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Port Jefferson, NY

Social media content for Port Jefferson businesses, filmed by the harbor.

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Core Media Co., a photography and video studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James, makes monthly social media content for Port Jefferson businesses: restaurants, shops, galleries, and marinas by the harbor, and offices in upper Port. We film around your hours and the village calendar and hand over finished Reels, photos, and captions, ready to post. Plans run $1,500 to $4,000 per month with a six-month minimum.

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Port Jefferson is east of our studio along Route 25A, past Stony Brook and Setauket, and the village gives a camera a lot to work with: the harbor, the ferry, the pier at Harborfront Park, and streets that climb away from the water. We film at your restaurant, shop, gallery, or marina downtown, or at your office or storefront in upper Port, and turn it into a month of content.

The work is planned around the village as much as around your business. A content day goes on the calendar with the parking rules, the beach season, and the festival weekends in mind, and the finished pieces, short form video, photos, and carousel posts with captions, land in a shared folder, ready for you to post.

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Port Jefferson

A harbor village with a ferry at the foot of Main Street

Port Jefferson is an incorporated village in the Town of Brookhaven. Its commerce sits in two centers about a mile apart along Main Street, at different elevations: Lower Port on the waterfront, and Upper Port by the railroad station. Route 25A comes into the village as West Broadway and turns south onto Main Street at the harbor, and the car ferry to Bridgeport, Connecticut, docks downtown.

The village describes its downtown as shops, specialty restaurants, and year-round cultural activities, all a short walk from the marina docks. Harborfront Park sits on the water, with a pier that runs 350 feet out into the harbor. For a business, that means the backdrop is shared, public, and always moving: a ferry crossing behind a window table, boats at the docks, and summer evening concerts in the park.

Who it is for

Businesses in the harbor village and in upper Port

For businesses that visitors and regulars look up before they come downtown, whether they arrive by car, by train, or off the ferry.

  • Restaurants and bars by the water

    The room, the plates, and the view that brings people in, filmed before service or in the late afternoon light off the harbor.

  • Shops and boutiques

    The window, the shelves, and the owner who picked every piece, filmed before the door opens.

  • Galleries and studios

    The work on the walls and the person who made it, filmed in the space where it hangs.

  • Marinas and charters

    Boats, slips, and the water itself, with aerials when airspace and weather allow.

  • Salons, spas, and fitness studios

    The space, the team, and the work, with permission from anyone who appears on camera.

  • Offices and professional services

    Your people and your work, filmed at your office or at our studio in Saint James.

Title agencies and lenders have their own pages, with notes on how the work is structured: title agencies and mortgage lenders.

On the day

Planning a content day in Port Jefferson village

Most of the planning in Port Jefferson is about the street outside your door: where the crew parks, what needs the village's sign off, and which weekends to plan around.

  • Parking

    Village lots are metered from noon to midnight, paid at a pay station or with a phone. Street parking is limited to one hour on Main Street and two hours on East Main Street and Broadway, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A morning content day starts before the meters do, and the gear stays inside your space, not in a parking spot.

  • The street and the park

    Most content days stay inside your business. When a shot needs the sidewalk, the street, or Harborfront Park, we ask Village Hall first. The Suffolk County Film Commission lists the Village Administrator as the contact for filming in the village.

  • Summer and festival weekends

    The village beaches are open from mid-June to Labor Day, and summer Wednesday evenings bring Sunset Concerts to Harborfront Park. The Dragon Boat Race Festival comes to the harbor in September, and the Charles Dickens Festival comes to the village streets in early December. We plan regular content days around them, and the events themselves make good event coverage.

  • The ferry in the frame

    The car ferry to Bridgeport sails on a published schedule, so a crossing can be timed into the background of a shot, or kept out of it.

A content month

What a month of content looks like

Three tiers, the same ones on the For Business page and the same in every town. Partner is $1,500, Partner+ is $2,750, and Flagship is $4,000 per month, each with a six-month minimum term, then month to month. Every tier includes a content calendar planned in advance.

Examples of how each tier tends to fill for a Port Jefferson restaurant, shop, or marina. The content calendar sets the real mix before anything is filmed.

  1. Partner

    $1,500 per month

    One content day, usually a weekday morning before the meters start and lunch service begins. Four to six finished pieces, for example a Reel of the room and the view, a plate or product feature, an owner introduction, and a carousel, delivered within 5 business days.

  2. Partner+

    $2,750 per month

    Two content days, which lets the month follow the season: one for the room and the team, one for what is new, such as a summer menu or a holiday window. One long form video of 5 to 10 minutes, ten short form pieces, and three to four static or carousel posts. 3 business day turnaround.

  3. Flagship

    $4,000 per month

    A weekly presence for a business with something new every week: 16+ finished pieces a month, 48 hour turnaround, and event coverage included, such as a festival weekend or a launch at your place.

  • Partner

    $1,500per month
    • 1 content day per month
    • 4 to 6 finished pieces per month
    • Your office or our studio
    • Monthly content calendar
    • 5 business day turnaround
    • Event coverage as an add-on
    • Strategy session at onboarding

  • Partner+

    Recommended
    $2,750per month
    • 2 content days per month
    • 1 long form video of 5 to 10 minutes, 10 short form pieces, and 3 to 4 static or carousel posts per month
    • Your office or our studio
    • Monthly content calendar
    • 3 business day turnaround
    • Event coverage as an add-on
    • Strategy session at onboarding

  • Flagship

    $4,000per month
    • Weekly presence
    • 16+ finished pieces per month
    • Your office and our studio, plus events
    • Monthly content calendar
    • 48 hour turnaround
    • Event coverage included
    • Quarterly strategy session

Every tier includes shooting, editing, captions, platform cuts, and a shared delivery folder. You own the finished work, with no usage restrictions. Six-month minimum term, then month to month.

Process

How a shoot day at your business works

  1. Discovery call, 20 minutes

    We ask about your goals, your customers, and what you want to be known for. No filming yet.

  2. Content plan, one week

    You get a month-one calendar with concepts and formats before anyone points a camera, so you know which pieces are Reels and which are posts.

  3. Content day at your place

    Half a day at your shop, restaurant, salon, or office, or at our studio on Lake Avenue in Saint James. We bring the full setup and batch the month's pieces in one visit.

  4. Delivery, ready to post

    Finished pieces in your shared folder, edited, formatted for each platform, and handed over with captions. You post them.

  5. Monthly rhythm

    Same day each month, plus a short check-in on what performed.

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

From our Google reviews.

"Chase is a talented photographer with an excellent eye for perfection. As a professional business owner he takes a great deal of pride with scheduling and following up and always goes the extra mile. We highly recommend Core Media for all you photography needs!"

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Andre LaBarbera

"This was my first project with Core Media. As a realtor I always have videos of my listings but on this very special new construction, I need something truly different and special. Core Media took my photos and made a video come to life showing real people in all different rooms. This gave me a new way to showcase the home and really portray what it looks like to live there. Realistic plus many creative twists, made this video a show stopper. I highly recommend them."

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Monique J Serena

Realtor

"If you need photos or video content, Core Media is your go to! Chase was amazing. This was my first time creating a video for one of my luxury listings, and he made the entire process so easy. He handled everything from the content and music to providing scripts for me to choose from and made me feel completely at ease in front of the camera. The video came out perfect, and I received so many compliments!"

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Cindy Quinn

Questions

Questions Port Jefferson businesses ask us

Who makes social media content for businesses in Port Jefferson, NY?
Core Media Co., a photography and video studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James. We are west of the village along Route 25A, and we film restaurants, shops, galleries, marinas, and offices downtown and in upper Port, then hand over a month of finished Reels, photos, and captions, ready to post. Plans run $1,500 to $4,000 per month with a six-month minimum.
Do we need a permit to film at our business in Port Jefferson village?
We plan most content days inside your business, so the street is rarely involved. When a shot needs the sidewalk, the street, or Harborfront Park, we check with Village Hall before the day; the Suffolk County Film Commission lists the Village Administrator as the contact for filming in the village. We never plan a shot that blocks the street. This is a planning note, not legal advice.
Where does the crew park in downtown Port Jefferson?
In a village lot, paid at a pay station or with a phone. The lots are metered from noon to midnight, and street parking is limited to one hour on Main Street and two hours on East Main Street and Broadway between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., so the gear comes in early and stays inside your space.
When is the best time to film a business in Port Jefferson?
For a regular content day, a weekday morning: the lot meters start at noon, and a restaurant is usually prepping rather than serving. The beach season from mid-June to Labor Day, the Dragon Boat Race Festival in September, and the Charles Dickens Festival in December are better for event coverage than for a quiet interview, so we plan around them.
How much does monthly content cost for a Port Jefferson business?
Partner is $1,500, Partner+ is $2,750, and Flagship is $4,000 per month, each with a six-month minimum term, then month to month. Partner is 1 content day and 4 to 6 finished pieces a month. Partner+ is 2 content days, 1 long form video of 5 to 10 minutes, 10 short form pieces, and 3 to 4 static or carousel posts. Flagship is a weekly presence with 16+ pieces and event coverage included. A business in Port Jefferson pays the same tiers as a business next door to the studio.

Sources

The facts about Port Jefferson on this page, checked October 5, 2026. Permit and parking rules change, so we confirm them again before each content day.

More from the studio

The same content month in other towns: Saint James, Smithtown, Huntington, Hauppauge, Northport, Commack, and Patchogue.

Book a call

Book a 20-minute call.

Tell us what you are trying to do. If it is a fit, we send an agreement and pick a date.

Replies within one business day. Signed agreement on every job. You own the finished work.

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Core Media Co.523 Lake Avenue
Saint James, NY 11780studio@thecoremedia.co

Based in Saint James. Working across Smithtown, Huntington, Port Jefferson, and all of Suffolk and Nassau County.