the name says it all.. Jeckyl/Hyde...a scam

(He has tried taking this down) BEWARE: While he is a skilled photographer, I just have to be honest with you and tell you about our experience. Me and my wife were going through a tough time and had a very tight budget for our wedding. We saw a chance to enter a "free engagement photo session", so we immediately signed up. To our surprise, we quickly got an email back (as evidenced in photos) that stated how we won a free engagement session. Like any other rational human being, we were thrilled to know that we weren’t going to have to pay out a huge sum of money…… After calling Stephen and hearing him talk about how he is a Bible study leader and lives with strong honesty and faith, and how this free session has no “gimmicks” or “bait and switches”….. I trusted him to be the photographer for when I proposed. I clearly confirmed with him that this was going to be for free and he said yes. During the session, everything went great and he did take some solid photos. Around 3 weeks later I asked him if he was finished with the photos and if we could have access to them. He proceeded to tell me that it was going to cost 2,000$ to have the “DIGITAL COPIES” 🤦‍♂️. He then told me that of course the session was free but we would just have to pay for the photos. It was the most bait and switch scam I have ever seen. (It’s funny how he said at the start how it wouldn’t be). I’m sure you can imagine how me and my wife felt in that moment knowing that the photos from the most important time of our life were being held as ransom now and only released under his conditions. After attempting to contact him, I was blown off so we just visited him in person at this bridal event where he was, sure enough, doing more “giveaways”. After talking to others there, we found out EVERYONE WINS THE GIVEAWAY and gets scammed just like us. Other photographers there told us how he is known for that slick gimmick and they are sickened by it as well. No moral photographer would tell a struggling couple that won a free session, then take their photos, and then only give them their photos if they paid for “digital copies”. We weren’t asking for anything printed or any items, we just wanted what we were reasonably expecting after winning the free session: our photos. After confronting him, he went on to tell me this is just how he does business and I need to get over it and pay up. He said “cmon, you know nothing can just be free”. “My business can’t work like that”. I totally understand that, of course you have to charge for products, but that is why you shouldn’t advertise a “free giveaway” for people to enter into, that you are just telling everyone that they won 🤷‍♂️ and then charging them for the photos once you already have the photos. I did not want to write a review like this and trust me I’m not the type of person to just complain about things. (This is actually one of the only bad reviews I have ever left) But I feel so bad for any other couple out there who might get scammed as well, so I decided to give the public a heads up. Stephen, when you read this, I just hope you will be held accountable for your actions. I think you are a very skilled photographer and your work can be good enough on its own, you don’t have to scam people to get them to sign up. We ended up paying him $500 for some digital photos. While we’re glad to have something, we were still very disappointed to be hoodwinked into a “giveaway” that wasn’t a giveaway like it was presented. I have attached photos of evidence of my experience on my google review. (Also the “11 x 16” that he said was free we never got because he required us to wait through even more and that wasn’t even what we wanted and it was only one photo). While I don’t believe he is evil, I am dissapointed in the bait-and switch sales tactics that he uses to wrangle customers in.

Stephen at Jeckyl photography is amazing! My fiance Ryan and I met him at a bridal show and Ryan instantly knew he was the photographer we needed to use. Stephen was very outgoing and wonderful at explaining what to expect from the session. We loved our engagement photos and are so excited to see the story that is told with the wedding photos next June. Highly recommend Jeckyl Photography to anyone needing a photographer for any occasion. The guidance they give during your session makes anyone look like they know how to pose in pictures and I guarantee you'll love the outcome!

Stephen at Jeckyl photography is amazing! My fiance Ryan and I met him at a bridal show and Ryan instantly knew he was the photographer we needed to use. Stephen was very outgoing and wonderful at explaining what to expect from the session. We loved our engagement photos and are so excited to see the story that is told with the wedding photos next June. Highly recommend Jeckyl Photography to anyone needing a photographer for any occasion. The guidance they give during your session makes anyone look like they know how to pose in pictures and I guarantee you'll love the outcome!

Amazing people and amazing work! They helped to make sure our engagement pictures were in before the wedding. Would recommend to anyone.

Stephen and Amy are the dynamic duo. The photography is top notch as is the customer service. I am so thrilled Stephen did my engagement and wedding photos. I couldn’t ask for a better experience.

Working with Jeckyl Photo was an absolute pleasure! From the start, they were responsive and easy to work with, making communication leading up to the wedding seamless. Stephen's energy was fantastic—he made everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera, while also being very involved in posing to get the best shots. Barry was super helpful as well! This team went above and beyond yesterday to capture every moment perfectly.

We would have never thought that attending a bridal expo would turn out to be the best thing for us. It was a moment in time that helped relieve some stress. We knew that planning our wedding after the surprise proposal was going to take a good amount of hard work. There are so many different factors that need to be considered to have an amazing wedding. At the top of our list was a photographer. We had the opportunity to meet Stephen from Jeckyl Photo for our engagement session. The first time we met Stephen was at a coffee shop where we sat and discussed some of the products we could get. We would occasionally talk with Amy to keep everything in order. It was comforting being around Stephen and he has a smile that can light up any room. Stephen is confident and well spoken. We arranged to have our Engagement Session with Stephen. The trust was there and he delivered on his promise. Our Engagement Session photos are amazing!! Also, we are so excited to have Stephen as our Wedding Photographer. We highly recommend Stephen from Jeckyl Photo. Memories are forever. Thank You Stephen!