Sunday, September 16, 2007

9-15-07 Bar Mitzvah

Had a blast shooting this Mitzvah for Classic Image. Susan Lazar did an amazing job as consultant. Jason and his dancers kept the place rockin' as usual, and the staff at Twin Orchards was great.
These girls at first did a nice smile pose for me. I said "Is that all you've got?! STRIKE A POSE!" They delivered. Love this shot!

I showed their mothers the image on my DSLR and asked if they wanted to strike a similar pose. At first they played shy, but then went for it. I hope they get both images and frame them together.


Alec's Brother and Sister did an amazing rap that brought down the house.


"Classic" What a beautiful family.


Susan and Barbara arranged an incredible spread of candy which was destroyed moments later by packs of wild 13 year olds. I did a slow shutter zoom on this shot.


This woman was so tickled with this picture that she begged me to come over to the table and show her friend, who then smacked her husband on the shoulder and said "We're going to do that. Come on!"
And the result.....
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Look at the face on the waitress

and this poor guy is recovering from four broken ribs



Hora time!


The chefs at Twin Orchard do an AMAZING job!


Some wide angle fun. I use a portable ladder at all my weddings and mitzvahs. Getting above the crowd can really make for some cool images.




Jason of Energy not only gets everbody dancing, he ties shoes on stage.



This little girl danced her heart out all night. The midnight hour struck and she's ready to go home with her candy and newly aquired sweatshirt.


Jason and his dancers really are a blast!

These last two shots are second curtain sync flashes. I set the shutter speed for about a second and zoom through the shot. It's kind of hit and miss technique, but when you hit it's pretty cool.










Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Sk8

Skate Chicago!
Early Grab
Off the half pipe

uh oh...

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Bat Mitzvah

It's Mitzvah season again. I photographed one this past weekend for Brad Floden of Classic Image Photography. What a wonderful party. It was the perfect mixture of tradition, speeches and wild fun.





Love this family shot!
HORA!!!
I like to shoot between the poses to get true emotions. Little Sis made a beautiful speech.
" Don't you dare tell that story Dad!"


It was a beautiful evening so we were able to shoot portraits outside. Marisa was such a wonderful young lady to work with. She made my job fun.
This is one Dad who knows how to enjoy a party. What a great moment

I love mother/daughter shots
I saw this little girl walking in and her eyes were glowing with wonder. "click!" After looking at it now though, I wish I had included the mother's hand in the frame. I still think it's a beatiful shot.
"I'm King of the world!!!"