This \"company\" hired me as a second shooter for a wedding in August of this year (before you ask, I sent the photos I took to Adam Brooks, per our contract).  As you can guess, I have not gotten paid.  \n\nIn the weeks following the wedding , I was able to reach Adam a couple of times.  Each time he promised to pay me by a certain day, which came and went without his promise being kept.  Naturally, I began to get concerned but the fact that he sent, signed and had me sign a contract made me think that there was no way he would skip out on paying me.\n\nMeanwhile, my mother invited my fiance and I to attend a bridal expo and who did we find there?  You guessed it.  \n\nWhen I approached him and introduced myself, he didn't seem to have a clue that I was one of the photographers he hired (I had never actually met him in person).  After I refreshed his memory I politely, but sternly, demanded to know when payment was going to be made.  He gave some excuse about being busy shooting weddings and that he would pay me by a certain day, the following week.  After that day came and went, I realized he was never intending on paying me at all.  \n\nHaving few options, I sent a demand letter to his business address.  It has, since, been returned in the mail.  Legal action is to follow.  \n\nNot only is he not giving couples their photos but he isn't paying the photographers he is hiring to fill in for his absence.  It makes me wonder if he is even a photographer, at all, or if he just uses other photographers' photos for his website.  What's even more sickening is that he is going to bridal expos and posting deals online to gain more business.  The fact that he could look me in the face and lie without hesitating disgusts me.\n\nThough I am naturally incensed about not having been paid for working an eight hour day on my feet in the heat (and spending money on additional equipment figuring I was making that money back), it infuriates me more that he is stealing such a special day from so many couples.  \n\nMy advice to everyone who has been burned by this con artist is to take legal action immediately!  To people who are looking to hire a wedding photographer, please do thorough research before spending your money.