Eric Crossan

A special  thank you to Michael and Kerri for allowing me to make there official engagement portraits on the beautiful Island of St Croix in the US Virgin Islands.  Even after waiting for the sun to set the temp. was a warm 88 degrees they both held up great.  We started at the  historic 1750’s Rum factory ruins at the former  Butler Bay Plantation and ended up at Sprat Hall Beach, home of  the Sunset Grill, where we  completed the photo shoot as the sun disappeared into the Caribbean. St Croix offers a great mix of historic properties and white sand beaches lining the warm  Caribbean waters in which to stage photography sessions and weddings. Come down and check us out…. Mon….

There is something special about October sunsets and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  When you combine the 2 and a great couple and a photographer(Eric Crossan) that loves to make photographs, here’s what you get. Some stunning images that were already being talked about before the wedding was over.  The Kitty Knight House in Georgetown,Maryland on the Sassafras River was the setting, just up the hill from the Granary another well known wedding location. Kaitlin and Bobbie had watched cloudy skies all day and then just before the ceremony some sun came out and by sunset the clouds added a dramatic backdrop for their photographs

Liz Ernst and Matt Kelly found a small piece of paradise for their wedding and reception in the Farm House , located just off the Kirkwood Highway  between Newark and Wilmington.  For weddings up to 150 people this site offers a variety of outdoor backdrops for the ceremony and  photographs and a nice interior space for the reception .  For this funky gazebo photograph I exposed with flash and zoomed over a 2 second exposure to achieve the look.

Matt-Elizabeth and Mini at Eric Crossan's outdoor studio

What a great  day for outdoor photography.  Spring has finally settled in here in southern New Castle County,DE and Crossan Studios  outdoor studio is in full bloom. Our subjects, Matt Kelly,and his finacee’ Elizabeth Ernst brought Mini along for an engagement portrait to use to use for their Sept.6th wedding at the Farmhouse near Wilmington ,DE. Of the 4 settlings we shot this was one of my favorites.  I try to use what nature provides to make and interesting,yet pleasing  image that you won’t find elsewhere. From our pond and dock,bamboo forrest and rock pile we can always come up with an interesting image that will last a lifetime.

While northern New Castle County has it’s majestic estates and wonderful gardens that I have photographed hundreds of wedding in , southern Delaware has a diamond in the ruff as well.  Photographing a wedding at the Baywood Greens on Longneck not far from Lewes and Rehoboth Beach  this time of year is  almost like taking a trip to Longwood Gardens. Well maybe not quite but you get my point. The Tunnell Companies does a wonderful job of planting and maintaining 10’s of thousands of plants and shrubs  each year around the golf course and club house and the setting is great. It seems as if they designed the club with a photographer  in mind , and brides too.

While many of my friends in the photography business frown at the thought of shooting a wedding, I have taken a different approach. Over the past 25 yrs I have photographer over 700 weddings and estate parties as part of my photography business.I simply think of each as a commercial job and add the needed creative and personal touches it takes to complete the assignment. Many of our weddings are outdoors and beach related which makes the job more difficult and that is where the commercial photography experience come in. Take this wedding at the beautiful Wilmington Country Club in northern Delaware. The bridal party wanted to do some fun shots.. They did all the work, I recorded it for a great image for their album. Delaware Beach Weddings, Dewey Beach Weddings   and weddings at beach clubs like Baywood Greens and  Venus on the Half Shell  offer a different atmosphere and are fun to photograph. Of course of all the items involved with photographing a wedding/party or event, great customer service is in my opinion the most important of all.