Liam Crotty Photography

ALBUMS

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WEDDING BLOG

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WEDDINGS

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WEDDING BLOG
WEDDING PACKAGES
GALLERY

Portrait of former NHL defenseman Eric Weinrich

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Some friends have been encouraging me to post some older portraits that are not yet on my website. A couple of years ago I was invited by Golf Pro Ken Raynor to photograph the George H.W. Bush Cape Arundel Celebrity Golf Classic at Cape Arundel Golf Course in Kennebunkport, Maine. The Classic benefits Gary’s House of Mercy Hospital. The celebrities golfing at the tournament were former NHL defenseman Eric Weinrich and 5 time Olympic Gold Medalist Bonnie Blair. I talked with both Bonnie and Eric and they both agreed to let me do a portrait of them to use for a future photography exhibit. Eric is now Assistant Coach of the Portland Pirates AHL team and shown here is Ken Raynor giving a tour to Bonnie Blair.

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Please note, these are low resolution images for quick uploading and viewing. All images from my website are available as high resolution downloads, prints or enlargements, etc.

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TESTIMONIALS

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What people are saying about Liam’s photography:

“Liam, you are amazing!”

Donna McNeil
Director, Maine Arts Commission

“With appreciation for your artistry!”

U.S. Senator Susan Collins

“One of New England’s premiere profile photographers.”

The Sentinel

“Liam has the same thing Rockwell did…it’s a combination of talent with a human element.”

Tom Daly
Curator of Education
Norman Rockwell Museum

“…you have a major hit on your hands.”

Bob Keyes
Arts Writer
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

“Liam–this is somewhat fabulous…”

Seth Minkin
Boston Artist

“The few gems I’ve seen online blew me away.”

Mike Walsh
Actor, “The Norman Rockwell Code” movie

WEDDING PACKAGES

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Package 1 $1495

• A meeting with you in advance of your wedding date to discuss your special day, the details of the event and your photography coverage.

• Complete wedding coverage from the bride getting ready up through the reception (up to 8 hours coverage).

• Your personally edited proofs will be available online for viewing and ordering within 21 days of your wedding.

• Your electronic images would be retained by Liam Crotty Photography in our permanent archive and could be posted online at any point in the future for no extra charge.

• The cost for prints and enlargements would be in addition to the photography fee.

Package 2 $1,895

Includes everything in Package 1, plus:

• Full set of high-resolution images on CD delivered to you on your first anniversary.

Package 3 $2,195

Includes everything in Package 1, plus:

• Full set of high resolution images on CD delivered to you within 21 days of your wedding date

Package 4 $2,495

Includes everything in Package 3, plus:

• Engagement announcement photos – this includes a private photo session with the wedding couple in advance of your date and 100 4″x6″ prints which could be inserted into your wedding invitations.

Package 5 $3,395

Includes everything in Package 4, plus:

• A handcrafted custom, designed 8″x10″, genuine leather album filled with 30 of your favorite images. This includes custom bookbinding and hand mounted photographs. Our graphic designer creates a personalized, custom design just for you. Each album is unique with a variety of sizes and layouts of the photographs. The photographs are treated to protect against fingerprints or other damage–this is a 25 page album with about 100 photos.

Package 6 $4,395

Includes everything in Package 5, plus:

• Instead of an 8″x10″ album with 25 pages and about 100 photos, you’ll receive a 10″x10″ album with 30 pages and about 120 photos.

• To fully cover every moment of your special day, we will have a second photographer in addition to Liam to cover your entire day up to 8 hours of coverage. This is of special benefit for example when photographing both the Bride and the Groom getting ready simultaneously.

A memorial to a sailing friend: Philip V. Sturges Jr. on a perfect Labor Day

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This is the saddest post I’ve ever made to my blog. A friend, Phil Sturges, from Kennebunk, ME recently passed away after a battle with cancer. I only knew Phil for a short time but one of the special characteristics about Phil was that he would treat new acquaintances like old friends–I instantly felt welcome to his world. Phil was always a gentlemen and went through life with such class. Even during his illness, he showed such courage by maintaining a daily online diary through CaringBridge to keep family and friends updated. Shown here are a few images I took during a perfect day sailing on John Getchell’s the Bon Marche last Labor Day. Although I’m sad that we’ve all had to lose Phil, I will always remember this day and what a wonderful example Phil set for us all. As you can see by the photos, Phil was truly in his element. That smile you see, he had the entire day–he was happy for hours. Also shown are: the Gingerbread Man a.k.a John Getchell–one of Phil’s closest friends; Jeffrey Martin-Zdunczyk an attorney from Kennebunk and Lisa Hagerman from Cambridge. And if you look closely to the reflection in Phil’s glasses in the black & white image, you can also see Wendy Martin-Zdunczyk.

To view a slideshow of the images, click on the blue text that says: “View with PicLens”

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Please note, these are low resolution images for quick uploading and viewing. All images from my website are available as high resolution downloads, prints or enlargements, etc. by clicking here.

Kids

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Portrait of Keagan Crotty at Gooch’s Beach, Kennebunk, Maine

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For Christmas I gave my brother, Brendan, and my sister-in-law, Kristen, a portrait session of my nephew Keagan who turns 2 next month. We all get together each year for a week around July 4th so yesterday I photographed Keagan at Kennebunk’s Gooch’s Beach in Maine where we all grew up. Brendan, Kristi and Keagan came up from Ocean View, Delaware where Brendan is a real estate agent with Resort Quest and Kristi is a Spanish and French teacher. And my older brother, Sean, came from Palo Alto, CA where he works for Yola. We really lucked out with the weather on Saturday for Keagan’s beach portrait session and Keagan did so well. Keagan instantly started playing with the rocks while I was photographing him and I thought I could get a cool shot of him throwing them. It was fun seeing my younger brother in “father mode” as Brendan told Keagan, “OK, you can throw them but this is the 1st and last time it’s OK to throw rocks.”

To view a slideshow of the images, click on the blue text that says: “View with PicLens”

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Please note, these are low resolution images for quick uploading and viewing. For high resolution image downloads, to order prints or enlargements, etc. click here.

Charlie Rose – musician, jeweler, entertainer of South Beach

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I’m always on the look out for interesting people — you know when you meet them, they just have a charisma about them. And I always know it when I’m in the presence of someone who has “It”. Today I met Charlie Rose and he definitely has “It”. As you can tell from the photo, he has a beaming smile and was wearing flourescent orange and green shirt and headband, army green shorts, and army green Croc sandals. Charlie definitely has a presence.

Charlie is Venezuelan but has lived in the States for years having first moved to NYC and now he’s been in Miami for 7 years. He briefly told me his history and he’s done almost everything to make a living: cleaning kitchens, cleaning boats, selling bottled water on the beach and now making jewelry. And his energy? Wow. Non stop. He’s one of those people who is perpetually happy and upbeat–I mean he radiates optimism. So, I asked him how he stays so happy all the time. He says, “Look man. I got problems too. You think I don’t have problems? I have bills, I have to pay but I come out here, and the sun is shining. I mean, look at my office. And I love making jewelry and I get to make people happy. I’m an entertainer and I get to entertain all day long. And the money from the jewelry allows me to do other things. I’m a musician and I have to pay for studio time. I sell jewelry, I bring it right to the studio man to pay him. Because that is where my real passion is.” He plays flute, percussion and many different types of music from classical to merengue.

This attitude is keeping him healthy because he’s 50 years old but he appears to be in his late 30′s. He went on to tell me about his jewelry partner Fatima Jackson and I watch Charlie do his thing with the jewelry and people eat it up. I mean all different types from young girls from Ohio to tough street kids from Miami—he’s selling to them all. He’s an absolute natural salesman. But it’s not fake–all genuine because he really loves what he does, he made it, he sells it. If you’re interested in Charlie, check out his Facebook page.

This is part of an on-going project I do when I see interesting people I like to photograph them and then write up the experience. It’s a perfect complement to my regular portraiture work.