Ethan: Bar Mitzvah
Last Saturday, I photographed my first Bar Mitzvah at Temple Sinai in Denver. Ethan was a perfect gentleman and honored his parents, family, friends with respect during the celebration of his hard work over the last year.
straight-up inspired by the original Johnny Cash:
My favorite photojournalistic image of the day, shot with the trusty Nikon D700 with the 70-200mm at 200mm, f/3.3 @ 1/500 sec, ISO 640 at 8:40 in the a.m.
Ethan and his parents treated guests to a baseball-theme Bar Mitzvah reception held at the Marriott Denver South in Park Meadows, decked out in red, white, and blue.
Ethan and his parents during the reception:
Killer show by Dance Trax Entertainment. Stellar second-shooter image by Matt Steaffens:
Gino Siller — 10.06.09 @ 5:30 am
I am so jealous!!!! What a cool event. The Jewish religion has so many beautiful customs….
edie widoff — 10.06.09 @ 1:12 pm
RJ, These are fabulous! Can’t wait to see the rest! Thank you! You capture the essence of the day perfectly!
Angela Gold — 10.06.09 @ 8:51 pm
WOW – AMAZING photos!!!! I sure wish I could have made it there to celebrate with you… I thought about you a lot on Saturday. So proud of you, Ethan. I can’t wait to see what you will accomplish in the future!
Deborah — 10.10.09 @ 4:12 am
These are beautiful, FABULOUS images, in the way of composition, color, depth of field and the feel for the scenes. I love them ALL but my favs are 1-7.
Wow.
Deanna — 10.19.09 @ 6:44 pm
GORGEEEOUS!
Wrap — 01.14.11 @ 8:40 am
Very nice Bar Mitzvah images! The one with the boy jumping is priceless! These photos are funny, memorable, and beautiful, great job!