Category Archives: bar mitzvah

sarah’s bat mitzvah || temple isaiah

i shot sarah’s bat mitzvah this past weekend and it occured to me that there is a huge difference between 13-year-old girls and 13-year-old boys.  at least when it comes to their bar/bat mitzvahs and at least *imho*. the boys i’ve shot are – almost all – nervous (but won’t admit it) and when i...

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[ kaplan bar mitzvah portraits ]

i had the great priviledge of photographing a friend’s son’s bar mitzvah this past weekend.  one thing i particularly liked is that ellen wanted to do a casual family portrait session the day before the event instead of doing family formals on the bimah the day of.  it was very relaxed, in their back yard,...

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emerson’s bar mitzvah

i photographed a bar mitzvah last weekend and am just now getting around to posting images.  why?  because it was a great event and i took way too many photos; it has taken me forever to edit them down. i had a great time spending the day with betsy, steve, emerson, brian and weston and...

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weinstein bar mitzvah

i had the great privilege of photographing ben’s bar mitzvah this past weekend.  i knew it would be a fun gig because his dad, jon, has a wicked sense of humor and he can give it as well as he gets it.  the entire family was game for my goofy jokes and tricks to get...

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