Complaint Review: Harper Noel Photography - Internet

"Harper Noel," owner of Harper Noel Photography, is actually Amy Hoga/Amy Swartout. This information is public and can be found simply by researching where the domain name for Relish Clothing is registered. She is now running this clothing company called "Relish Clothing" which she dumped "Harper Noel Photography" for. Here is the domain registration in case you want to see it. http://m.whoismind.com/whois/relishclothing.com.html (you can see Harper Noel further down) & https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=2068518&businessType=Domestic%20Limited%20Liability%20Company & http://www.statsinfinity.com/domain/bYm5p5wW6Lhwy_rOjcePbf0Hv6qPnX8T_info.html

If you have given money to either of these companies, don't give anymore. She will be nice and friendly until she has your money. If you ask for anything else, she will begin to insult you, saying that you are unstable or that you "need Jesus" over a simple request that any other photographer would be okay with.

Over the past couple months, I've been contacted by at least 10 women who paid her in full for weddings and she canceled on them less than 3-4 days before their weddings. The reasons were always bogus, like the wedding no longer "fit her artistic style" or "lack of communication" even though Harper/Amy was the one who wouldn't pick up the phone or answer emails.

She tries to stay that her bad reviews are ALL part of the extortion scam, but that's only true for some of what you see on google. Everything you see on WeddingWire and TheKnot is true and now have all been verified with WeddingWire with contracts. She tries to dispute real people's reviews on WeddingWire, but I'm glad to see that brides are finally realizing what Amy really is, and that their truthful reviews were verified by WeddingWire with their actual contracts (you can see those here: http://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/harper-noel-photography/41c029101507f929.html & here: https://www.theknot.com/marketplace/harper-noel-photography-atlanta-ga-662444 ). People are already not receiving their clothing boxes that they've payed for on Relish, so I guess she decided to strike quickly with that one. Just look a review or two down and find a couple women who are already not receiving their boxes. She has taken money from us with no intention of shooting our weddings.

Don't give her any more money. If you hired her for your wedding next year in 2016 and you are googling right now (apparently a lot of us have her hired for next year), you need to have a chat with your bank and start planning for "Harper" not coming to your wedding. Likewise if you are paying for these boxes from her If she wants to dispute this review, I will gladly show WeddingWire/The Knot/Facebook/Whoever all of the stories, proof, and nasty texts we all have from her.

AVOID THIS COMPANY!

If I could give a zero I would. This company is running a complete scam. They promised to get a few photos to us 2 weeks after our wedding and nothing happened. Then they promised to edit 15 photos and we didn't get those either. They basically charged us $1000 for 4 hours of his time and then sent us 1000 unedited photos on a disc after months of us calling, texting etc. The only reason we ever received our photos is because my husband threatened to sue them. They promptly sent photos then! They are complete scam artists and you've been warned if you decide to use them.

We made the mistake of hiring Harper Noel. She arrived late and drunk. She was crashing into people and dropped her camera onto my foot. A complete disaster. Never to repeat.

HARPER DOESN'T HAVE EMPLOYEES SO THAT RIGHT THERE WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A LIE AND A SCAM.

There is an internet defamation scam going around where photographers are targeted from around the world and this type of nonsense is written about them.  They used to ask for money and no it appears that they just like to defame people for sport.

I would like to think that any rational thinking person would know that this is rubbish, but needed to state it just in case.

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I've worked with Harper for a few years as receptionist and began receiving so many complaints that I asked Harper to show me her work. It was all true. Blurry work and I could often hear Harper yelling at customers that I patched to her on the phone. Harper was always rude and offensive. Saying things you "screw you, you know nothing about photography. Piss off you idiot!"

I am so happy to put that chapter at Harper Noel photography behind me. I believe all these complaints because I was there. I cannot cover up her lies anymore.

This is a new cyber scam that is targeting photographers and here is the link: http://jotte-workshops.com/photography-business-articles/new-scam-for-photographers-beware/

This person has targeted numerous photographers around the country and is making false claims and attempting to have us pay to get his false reports taken down.  Basically holding my reputation and livlihood hostage until I pay.

Here is a link to his profile on Ripoff Report: http://www.merareview.com/userinformation.php?id=19073  As you can see he is up to 15 bogus photographer reports in one day.

I am a honest business woman and my work is of the highest quality.   I ask that you please do not take his claims about my business seriously!  Thank you, Harper