Brooks Photography

Anyone effected by this horrible scam please do not hesitate to contact me for a FREE photo session. Put your dress and tux back on and lets try to create some new memories for you, I know it wont re store what has been lost, but lets try to help this horrible situation! Visit
to contact me and please know you should have never been treated like this!!!

SCAM!!! made local news for stealing thousands from couples. Inquire in the earlier reviews.

I just saw the story on 10 News about Brooks Photography, I feel fortunate that I’m not affected by whats going on now. Our wedding was in April 2014, I did feel like it took long to get my pictures but in the long run we got everything we paid for, though I’m glad we didn’t order any photo books. We have all 1200 plus pictures in color, b&w and sepia all on CD. If there’s anything I can contribute to lawsuits or otherwise please contact me, it breaks my heart that other people’s days were ruined. I had already heard a nightmare story from a co-​worker that had something similar happen in LA, 5 years later she still doesn’t have her pictures :(

Do NOT book Adam Brooks (Brooks Photography) or any of the companies he may be advertising as for photography!!! (The Photography Company)
I’m sad to say my husband and I have also been victims of Adam Brooks and his photography company. Our wedding was June 14,2014. He was paid in full and failed to deliver our pictures, a very expensive photo album and a canvas photo we had ordered which was supposed to be present at our wedding, however they failed to get it in on time. It became impossible to get a hold of Adam after our wedding to retrieve our items. It spiraled from leaving voicemails, to the phone not working, to a very discomforting message on their website indicating «restructuring». Apparently not too long ago Adam was advertising under the business name «The Photography Company»
. I was very enraged to visit this link and see my wedding photo displayed as his sample work. My husband and I clearly stated in our contract that no wedding pictures were to be used by him as sample work, unless pre approved by us.
News10 just reported on how Adam has scammed dozens of newlyweds (
) .
We will be joining the growing number of couples who will be seeking legal action.

Hi everyone.
I’m so sad to read that this guy is still doing damage. My fiancé and I booked him in September for or 2015 wedding. Like most of you he seemed legit and had great prices. He also threw in a free engagement session. We paid through pay pal and the link he sent us for payment was asking us for the full amount. I questioned it at first and asked him about it. He told me that I would be able to change the amount as I’m going through the process. My fiancé was the one who completed the payment and he wasn’t able to change the amount. A month later we tried to contact him to set up our free engagement session but could never reach him. All of his numbers were non working numbers. I immediately checked his website that had a notice saying that he was filing bankruptcy. I called pay pal and they could not refund our money because they had a time frame for refunds (I think it was only like 60/​days and I had just missed it. The lady helping me out had the audacity of saying that at the end of the month they were changing that to 180 days and and at the moment there was nothing I could do) so anyway I did end up contacting my bank and spoke to the fraud department. They ended up crediting my money but gave Adam like 30 days to respond and fight it. Luckily so far it seems like he hasn’t. My heart goes out to all of the couple’s who had their wedding and don’t have their pictures.

I’m updating my review as I am getting communications from average 3 to 4 couples each day all going through the same ordeal…
The best and first thing to do at this point if you are one of the couples affected by what Adam and Rick did (or didn’t do), is if you have facebook, to please do what Thomas M. said in his post right below mine, and get added to the group facebook page.
This group is growing by the day which is disconcerting to see, but together we will share what information we can gather, and hopefully help each other get back the things we hold most dear for our big day…

I AM OUTRAGED
We hired Brooks Photography based on a friends great review of him, and his great prices. Him and his associates seemed reputable and since we were getting married on a budget, it seemed to fit perfectly. Plus he was local to us and where we were getting married.
DO NOT USE ADAM BROOKS AND HIS SERVICES!!!
My wedding was October 12^th, 2014 and I haven’t heard a peep from him about the status of my photos. I have phone numbers that don’t work, dozens of e-​mails that he has not responded to, even trying to contact him via Facebook, anything. I had precious memories, as everyone does on that amazing day, and now I have nothing to remember it by, because of some selfish scum-​bag. My family and I are pursuing a lawsuit against him.

I too am a victim of this awful human being. My wedding was 6−14−14 and am so sad he’s doing this to so many people. Anyone please contact me if there’s anything I can do. I’ve tried everything!

Hello!
They changed their company to The Photography Company (
858−663−5079 1463 Industrial Ave | Escondido, CA 92 029).
We met them at the Bridal Bazaar in October and met with Rick Lammert in person afterwards for a consultation. We decided to book our engagement and wedding with them. On the day of our scheduled engagement shoot, Rick cancelled on us and tried to get Adam to take our pictures, when we tried to reschedule with Rick, he told us he wasn’t our photographer any more and now he has not responded to countless phone calls or emails. He took our money and ran! We are now left without a photographer and are cashed out, and not sure what to do. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. We are considering filing a lawsuit.

Currently an ongoing problem as you can all see.

Unfortunately I must add my name to the list of reviewers who have had a bad experience with Adam Brooks. This business is currently defunct (their website has more information) due to Adam stepping down and is likely the reason this business is erroneously listed as being in Las Vegas which it is not (it’s in San Diego). Adam Brooks has gone MIA and I, like many others listed here, have no photos to show for my money and have not heard from him since the shoot despite multiple attempts to contact. The website is now saying they have no phone and requesting not to email. They are dealing with financial issues (gee I wonder why) and attempting to revamp the business with the loss of Adam Brooks. It says they are posting photo status online starting Monday ¹¹⁄₁₇. So we will see what comes of this. The business address that is listed at one site I found with a coupon is:
4372 W. Pt. Loma Blvd #B
San Diego, CA 92 107
And the email listed at the site now (which is different) is:
My heart goes out to others here who have had their wedding photos go missing as a result of this flaky business.

We booked this crook and met him last June for our wedding next year and we paid $ 600 as downpayment for his future services. We want to schedule our so called «free» engagement as he personally mentioned to us this month but we can’t contact him in any form (phone, text, e-​mail). Let’s bring this criminal to «Justice».

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.
In 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.
Meanwhile, my mother invited my fiancé and I to attend a bridal expo and who did we find there? You guessed it.
When 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.
Having few options, I sent a demand letter to his business address. It has, since, been returned in the mail. Legal action is to follow.
Not 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.
Though 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.
My 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.

This photographer is in San Diego, not Las Vegas.
My wedding was 9÷19÷14. I have not heard from Adam and I have not recieved any photos or proofs. I know several others that this is happening to that have not left reviews yet.
I would just really like my photos. I am heartbroken that there is a chance that I may not have wedding photos.
ADAM: Please contact me ASAP!!!

Please do not use!!! I am looking into legal action & curious how many others got screwed like I did! My wedding was June 29, 2014 & I paid 2800 for a package & I have never received anything:-(I don’t have my photos or my video! Why would a company do such a thing?!? Just horrible!!! Not one person will return my calls & half the numbers I have for pp no longer work!

NIGHTMARE!!!
My wedding was 7 months ago and I still don’t have everything I paid for in my contract. I am especially upset because I paid for video of my wedding and received nothing! Bad pictures, no communication, extremely unprofessional. Complete waste of money.
As others have stated, this company in in San Diego, not Las Vegas.

From my experience, Brooks Photo is not a very legitimate business. We encountered their service while at a wedding. The Photo Booth guy had an outdoor set up that was pitch dark. He didn’t bring lights or any background. Instead, we just stood in the dark with a camera pointed at us. He didn’t have very many props either. It was really sad and it consisted for probably less than 5 items. We didn’t get any prints or information on where we could download copies of the photo. They explained that their printer was «BROKEN.» From reading the other Unilocal reviews, this appears to be a problem that occurs frequently. You’re a Photo Booth company, this is your bread and butter. Shouldn’t your equipment be checked beforehand? Instead of taking home individual photos, EVERYONE GOT NOTHING — ZELCH. The guy also packed up and left early before the wedding ended, which was not part of their contract.

This place is horrible!!! And it is not in Las Vegas it’s in Escondido or in San Diego! I have been waiting for 3 months since my wedding to hear back from them. Considering legal action. I hate this company since they have had our proofs up for 2 ½ months and have never gotten back to me! They look horrible. Fuzzy, out of focus and they missed really important photos.

Hello,
If you are the same Brooks Photography run by Adam, please contact me as soon as possible, as we have called and emailed several times over the last couple of weeks.
I recently used a photo booth rental on October 11^th for our wedding in San Diego, and we are extremely dissatisfied with the lack of communication in regards to obtaining the digital copies of our photos.
We also did not receive any prints the day of the wedding. In addition we were told that no props were provided and the booth was broken down early.
Lastly, our venue facilities director stated to me that the person who manned the photo booth was named «biggy» which sounds unprofessional in a professional setting.
We are at our end… please call us back or email as soon as possible as we are considering legal action.

Excellent photographer. Great to work with. Adam is not going to be in your face. He is welcome to you creative direction. Easy going and SUPER affordable. As I think it is with all photographer… expect to wait a while for your wedding photos. That is not terribly out of the ordinary, but I did manage to get a few just to post on fb and frame!
What makes him a five star? You can’t beat the prices for that kind of work. Great concept not to take a loan for some pictures! It’s RIDICULOUS what some people charge.