diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a5e850a..9f412858 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 /phpunit
 /public_html
 /cache.properties
+/tmdb.log
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ccf4814d..11419c94 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
         "monolog/monolog": ">=1.7.0"
     },
     "suggest": {
-        "doctrine/cache": "This library is required if you want to make use of caching features.",
-        "monolog/monolog": "This library is required if you want to make use of logging features."
+        "doctrine/cache": "Required if you want to make use of caching features.",
+        "monolog/monolog": "Required if you want to make use of logging features."
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-0": { "Tmdb\\": "lib/" }
diff --git a/lib/Tmdb/Helper/ImageHelper.php b/lib/Tmdb/Helper/ImageHelper.php
index 6d2755f4..639fd9e9 100644
--- a/lib/Tmdb/Helper/ImageHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Tmdb/Helper/ImageHelper.php
@@ -41,48 +41,50 @@ public function getImageConfiguration()
     /**
      * Get the url for the image resource
      *
-     * @param  Image  $image
-     * @param  string $size
+     * @param  Image|string $image Either an instance of Image or the file_path
+     * @param  string       $size
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getUrl(Image $image, $size = 'original')
+    public function getUrl($image, $size = 'original')
     {
         $config = $this->getImageConfiguration();
 
-        return $config['base_url'] . $size . $image->getFilePath();
+        return $config['base_url'] . $size . $image;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get an img html tag for the image in the specified size
      *
-     * @param  Image    $image
-     * @param  string   $size
-     * @param  int|null $width
-     * @param  int|null $height
+     * @param  Image|string $image  Either an instance of Image or the file_path
+     * @param  string       $size
+     * @param  int|null     $width
+     * @param  int|null     $height
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getHtml(Image $image, $size = 'original', $width = null, $height = null)
+    public function getHtml($image, $size = 'original', $width = null, $height = null)
     {
-        if (null == $image->getFilePath()) {
-            return '';
-        }
+        if ($image instanceof Image) {
+            if (null == $image->getFilePath()) {
+                return '';
+            }
 
-        $aspectRatio = $image->getAspectRatio();
+            $aspectRatio = $image->getAspectRatio();
 
-        if (null !== $width && null == $height && $aspectRatio !== null) {
-            $height = round($width / $aspectRatio);
-        }
+            if (null !== $width && null == $height && $aspectRatio !== null) {
+                $height = round($width / $aspectRatio);
+            }
 
-        if (null !== $height && null == $width && $aspectRatio !== null) {
-            $width = round($height * $aspectRatio);
-        }
+            if (null !== $height && null == $width && $aspectRatio !== null) {
+                $width = round($height * $aspectRatio);
+            }
 
-        if (null == $width) {
-            $width = $image->getWidth();
-        }
+            if (null == $width) {
+                $width = $image->getWidth();
+            }
 
-        if (null == $height) {
-            $height = $image->getHeight();
+            if (null == $height) {
+                $height = $image->getHeight();
+            }
         }
 
         return sprintf(
diff --git a/lib/Tmdb/Model/Image.php b/lib/Tmdb/Model/Image.php
index 53020318..ad39392d 100644
--- a/lib/Tmdb/Model/Image.php
+++ b/lib/Tmdb/Model/Image.php
@@ -201,4 +201,14 @@ public function getWidth()
     {
         return $this->width;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the file path when casted to string
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function __toString()
+    {
+        return $this->getFilePath();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CastMember.php b/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CastMember.php
index 129bbdd8..adca6dfe 100644
--- a/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CastMember.php
+++ b/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CastMember.php
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ class CastMember extends AbstractMember implements PersonInterface
      */
     private $castId;
 
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    private $creditId;
+
     public static $properties = array(
         'id',
+        'credit_id',
         'cast_id',
         'name',
         'character',
@@ -100,4 +106,23 @@ public function getCastId()
     {
         return $this->castId;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  mixed $creditId
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setCreditId($creditId)
+    {
+        $this->creditId = $creditId;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getCreditId()
+    {
+        return $this->creditId;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CrewMember.php b/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CrewMember.php
index bf53811b..9f5277fb 100644
--- a/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CrewMember.php
+++ b/lib/Tmdb/Model/Person/CrewMember.php
@@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ class CrewMember extends AbstractMember implements PersonInterface
      */
     private $job;
 
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    private $creditId;
+
     public static $properties = array(
         'id',
+        'credit_id',
         'name',
         'department',
         'job',
@@ -75,4 +81,23 @@ public function getJob()
     {
         return $this->job;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  mixed $creditId
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setCreditId($creditId)
+    {
+        $this->creditId = $creditId;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getCreditId()
+    {
+        return $this->creditId;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Tmdb/Tests/Helper/ImageHelperTest.php b/test/Tmdb/Tests/Helper/ImageHelperTest.php
index ae3864b8..eb123ca8 100644
--- a/test/Tmdb/Tests/Helper/ImageHelperTest.php
+++ b/test/Tmdb/Tests/Helper/ImageHelperTest.php
@@ -127,4 +127,27 @@ public function shouldBeEmptyIfFilePathIsNotGiven()
 
         $this->assertEquals('', $this->helper->getHtml($image));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function shouldGetImageUrlByString()
+    {
+        $imageUrl = $this->helper->getUrl('/1NfhdnQAEqcBRCulEhOFSkRrrLv.jpg');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/1NfhdnQAEqcBRCulEhOFSkRrrLv.jpg', $imageUrl);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function shouldGetImageElementByString()
+    {
+        $imageUrl = $this->helper->getHtml('/1NfhdnQAEqcBRCulEhOFSkRrrLv.jpg');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            '<img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/1NfhdnQAEqcBRCulEhOFSkRrrLv.jpg" width="" height="" />',
+            $imageUrl
+        );
+    }
 }