Bat Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Photography

Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Photography

We offer a variety of packages for your occasion.

A new level of soul, neshama, comes into awareness at Bar/Bat Mitzvah time. This can be captured at the rehearsal, in your home, in our studio and/or at your party. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah is a time of beauty, respect and wonder filled with tradition and peace, which unfolds throughout that special day.

Your day will be filled with beautiful "Emotional Moments" that you will never experience again in your life. Those "Moments" are what we are driven to capture for you. Your child's special day will be filled with unforgettable moments that you'll want to relive and share…Mom dancing with her son, thinking “wasn’t he just born”, where did the time go? Or Daddy dancing with his little girl, hoping to see her under the Chuppa some day. After the Bar/Bat Mitzvah party is over, the moments remembered will be shared, remembered and relived through the photographs and albums that last for generations…

Often photography is not allowed during actual ceremony at the Shabbat service. By coming to the rehearsal we can capture photographs of great meaning - your child on the bima, reading from the scrolls, surrounded by parents and rabbi. This run-through, under the supervision of the rabbi, is generally held during the week prior to the date of the service and, by documenting it, we will give you a wonderful record of the emotions of this great occasion. We can also take formal portraits of the bar mitzvah boy or bat mitzvah girl with family in all of the combinations you will want. Immediate family, extended family, grandparents alone - all in combination with the star of the day.

Canvas and collages

Here are some photographs that Linda recently ordered.

A wonderful canvas of the family....



A photograph of Linda and her husband. Their oldest daughter Hannah really liked this photograph and encouraged her Mom to buy it.



This collage was ordered as a gift.




And I created a few different versions of this collage for their home. They wanted one with five photos to compliment Hannah's Bat Mitzvah collage. Which collage do you like best?

I personally like this one, but I have not seen how the collage of Hannah looks so this might not match as well as the above.

The last one is the same as the last one except it has a texture applied to it like a mat.

Jaimy's Bat Mitzvah Party

Here are some photographs from Jaimy's Bat Mitzvah Party at the Laurel View Country Club. She was just glowing all day. This party was a lots of fun. Check out these special effects, some photographers charge extra for Black and White, Black and White and Color, Watercolor, Orton Effect, Topaz, etc. Special effects are included in our photographs.



I love these triptychs because you can tell more of a story with three...

This close friend of the family, Claire, was a lot of help to us at the party and at the Bat Mizvah.

Here are some collages showing some of the tradition, some of the fun and some of the family at her party.

Lots of fun -- games (Pepsi and Coke, Chair Game, Ballon Animals etc.) and Dancing!

The photo below in the right center of Jaimy and her brother Jordan is one of our favorites from that day!

Jaimy's brother Jordan -- I just love this particular photograph of him!

You can see Jaimy's slideshow here: http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?alb=0

The rest of photographs from Jaimy's day are available for viewing and/or purchase on our website.

Bat Mitzvah photos: http://tlc.smugmug.com/Parties-and-Events/Bar-and-Bat-Mitzva/Jaimy

Party photos: http://tlc.smugmug.com/Parties-and-Events/Bar-and-Bat-Mitzva/Jaimys-Bat-Mitzvah-Party

Jaimy's Bat Mitzvah

We just photographed Jaimy's Bat Mitzvah at the Temple Beth Sholom (remember Jaimy's great iPod session). Here is a sneak peak of the Bat Mitzvah photographs. Jaimy's hebrew teacher proudly said that she did so well it was as if God was speaking through her.

We will have more photos from her reception afterwards at the Laurel View Country Club later.



This is one of Rabbi Scolnic's favorites and is a symbolic pose, with the Bat Mitzvah girl reading with the sacred Jordan River as the backdrop and an important part of her journey...

Do you like the silhouette version on the left or the flash version on the right better? I like them BOTH!!



Jaimy is artistically inclined so I thought that she might enjoy some artistic versions of herself too.




Fun!

Eliza's Bat Mitzvah Party

You can view the slideshow that we created from her Bat Mitzvah here: http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewalbum.html?bm=88278

Eliza's party was at Hula Hanks in New Haven -- it was a happening party!



Eliza's parents picked this photograph for a large wall portrait for their home. We created the final image from this photograph on the left, and edited it for them to remove the people out of the background.




You may recognize the young lady in the middle photograph as Leah, Eliza's longtime childhood friend. We had photographed Leah's Bat Mitzvah a few weeks before Eliza's.



Anyone that has seen our Blog and/or our photographs knows that we just love black and white and color -- here are a few B&W&C from Eliza's party, I love the impact that she has here -- literally making her the Diva of the day...



Noah is Eliza's younger brother, a very fun loving and spirited young man, he made his way right up to the DJ and had fun! He was also very comfortable out on the dance floor.

We had fun and played around with lots of camera settings when the dancing was going on. It is more fun capturing high energy events with some non-traditional photography skills, like panning and slow shutter speeds...

You can view the rest of Eliza's photos in four galleries on our website: http://tlc.smugmug.com/Portraits/Bar-and-Bat-Mitzvahs

Eliza's Bat Mitzvah

Here are some photographs from Eliza's Bat Mitzvah at the Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden. What a wondeful young lady and what a fantastic family! We do enjoyed photographing them!

You can view the rest of the photos from her Bat Mizvah and party afterwards in four galleries on our website...http://tlc.smugmug.com/Portraits/Bar-and-Bat-Mitzvahs

This next photo is the Rabbi's favorite, he loves the symbolism of the stained window of the Jordan River...

I found this great song, just perfect for this major turning point in Eliza's life, it is called "My Wish" by Rascal Flats. Here are the lyrics:

hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,

And each road leads you where you wanna go,

And if you're faced with a choice,

and you have to choose,

I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.

And if one door opens to another door closed,

I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,

If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.

But more than anything, more than anything...

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but you never forget,

All the ones who love you, in the place you left,

I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,

And you help somebody every chance you get,

Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,

And always give more than you take.

But More than anything, yeah, more than anything...

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this, is my wish. Yeah.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this, is my wish.

Jaimy iPod Session

We recently had a great iPod session with Jamie.

Jamie was fun to work with -- it was great because this young lady had ideas and quickly assessed the poses regarding what worked best. For example, Tom showed her one image on the LCD that we liked and Jaimy immediately replied that it could be tweaked and that for the next one she would hold the flower further away from her head so that the flower silhouette did not merge with her head. Artistic and quick thinking!

One of these iPod photographs will be chosen by Jaimy for the signature photo for friends and family to sign at her Bat Mitzvah party. We are looking forward to photographing her Bat Mitzvah in a few weeks!



We did a few poses with an electric guitar because she is musically oriented, but then also some with flowers to represent her artistic side. I made some composites showing both dimensions of her. It will be interesting to see which one she picks.

You can also view these images in Jaimy's gallery on our website: http://tlc.smugmug.com/gallery/9159595_VxjSE/1/611047514_VrXAv#611047514_VrXAv