Get a unique look at Grand Central Station through your lens. This photo tour will allow you to capture Grand Central like never before. You'll be allowed to used a tripod to capture motion and get a view from 100 feet up.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 21.
Gain a new perspective on this one of a kind photo tour and workshop inside Grand Central Terminal (often confused with Grand Central Station), New York City's most popular landmark. During this 2.5 hour photography workshop, your will learn how to capture the beauty and grandeur that is Grand Central and improve your digital photography. You will also explore the use of slow shutter speeds to capture the hustle and bustle of the world's largest train terminal. In addition, you will have an opportunity to take an unobstructed photograph of Grand Central's main floor from 100 feet above the main floor. On this unique tour you are also granted the use of a tripod inside Grand Central station, making the slow shutter speed and special affect photographs possible. This is a one-of-a-kind tour not to be missed!
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Grand Central Photo Tour lasts about 2h 30min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $150 per person for this New York City experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Thursdays, starting at 10:00 AM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please meet next to the clock in the center of the terminal facing the American flag. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 11 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by New York City Photo Safari.
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Rob is great. He caters instruction to the individual's level. As we walked around, he routinely checked in with each of us to review the photos we've taken and offer tips to make improvements. Definitely a great way to explore and interact with Central Park.
Zim was a superb teacher who understood immediately what level I was at as an amateur photographer. She put me at ease and recognized I was a keen amateur who wasn’t technically minded at all but had a good eye. Her local knowledge of New York landmarks was fascinating and we visited and shot at the Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler building & many more. She gave us wonderful tips and effectively showed me how to use my own camera! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. She’s a college graduate of photography with many years of experience as a commercial photographer and she’s funny too with a big personality who has also traveled the world.
Zim taught me how to use parts of my cameras computer I had never tried and settingings I had never used! She was also very informative about looking at angles differently then I had been!
If you are looking to spend a day just taking pictures in New York City, this is not it. If you are looking for an experience, learning from an expert about how to find the story in the photo that you see in your mind and how to use your camera to tell that story, then a PhotoSafari with Zim will take you to the next level. Comprehensively, directly and honestly, she will willingly help and guide you through what you want and are willing to learn in this experience. Whether it be about telling the story, learning about your camera or photographing architecture, people or everyday objects on the streets of the city - this experience is about 'making some decisions' and 'finding your best friend' which is some of the best advice I've ever gotten after dozens of workshops and classes.
So I'm repeat visitor to New York City Photo Safari. Why? because they are the best in the business! You will not find a better photography workshop. You will learn loads and I guarantee that you will come away with some excellent photographs. Zim is really good company and will help you out with composition and technique. She is a wealth of knowledge about photography and encourages you to ask questions. She will patiently go over a subject and revisit a concept until you understand. She is very approachable and full of engery. I've done lots of photography tours around the world and I can honestly say this is the best company. Oh and the other advantage of going to Grand Central with this company is you get to use your tripod which is not normally allowed, this means you will end up with really cool movement shots from being able to use slow shutter speeds. They are very responsive to emails and telephone calls and will do their best to accommodate last minute requests for a tour.I know that I will do another safari when I back in NYC in a few months time
Had family in town for the holiday weekend and my nieces wanted to do a photo safari, so we did the one in Central Park. They loved it! I thought 2.5 hours might be a bit long for them, but the instructor, Rob, did a nice job keeping them focused, showing them how to handle their cameras, set up their shots, how to work their camera, etc. He was really easy going. I was kind of along for the ride with my simple point and shoot but Rob did not neglect me and I learned a few things too. I live here and have been to Central Park many times, but now I will see the Park in a whole new light!
As a photo 'tech-head' like me, Zim really knew to kindle those creative juices. You can't help but be drawn in by her outlook on the artistic side of photography, her hands-on approach and rapid feedback. Get beyond your exposure triangle obsession and work on composition and story telling. And have fun at the same time. I also had my younger nephew, new to photography, who was inspired. Highly recommend!
My husband and I did a private tour in Central Park with Rob. What a great way to see explore Central Park! We learned so much about photography AND we have some great shots to show for it !!! We are excited to try more tours.
Toured Grand Central Station. Bruce was very informative and gave us all a lot of great tips on shooting. Very friendly and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend this tour and any tour with NYC Photo Safari. They all definitely know what they are doing. Love you all - Zim, Bruce and FRank. Vinny & Liz Grasso
Had a pleasure going on their guided photo tour. I was so lucky to be the only one to take the tour so the guide was completely for me. What made it was extra much focus on what I did and what things could be done better. The guide was very understandable and took the time to explain how the various pictures should be taken and did it in a way that was easy and understandable. In addition, the guide was easy to talk to and there came fun trivia knowledge to make the trip more fun.
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