Ben Drucker Photography » Search Results » Sarah+Nelson+Bat+Mitzvah http://www.bdrucker.com Spectacular images, unparalleled customer experience Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:47:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Sarah Nelson Bat Mitzvah Portraits | Short Hills, New Jersey Bat Mitzvah Portrait Photographer http://www.bdrucker.com/2009/05/23/sarah-nelson-bat-mitzvah-portraits/ http://www.bdrucker.com/2009/05/23/sarah-nelson-bat-mitzvah-portraits/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 17:58:55 +0000 Ben http://testing.bdrucker.com/?p=300 The Nelsons brought a lot of family to their Bat Mitzvah synagogue portrait session for Sarah Nelson’s Bat Mitzvah at Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange, New Jersey. Lots of people in a portrait session tends to mean rushing, difficult logistics, and a less enjoyable experience. Not with the Nelsons. Not only were they cooperative and excited subjects, but they were willing to invest extra time to make sure they had every image they wanted. After over an hour of shooting, we left the synagogue with everyone enjoying themselves and images that showed it sitting on my memory card. Thank you to the Nelsons for being so enthusiastic and willing to experiment, and congratulations to Sarah on becoming a Bat Mitzvah!

Rabbi and Sarah

Sarah looks up at Rabbi Mark Cooper as he speaks to her about becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Sarah and Eva

Sarah and her younger sister Eva get their favorite shot where they’re both wrapped in Sarah’s tallit

Sarah and Grandmother

Sarah stands in front of the ark with her grandmother

Sarah and Cantor

Sarah reads from the tour as Cantor Erica Lippitz watches and smiles

Family at Torah

Everyone smiles as Sarah reads from the Torah in front of her parents

Synagogue

Sarah and her parents stand with the sanctuary in the background

Stained Glass

A unique and modern looking shot, in which Sarah and her parents stand in front of one of Oheb Shalom’s beautiful stand glass windows

You can also find the images from Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah Party on my blog.

]]> http://www.bdrucker.com/2009/05/23/sarah-nelson-bat-mitzvah-portraits/feed/ 0 Sarah Nelson Bat Mitzvah Party | Morristown, New Jersey Bat Mitzvah Photographer http://www.bdrucker.com/2009/05/07/sarah-nelson-bat-mitzvah-party/ http://www.bdrucker.com/2009/05/07/sarah-nelson-bat-mitzvah-party/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 14:33:17 +0000 Ben http://testing.bdrucker.com/?p=289 This past Sunday, I went to the Morris Museum in Morristown, New Jersey to photograph Sarah Nelson’s Bat Mitzvah party. It was a very unique party, definitely a departure from the dark rooms and loud music I’m used to. Sarah and her family planned a scavenger hunt through the museum, with the attendees picking up clues along the way, trying to win a prize at the end. The kids split into teams, and searched the museum, counting beads on necklaces, reading articles, and scouring the pieces for clues. Everyone got really engrossed in the scavenger hunt, and the very unique idea ended up being a great success. Congratulations to Sarah on becoming a Bat Mitzvah!

Gift for Sarah

Sarah receives a memento from a family friend

Writing down Clues

Some partygoers write down clues

Clues

Discussing a clue

Eva

Sarah’s sister write down clues

Friends

Sarah and her friends in a group hug, after her friends sang the song they wrote for her

You can also find the images from Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah portrait session on my blog.

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