I hired David Miles, of David Miles Photography in Sherwood, Ar to shoot my wedding photos earlier this year. We choose David because he seemed to be a talented photographer who was very nice and genuine. We hired him with the impression that he would shoot our wedding and return edited photos to us in a reasonable amount of time. As it turns out, I, like many others have yet to receive my photos from David Miles. The worst part isn't only that I have not received the pictures, but that as soon as I gave him the final payment (required before the day of the wedding) he stopped responding to any phone calls or emails from me. Now, about 5 months later, I still have heard nothing from him.
A professional photographer would respect their clients, especially when it comes to something as precious as their wedding photos, and at the very least stay in touch with them, even if he was to fall behind on editing the photos. I'm not sure what the situation is with David but I can say that although he seems to be a very nice, honest, and down to earth individual when shooting photos with him, I can say with 100% certainty that I would not recommend him to anyone that I know. What's the point in having someone shoot great photos if they are never give them back to you? I've heard some people say that they've had to wait 6+ months to get their photos back. To me, this seems completely unacceptable and unprofessional.
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David used to be listed on a site called decidio.com where there were many bad reviews from previous clients. It seems as though David has in the meantime decided to remove his listing from this site so that future clients won't have access to this negative feedback. Feel free to post here if you have had a negative experience with David Miles, and what action you took in order to finally receive your wedding photos from him.
I, too had a horrible experience with David. After having my father call and just get mad about everything, I had some cooperation and had David somehow edit my pictures and post them to his website. Since then I've sent 6 emails and got NO response whatsoever...after expressing to him that he needs to communicate better and him agreeing to do so. AND, he never did our engagement and bridal portraits--never contacted me to get a date set up or ask if I was going to do them or what.
ReplyDeleteI would NEVER recommend him and regret using him. I thought based on his profile and meeting him he would be cheerful and would understand integrity, but no. He feels no need to do anything for you after you pay him. We're considering legal action. We're going on 1 year and we are still dealing with this. Now when I see my wedding pictures--all I can think about is how big of an ordeal this whole thing has been.
We took engagement photos with David in early November and haven't heard a word from him since. We had a date set to take the photos and he called me in the late afternoon to set up a time. He had forgotten on the agreed spot for the photos and when I reminded him said that he would have to reschedule for another day. When he finally did take our photos, he was there only 1 hour before he said he was finished (even though the contract we signed was for a 2 hour engagement session).
ReplyDeleteWe have called and e-mailed him countless times with no response. We are also considering legal action. I don't know what else to do! Maybe several of us together could consider confronting him at home or filing a class-action lawsuit.
My daughter contracted with David to do her wedding photos. Fortunately we discovered he was a fraud before the wedding and have gotten another photographer booked for the wedding. As of now, we have nothing to show for the deposit we put up and I assume it is lost. I think we should contact Little Rock's 7 on Your Side to see if they will follow up. A wedding day is to important to have ruined by a young man who claims to be a good father and Christian. Actions speak louder than words!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that there are others out there in the same situation. I agree that contacting 7 on Your Side or a class action lawsuit might be the next necessary step. I'm really confused as to what happened to David...when I first met him about our wedding over a year ago he seemed like a nice and genuine individual. As soon as our wedding was over though, he was gone with our money and no final product to show. I never would have expected him to be that sort of individual.
ReplyDeleteI think that he should lose his business license so that he is not able to take advantage of any other potential wedding clients.
David Miles Photography is no longer in business. Due to major financial difficulties and bankruptcy, the business has been closed as of last year.
ReplyDeleteFor those of you who are still waiting on your photos, please email me your current mailing address if you would like the unedited photos now. I will continue to work on editing them and mail the edited versions upon completion.
For those who are owed money, I will issue it as soon as I am able to. I sincerely apologize for any and all inconveniences I've caused and while I wish I could change it, I simply cannot. I handled the financial crisis my business encountered very poorly and the depression that came with it and I have made some very nice people upset and I never intended on doing so.
I made some poor choices which has effected you all and I wish I could change them, but I simply can't.
I fully understand the value of your wedding photos and I never have had any intention on not delivering them because they're irreplaceable and I don't take that lightly.
I thank you all for having me as part of your wedding day and I truly apologize for the lack of communication and the delay. I hope you all can forgive me.
Please email me if you have any other questions or concerns. Thanks.
Well I emailed him...3 days ago...and no response...of course.
ReplyDeleteThis is Jason Pederson with Seven-On-Your-Side.
ReplyDeleteI would like to learn more about your experiences with David Miles...especially if you paid in full, in advance for wedding photos that he took but that you have not received. I have both Mr. Miles' address and his phone number and believe I can help you get your valuable memories. I do not think he wants me and a camera crew to pay his family a visit. Please email me at jpederson@katv.com.
I called Jason Pederson of Seven-On-Your-Side and he helped my wife and I get our wedding photos from David Miles. We had been trying to get our photos for over a year.
ReplyDeleteFirst, We found where he lived in Sherwood,Ar. We went to his apartment with the Sherwood Police and David said he had already given us our pictures and that we had not tried to contact him in over a year, which were lies of course. Even after we got the police invovled he still ignored our emails. So we called Jason Pederson. Mr.Pederson was very helpful. He got David's new cell phone number and after one phone call David finally cooperated. David emailed us just minutes after Mr.Pederson called him. We got our pictures on a disc (Certified Mail)nearly 2 days later. The pictures look great. We thought we would never get them. Jason Pederson with Seven-On-Your-Side made it happen!
What Tim and Sherry Stubbs did was completely unnecessary and uncalled for. First off, I mailed you your disks a year ago and didn't hear anything else from you until you suddenly decided to freak out. No attempts were ever made to call me nor did I receive any emails stating you all didn't ever get your disks. The next thing I hear is Sherry Stubbs has lied to the manager at my apartments and said I was a very dangerous man and she shouldn't ever attempt to approach me alone. You two also made up some story to tell Jason Pederson about how I further wronged you two when your relative place some order that you have failed to produce proof of and I've thoroughly checked my transaction records and no such order was ever placed or charged.
ReplyDeleteThen, Sherry repeatedly called their office and made threats to have me arrested and informed them they were sending the police to "pick me up". Must I remind you, this being the first I had heard from them in a year.
When they did get the police to show up (which they clearly stated they had no legal reason to be there and who knows what they were told to get them there), I informed the officers if Tim and Sherry would email me their mailing address, I'd gladly send them another set of disks, as I had no idea they didn't get the ones I sent a year ago and I had not had any communication attempts from them during that time.
They asked me if I had received an email within the last 2 days from either of them and I stated I hadn't checked my email the past few of days and would do so that night. I did just as I said I would and mailed their disks, just as I said I would once I got their mailing address.
I simply told Mr. Pederson the SAME thing I had told the cops and I suppose he got the credit for "getting their pictures", which a simple email saying they didn't have them would've been equally as effective.
I suppose I fail to understand why they go a whole year and then suddenly decide to try and take drastic measures without first attempting to contact me in a much more civil manner. Just the fact you two waited a year only shows how absurd the actions taken were. And Sherry making up stories to who knows who all about me being a "dangerous person" is completely uncalled for and very inappropriate.
If I haven't replied to an email, it may be because your email address has been flagged as a spam sender and I never received it. Due to the fact I get 100's of junk emails in a day's time, I never check them.
David, I find your comments hard to believe and don't think that the actions taken by the Stubbs were unnecessary at all. I, like many of your other previous clients haven't heard from you in over 9.5 MONTHS...not because I don't care about my photos, but because you have made it all but impossible to get in contact with you...you've closed down your website, cut off your cell phone, and refuse to answer emails because you "supposedly" do not receive them. One email, maybe, but after countless people have been trying to reach you, I find your story hard to believe.
ReplyDeleteI think the Stubbs and all the rest of your past clients are lucky to have someone like Jason Pederson to help them get their photo especially considering your lack of character and bad business practices.
Also, I have sent you emails from several different addresses--email addresses that no one else has a problem for receiving my emails and you didn't have a problem receiving them when I was inquiring about how much to pay you...so David, your story (of course) is not credible.
ReplyDeleteSame here...you had no problem receiving my emails before my final payment. After you got my final payment, suddenly emails didn't reach you anymore...rrriiight....Very classy David.
ReplyDeleteHi David. I e-mailed you, as requested, about getting a disc of our photos sent to me. This has been about 2 months ago. I would absolutely LOVE to have the engagement photos we paid for.
ReplyDeleteIt is apparently very easy to get Jason Pederson involved, but I would rather try to get my photos without having to put both of us through that. I will even pay for postage...I just want my pictures!
Since you obviously aren't receiving my e-mails, please respond here.
Since I know of no one by the name "ellephant", I have no idea who you are. You all want me to do something and I have no clue who any of you are when you post under aliases or as Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteDavid,
ReplyDeleteI guess you have so many unsent disks and unhappy clients that you can't figure out who "Ellephant" is! I will tell you who I am! My name is Kathryn Ford and my daughter has not gotten anything from you. You have a large deposit and we have NOTHING. You have my phone number, email address and address so you have not excuse for not sending the photos you took. I am also waiting for a refund. We have also been contacted by 7 on your side and would hate to go that route but are prepared-
Go with 7 on your side! It's sounds like it's the only way to get your pictures. David likes to play dumb. David, it's called "common sense". You have to remember their is a reason why his business failed miserabely. Some people just don't get the basics in life, and David just does'nt get it! We all made a mistake by choosing David. File this one under "Man if I could go back and do that again file". It is very sad that this happens to people. I wish all of you luck! David is not going to respond on his own, so you have to be pro-active with this clown! Hey David, keep playing dumb. It seems to be working real well for you!
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I too have had an horrific experience with David Miles. However, unlike the others, Im not going to sit back and let him walk. I've spoken with an attorney and will be seeking legal action against him. I recommend that if anyone else has not gotten their pictures from Mr. Miles and has paid for them.
ReplyDeleteDavid - It has been over a month since you told Ellen that you would send her the photos. What is the problem????
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this page, I can only say that I am truly sorry that I did not realize there was a problem earlier than I did. I am also a victim of David Miles. Unfortunately I was too busy with graduate school to put pressure on him sooner, or perhaps I could have warned you all of the misfortune you were getting into. I contracted with David in July of 2007 and have still not received all the items for which I paid. I only recieved my c.d. However, after I learned of his bankruptcy I was grateful for what I did have. I looked at my husband and said, "I am so angry...I can't even imagine how couples who don't have their wedding pictures must feel." In my life I have been the victim of many tragic happenings that have been unfair, and while I might have been more prone to forgive David had he responded to my e-mails or called me...what he has done is unforgiveable. After I learned of his bancruptcy, I wrote him the following e-mail...
ReplyDeleteOver the last two years I have been very persistent in trying to contact you to ensure I received the remainder of my items. I have e-mailed and I have called numerous times. Finally, this past week when I went on to the computer to check my link design (since I have only been able to look at it on the computer for the last two years, but was promised a printed copy) I realized that the link was no longer working. I than went to your website where I read about the misfortune of your bankruptcy and failed business. I am very sorry to hear that things did not work out for you in your photography business. However, I would have preferred that you had responded to one of my e-mails or phone calls and told me in person. I have always believed that you were an excellent photographer and would under no circumstances simply withold from people what is rightfully theirs. I read that you plan to send refunds to individuals to whom they are owed and that you are still sending photographs to people as they are ready. I would very much like for you to send me my coffee table book, my dvd slideshow, and the prints that you owe me. However, if you do not plan to send me these items, I would hope that you have the common courtesy to call me in person to let me know you are going to be unable to follow through with the contracted agreement that you and I had so I will be able to put this misfortunate incident behind me. I do think you did a wonderful job with our wedding photos and despite this setback, I am glad you were able to be a part of it. I do believe that you are a photographer at heart and hopefully one day the business side will work out for you as well. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this e-mail!
Elisbeth and Brett Nelson
917 Mission Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
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ReplyDeleteHowever, even after writing this forgiving e-mail, he refused to call, e-mail, or write. For this, I can not forgive. If you screw up... you do the best to make ammends. From what I can see, David is unwilling to fix this very large mistake on his own and I believe legal action is the only approach to take. To David, I would like to say, I believe in forgiveness...however, I believe you are a crook, because an honest person would have responded to this e-mail and would have swallowed their pride to personally contact every person that they failed to fullfill a contract with. Because you have been unwilling to do so, I do not believe you are sincerely apologetic. I believe your business was a scam and I believe you should be arrested and never allowed to open a business again. I plan to take action in this manner, because I care too much about the other people who you may victimize. As far as you saying you don't get e-mails, or phone calls, I can only say that I believe you are a horrible liar and I don't know how you manage to sleep at night. I called every week for two years and you never had the decency to pick up the phone and say you are sorry. I'm hoping that you will respond to this post...but I'm not expecting anything. You are a man with no morals, no values, and no common descency. As far the rest of you, all I can do is apologize for not starting this website myself two years ago when he failed to honor his contract with me. To the person who started this website, I hope you get your photos...but I wouldn't count on it until he is jailed and forced to produce the product for which you paid. As far as anyone seeking legal assistance, or seven on your side...I would be more than happy to join the efforts to ensure David Miles will never take advantage of a client again.
David, I don't want you to have any excuses. I'm not posting as anonymous...this is Elisabeth Nelson. My e-mail hasn't changed...my mailing address hasn't changed...and you should be glad I moved to Kansas or I would be on your doorstep with the police as well. Congrats to the Stubbs!!!
Wow! The Nightmares keep rolling in!
ReplyDeleteDavid -
ReplyDeleteI am posting here since you seem to be monitoring this blog. I have not received the pictures for my daughter's engagement, rehearsal or wedding. Their names are: Allyson Earls O'Keane and Ryan O'Keane. Wedding date was October 11, 2008.
You mentioend on your website at the end of last year that you would send unedited photos if we wanted until your finished product could be sent. I requested those by the email address you had on your website, but never received them.
My cell phone number and address have not changed. Allyson's number on the information sheet they filled out with you when we met with you also has not changed. I tried calling your home phone number since the last cell phone number I have for you has been diconnected. I have left several messages on your home phone answering machine, but receive a generic recording, so I am not sure that is still your number.
I would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible.
Sharon
I did some searching around and looked through Pacer (http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/) which has record of all bankruptsies filed in any state in the country. Its quite convenient that David Miles has NO record of any bankruptsies in any courts. I hate to say it but it looks like David just ran off with everyones money!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Earls, I am sending out those photos ASAP and I apologize for having not sent them sooner. I have no excuse other than I forgot I hadn't sent them yet.
ReplyDeleteTo whoever "Anonymous" is who did the Pacer search, you're right, I never stated I filed for bankruptcy, because I cannot afford to file for bankruptcy. I stated I went bankrupt which is the truth, meaning I have no money and still don't since I cannot find a job. I'm sorry you went through the trouble to discover that and for the misunderstanding.
I would really like to know what it would take to make ammends with you all. Some of you have insulted my character and I by no means am proud, happy, or content with how I've wronged you all. When I say it was never my intent to have made such a horrible mistake, I meant it. Poor decisions on my behalf have cost me dearly and if I had it to do over again, I would've never done it.
I thought the American dream of owning my own business was a great one, but it's become my worse nightmare and plagues me because of the financial trouble I've gotten into and because of how many people I've wronged in the process. I've desired to do nothing but help people and be a man of integrity, but unfornately I failed miserably.
If there is some way I can somehow make it up to you all, I'll gladly do whatever I can. I'm sorry for this terrible mistake and my poor decisions that have made you all so angry. I would like to know what I can do to make things right in order for you all to be able to put this behind you and be reconciled.
You can contact me via email at davidmiles001 (at) gmail.com . Please email me your mailing addresses for those waiting on photos so I can be sure I have the correct address. I have had issues with addresses being wrong when trying to send out photos, so please ensure I have the correct one.
Thanks.
David, you've played that same sad song on your tiny little violin several times, and yet there are many of us still... yes STILL... waiting on pictures.
ReplyDeleteYour poor decisions have affected the lives of many people. You say you want to do anything to make it right, and blah blah blah... Well instead of talking all the talk, why don't you actually make good on your half attempted promises and actually send everyone their products you were contracted to provide.
David -
ReplyDeleteI sent an email to the email address you mentioned in your previous post with my address and phone number. Would appreciate it if you can reply back to me via email to let me know you received it and when you will be sending the pictures, or you can just give me a call.
Thanks,
Sharon Earls
David -
ReplyDeleteI've emailed you several times over the past 7 weeks to the davidmiles001@gmail.com and included my mailing address and phone number, but have had no response and have not received the pictures.
Why?
Sharon Earls
Sooooo David... Here we are, another month or so after your last half-arsed post, and still nothing that you've promised. You are such a fraud! I wonder how you sleep at night
ReplyDeleteIs there any new news with ole' Davey boy?
ReplyDeleteI'm just trying to keep up with this horrible train wreck!
If you are still waiting on pictures, contact Jason Pederson with Channel 7 On Your Side. He will help you get your pictures quickly.
ReplyDeleteSo, is there any news on this epic saga? Has anyone contacted Jason Pederson at channel 7??
ReplyDeleteIs there anyone out there still trying to get their photos from David or trying to get in touch with him?
ReplyDeleteDon't know if this will help, but I recently came across his blog and twitter account...might help with getting ahold of him:
http://www.amereservant.com/
http://twitter.com/amereservant
(His name is still on the twitter acount for now, but who know's if he'll remove that soon. Probably. That's they way he rolls. He likes to hide rather than step forward for his actions. He's a coward and all talk.)
David Miles tells us how to behave in his video "If Christians got real"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1071515943953
Like the last poster said, he's all talk. If he got real he would make amends with EVERY single client that he failed to deliever what he promised, starting with contacting them directly and then going from there to get them photos he owe's them, etc and apoligizing to alot of people for how much pain he's cause. That's called getting real. Get real David!
Anyone know how many people we're dealing with here? How many people has Mr. Miles ripped off? I found out where Mr. Miles lives, and if armed with a list of all the people he's wronged, I think a confrontation from one of the local news channels might help us out!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Yvonne and My Oldest Daughter and Husband also had a run in with that A$$hole! He took $1,800 from them for Wedding pictures... Both My Daughter and her Husband were in Iraq at the time "Operation Iraqi Freedom" When he took their money! They came home, got married, A$$hole took the pictures so I didn't take very many.... They bought a package deal for $1,800! It took me forever to get the DVD! I ended up going to his apartment in Sherwood and he met me at the gas station! I snatched the DVD from him! I wasn't THAT impressed with them after viewing them! I too am a photographer but my Daughter wanted me to enjoy the wedding and not be behind the camera!!! I hate myself for listening to her!!
ReplyDeleteMy Daughter and Son in law STILL to this day have NOT received the Printed Photos that they PAID FOR! They were married July 6th 2008 and it is now June 12th 2014!!!
I HATE HIM SO MUCH! and he better HOPE he never meets up with me or any of my family Ever!
David no longer lives in the state of Arkansas. David, this is a shame. I hope you have gotten right with each and every one of the clients that you "forgot about."
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