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04/06/2008 09:40:42 PM · #1 |
I'm photographing my first Bat Mitzvah this week... the rehearsal is tomorrow (they don't permit photographing the actual ceremony, so I'll be shooting a posed "simulation of the simulation" as the father of the girl put it); the party will be after the ceremony on Saturday.
Being non-Jewish and a first time Bat Mitzvah photographer, I just wanted to toss this note out there to see if anyone had any particular advice or past experiences to share. I know the basics of the basics, and the family is well aware that I'm new to this event. So, hopefully, they'll be helping me to know in which direction I should be pointing the camera.
Any words of wisdom are appreciated, as I'll be making an effort to make as few faux pas as humanly possible :) |
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04/07/2008 02:30:50 PM · #2 |
I've photographed some out of the ordinary, pretty different weddings, but none Bat Mitzah.
I'm curious also. So there's a bump.
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04/07/2008 02:34:12 PM · #3 |
| Wear a garlic necklace, just in case it's a Vampire Bat Mitsvah. |
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04/08/2008 10:11:59 PM · #4 |
I shot the rehearsal last night, and it went very well. It was just the family and the rabbi, and once the actual rehearsal was over, we had the run of the place so we could shoot whatever we wanted. It would be nice if weddings worked that way!
I set up my AlienBees and a backdrop and did some family portraits in their foyer, and then I brought one of the bees inside to get shots in the sanctuary (my apologies if they don't call it a "sanctuary").
It was a very interesting learning experience, since I don't know much about the Jewish faith. The Torah was over 100 years old, and the girl's father was telling me how they make them by hand, carefully writing every letter in Hebrew. And if the scribe makes just one small mistake on just one letter, they have to start the whole process of writing it all over again. I wouldn't want that job!
I'll post some pictures when everything is all done, once I get permission from the family to do so. |
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04/08/2008 10:24:00 PM · #5 |
Hi Alan! One of my only event shoots was a bar mitvah rehearsal - I loved doing it. I'm sorry I just saw this or I would have uploaded some shots earlier. It was just family & rabbi, like yours, so it was very relaxed. I was allowed to set up lights whereever & to move around whereever I wanted.
I put together a bunch of images for them, and their favorite was a perhaps slightly sentimental collage, but I think it won their hearts. I don't have time tonight to search the archives, but I'll post it tomorrow for you. I think that with a ceremony this important to the family, it's impossible to go over the top in sentiment. |
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04/10/2008 08:37:00 AM · #6 |
| The rules are simple, Alan.........just wish everyone you see Mazeltov, wear your yarmulka (your skull cap), and eat as much as you can..........and you'll blend in perfectly..........that, in a nutshell, is Judaism 101, easy! |
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04/10/2008 08:50:34 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Sinky:
The rules are simple, Alan.........just wish everyone you see Mazeltov, wear your yarmulka (your skull cap), and eat as much as you can..........and you'll blend in perfectly..........that, in a nutshell, is Judaism 101, easy! |
Well, I'll do well with the "eat as much as I can" part, anyway! :) |
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04/10/2008 11:58:08 AM · #8 |
I took a few shots at one a while back. Wasn't the paid photographer there but they were extremely happy with my shots. I did all very wide. 10.5 fish eye to get as many friends and family in. Was great not to be under pressure at all.
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09/08/2008 12:38:03 AM · #9 |
Mazel Tov Bumpage!
Shooting a bat mitzvah myself this week and wondering what you might have learned Alan! |
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