-damned attitude.

Another business screwed up my Canadian passport photo (causing me to lose a lot of time and feel very stressed out!) but I came to this place on a Sunday afternoon and they had all the right information. They even retook the photo, because they thought my mouth looked open. The final photo was fine and I got my passport in time for a trip. Kudos to this business, they saved my Canadian bacon!

This place and the people that run it do not deserve even one star. Outdated run down dingy hole in the wall that uses pixelated cameras from 2003 and charging people $30 for passport photos. They can't even properly sit the client in the chair for a decent photo but they surely know how to say $30. Of you want to print a picture, there is a minimum(!) what is this 1999??? You also CANNOT print your pics in privacy as you need to send them to these people's email for them to sit and stare at the pictures first. Truly outdated 'photo lab' place. DO NOT GO THERE...

86 St Photo is a small neighborhood shop that prints photos, reproduce + brightens old photos plus other basic special projects. They also sell a large selection of frames. The shop is a great addition to the area ‼

only came to develop film. super quick and fast to receive- wetransfer $20 to develop film to be emailed

Great spot to have your disposables developed. Came in at around 9am and received my electronic copies by 12pm! Price point was great as well highly recommend

Straight forward transaction. Dropped off a disposable camera to be developed, paid $22 electronic scans were sent to my email no more than 2 hours later. Satisfied with their service!

Wish I would have read the reviews before going. The person behind the desk is extremely rude! My wife went in to pick up her photos, a lady came in behind her whom he proceeded to help first. When he finished my wife told him that he had skipped her and he was extremely rude to her and then went and TOOK ANOTHER CUSTOMER. I came in from my car because my wife was upset. Picked up our prints and I told him he needed to address all the people in his store when they enter and treat them respect after which he proceeded to yell at me and tell me if I didn't want to come back then don't come back. I hope the owner reads this, you are rude and disrespectful, I hope your business goes under because that is no way to treat a customer.

I would really give this joint 0 stars. DON'T COME HERE FOR PASSPORT PHOTOS. I walked in, in the morning with no other customers, coffee in-hand, ready to take a photo that would be in my passport for 10 years, and when I greeted the man and asked about passport photos right off the bat he seemed disappointment, as if the devil just knocked on his door, and wanted to rush every bit of the process. While he was taking the photos he was firstly hesitant to show me them, and when I was looking at them he kept saying "they're just passport photos" and letting out a big sigh's. I kindly asked if I could have another couple taken. Again I was responded with a sigh, and him saying "ok... last one". And even though one of my eyes were closed because I literally blinked since the flash was right there in my face, he still made me choose between the couple that he took, for a second time angrily saying "it's just for a passport!". Some people may just be having a bad day, and I suppose that's ok. I just wish I had read the reviews on here before going, because apparently others share the same sentiment regarding passport photos and how much this guy rushes them. By the way... you know it's bad when you send the final photo you chose to your mom, and her first response is "how much did you pay for this?"...

This is the place to go if you need a passport photo that's not a mug shot. I walked in on a Tuesday morning, got the set up with good lighting and walked out with a pretty perfect passport photo in 10-15 minutes. Even the passport agent complimented me on the photo.

Got great prints from here! WAY better quality than CVS and Walgreens. They also have a large selection of frames.

DO NOT go here for PASSPORT PHOTOS. Most horrific photos to date. Plus they rush you and are sarcastic, not a good experience. When I called back to express my dissatisfied the gentleman was as rude as they come.

ADVICE: CONTINUE WALKING AND TAKE YOURSELF TO USPS OR WALGREENS Glad to see i'm not the only one who finds the staff, particularly the woman behind the counter, incredibly RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL. Please SAVE your money and get your passport photos taken at Walgreens or USPS. She was not only a jerk to me but also to another sweet woman who walked in moments after. I cannot understand how this place is still in business, do not give them your money

You know, I've been coming here since I've started shooting film with vintage cameras. Every time I've come here, they are fast, typically priced for the Upper E. and unpleasant.... but I'm not looking for a best friend out here. I go in, drop off film, get out. If you need to use this place for another reason, I'd advise you to look through the comments, but if you're asking about regular 35mm b/w and color film......... I actually love this place. Y'all be safe... good luck... don't expect too much! :)

I know it's the upper east side but the prices they are charging is just disrespectful highway robbery. $25 for a SINGLE roll of Fujifilm. I got 5 ROLLS of film developed at a place in Brooklyn for $16. These rolls are $22 for a 3-PACK at target. $25 for a roll that's valued at $7.50 elsewhere. Pure disrespect And taking advantage of the neighborhood. Despicable truly.

Do not come here for passport photos. A complete waste of money and time. The sizes are all wrong. They made mistakes but you paid and you bear the consequences.

Incredibly rude customer service, inaccurate pricing (paid almost $300 for a simple framed print), and framing took 2 weeks. I don't know how they stay in business based on the way they treat and belittle their customers. Better framing at Michaels to be honest. Kindness goes a very long way....not coming back. Update - the picture I had framed is now wavy within the framed glass and not flat. Very upset by how the finished product held up only a few months after being framed....

Ready-made frames available in many sizes and styles, and they trim the artwork to fit when between sizes. Reasonable prices and fast turnaround.

This place overcharges absurd amounts and my photos ALWAYS come out incorrect. sometimes they only scan half the photo's film , so half of my picture is just black. In addition, there should've been 120 photos and they gave me EIGHTY!

After looking through the reviews on here I am not surprised by the service I have gotten here. In an industry which is largely becoming digitized and automated, you would think that independent stores would do their best to retain customers and have good service, but this store clearly has not adjusted course. I came here once to have negatives developed and was treated rudely upon dropping the film off. In addition, when I came to pick them up I was told curtly by one person that they were not usable, quickly afterwards though another employee told me they were fine upon further inspection. My coworker also was treated rudely and yelled at by one of the women who works here while trying to explain what she was trying to come pick up. I am not one to give bad reviews but this place only earns one star for the simple fact that they provide certain services. They lose the other 4 stars until they learn how to deliver those services kindly and attentively.

I am very satisfied with the service and amazing quality of the work that they have done for me. I am especially grateful to Irina She is amazing. .

Great shop. Helpful staff. Saved the day with a last-minute passport photo. Nothing else in the neighborhood had a working camera or printer. UPS store, multiple CVS locations, multiple Walgreens. What a disaster that nothing works right in NY anymore. Thank goodness for this little store.

I needed headshots within 24 hours for the website for my new job. I called around 12pm to schedule an appointment. They kindly told me they could accommodate me that day at 2pm. Kirill was very welcoming and professional. He set up quickly and finished the shoot within about half an hour. He sent me a link to the photos within an hour. I was able to have multiple retouched headshots by 4:30pm the day of! IMPRESSIVE! I live in the area and stumbled upon this location online. I would HIGHLY recommend this place. I was very lucky to find them! I will definitely be going back!

These folks are amazing!! I came in with just photos on my phone and needed help - they framed everything and made my holiday just perfect. See Zhanna - she's magic.

Do not waste your time and money on this place! Rude, nerveous, unpleasant customer service. You can hear an insult in your address and the cry from psycho dude who works there. I do not understand how they are still in business? Worst experience!

This no frills photo studio is racked with incompetence. I took a roll of film in to have developed. 1. It's C41, standard processing. It shouldn't take more than a couple hours for a pro lab. Instead they take a day and a half, which is their standard turn around. I tell the employee that I'd like it cut in 5's, as in 5 frames per section, and she looked at me like I was chewing lint, like wtf are you talking about. I had to explain. She sitll didn't get it so I told her to write it on the envelope. The next day, I check an hour early to see if my film is ready. The same employee, who doesn't seem to remember me, and her supervisor run around the place for 10 minutes look in a bunch of different bins and finally tell me that it's not ready yet, come back later. I come back later, film is ready, but they made double prints from every shot on a 36 roll, after I had told them "develop only." I said, I'm not paying for that. She got her supervisor, and he played dumb and finally agreed to only charge me for my developed film, and not give me prints. As he goes to throw the prints away, he says 'how about $5 for the prints.' I thought fine, half of what it would have been. Whatever. I take a look at the prints, they're auto corrected to crap. They also didn't print 2 shots in the roll. Every shot should have been printed. As I'm scanning in the film, I find out that when they cut into 5's they cut into almost every frame at the end of each strip, not in between the frames, destroying at least 5 photos on the roll. I really wish there was an alternative in UES, but crappy places like 86 street photo and best photo are all we have. dah.

Needed passport photos, and got passport photos. Easy-peasy. They took the photo immediately, asked me if the digital image looked was acceptable (it was, and I wasn't about to have another crappy passport photo for the next decade), and they were printed up in 5 minutes. Beautiful selection of frames too, albeit a bit pricey. Can't comment to any other work at this studio, but for passport photos they get 4 stars!

You only get one chance at a first impression. As a recent graduate from university, it is ever more important to make a good first impression with the recruiter and the team. Today, a first impression often comes from LinkedIn. I went to 86th street photo for a professional headshot for my LinkedIn account. The results were better than I could have expected and came out beautifully. The team at 86th street photo were very professional and timely. I would recommend anyone who is trying to advance in their career to seek out 86th street photo to improve their first impression.

Was looking for a place easy to find, and quick, prompt staff. I got more than that. I set up my appointment with Kirill over the phone the day before, he called me, and texted me not soon after. I missed his call because I was driving. He immediately got in touch with me for timing of appointment, messaged me the day of, and was on time. He is friendly, their photo studio is right below so you have the space to change, and temperature is nice and warm. The setup didn't take long, Kirill guided me the entire time, I can tell he's experienced in his profession, gives great direction and we were done before I knew it. That same night he sent me the link to my pictures and got back to me right away after I made a choice for final touch ups on one that I would use for my medical residency application. He is great! Highly recommend. Affordable, great work, easy 123. Thank you again Kirill!

Absolute the worse experience in my life, no one of! The woman worked there treated me like shit! If I were in a hurry, I would've left there in a second! The woman treated me in any rude way you can imagine and beyond! And made my pictures the wrong size! Luckily I double checked with the ruler. Just from the way she talk to me I can tell she is mentally unstable with lower than average IQ and EQ! If you are looking for observing a new low of human behavior, please go there talk to that woman, otherwise please do yourself a favor to never step into that hell place!

I signed up on yelp just to give review on this place. I went there to get passport picture but wanted to get a slightly better quality than drug stores. To be fair, they have the better lighting but the area is exposed so everyone in the store can see you. The photographer.. If she really was one kept forgetting to say 1 2 and 3 even though I requested her to. Because of that first three of the shots looked horrible and when I asked her to take it one more time, she rolled her eyes. Maybe she is in a bad mood (im writing this as i am waiting for my diital copies), did not make me feel welcome at all. I didnt have time so just took it here anyway but Id rather go to CVS.

I came here to have a roll of 120 medium format film developed, scanned, and sent to me by email. I was admittedly hesitant given the mixed reviews I've seen, but overall I'm happy with the experience. They developed and scanned my film in just a few hours. There are very few places that still develop film at all, let alone same day developing. If you're want film developed and you're in the neighborhood this place seems like a very good, if not the only, option. With that being said, I have to take off one star because the prices are quite high. To be fair, this is a dying industry and they are in a prime location, so this can't be an easy business to run. However, I was very surprised that the cost to print each photo is the same as the cost to scan each photo, and there is no discount if you choose to both print and scan. The way they print these photos is by scanning them, so sending a digital copy should be as easy as adding at attachment to an email. They also charge PER photo scanned/printed. What this means is that the cost of scanning/printing ends up being more than the developing itself. If I shot film more often I would probably invest in a scanner which, at these rates, would pay for itself quite quickly. Overall, they were fast and professional. The man I spoke to was very upfront about the costs and telling me how much everything would be. Getting film developed in a few hours is not something to take for granted in 2018.

WORST PHONE MANNER IN THE CITY. BE NICE TO HIGHMONSTER!!!! I'd rather go downtown for film stuff. ALTHOUGH the chinese guy who works there is very nice to me but the owner and the woman who answered phone before didnt wanna listen and only want to yell!!!!

It was a totally awful experience. Since I wanted to return the photo frame, they just insisted they could not do it until the manage came back to close the door. I just waited for 3 hours but no one showed up to help me solve the problem. This was the first time I purchased here and also the last one!

I have never experienced ruder customer experience in my life. First off if you are buying film this is an absolute rip off. The film is double the price of what it should be I wanted a five back of Kodak portray which normally I pay about 45 dollars for. They want over 70 for it. Second all the man behind the counter was so rude after I expressed how expensive it was continued to buy something else and then after I bought batteries and he slammed my change on the counter while everyone in the store looked around. I'm upset I even have then any of my money but listen in the future save your time and money and go to k and m in soho or color resource center if you need film processed or prints for anything.

I came here to make a poster, after discussing with a member of the staff about the particular 22x28 size frame and 24 picture poster I point to the screen and specifically ask if the price was for everything. I was told yes. He helps me with everything and knows exactly what I was purchasing, I go to the counter a different person goes to ring me up and try's to charge an extra 10$ not realizing the computer already added tax cost. I arrive 20 minutes before picking up my product because of receiving an email about whether or not I was purchasing an additional 60$ frame with the 93$ I already spent for the pictures...... This is one hour before I need to deliver this as a gift. I rush to the store and they tell me I'm basically crazy and this never was told to me. I'm far from cheap, and I pay for what I purchase. I don't like being told one thing and coming back to spend another 60$ for something else. Not good. Not friendly. Overall project okay.

FAntastic place to buy a photo album, and possibly the only place to bu such albums on the upper east side. Friendly service, great photos, will come back.

Always come here for 35mm developing & prints in Manhattan. Reasonable prices and reliable quality, friendly service. Turnover time is fast, plus they're open late.

Wish that I read the reviews before wasting my time in this store. The woman who was behind the counter was the rudest person. I tried to go in a second time after my first thinking it may have just been an off day. I wanted a one-use camera roll of film developed. She failed to give pricing, just says "we can do anything you want" .... ? Refused to give me any numbers and was annoyed with me. I have no idea how they're in business, there is never anyone in there. I asked for a price sheet and she just says "it depends" over and over and over no matter how clear cut my questions were. Makes sense there are other reviews saying they got ripped off when no one knows what the prices are..

I would give this place 0 stars if possible. After an incompetent employee failed to sell me the appropriate size frame for diplomas (that I actually brought to the store with me), I went back to return them. The same employee told me he "could not do the returns and was unable to call the manager on the phone." Okay. I come back - a THIRD time - and argue (mildly) with the manager before getting store credit for my purchase. I come back with the diplomas again (this is my FOURTH time in the store) and apparently the manager wrote the wrong $ amount for the store credit I was supposed to receive on a little note that says I get credit...great. So now they've taken a return from me, and given me credit for $52 when they owe me $75...basically they stole $23 from me. Okay. Then the rudest employee yet (curly haired woman) tells me that she "has to go home and can't call the manager" to resolve the issue. She continues to laugh at me, tell me there's nothing she can do, and asks "do you have some sort of frame emergency right now? you can come back." I am a compassionate person, but this sort of costumer service is what keeps people shopping online on Amazon and away from these stores. Lastly, several years ago I got film developed by them for an art show. The film came out with blotches and bright white lines through the photos, and they made me pay twice to have them redeveloped. I should have learned my lesson back then. This place is THE WORST. I am NEVER going back again. STAY AWAY!!!

Kirill did my headshot for a website. He did an excellent job and found my best expression. I am totally pleased with the results and would recommend him highly. Kathy