Challenge Fitness New Building

The gym that feels like home to me has a new home!  Challenge Fitness has moved to a new building in Wilton Manors, and I was there to capture some of the action during some of the first weekend classes!  

Mayah's Bat Mitzvah: Young At Art Museum Davie, FL

One of my favorite things to capture is joy.  That means this was one of my favorite mitzvahs to capture.  Mayah is so full of personality and radiates a contagious joy to all in her presence. Her family especially shares her good nature, and they were all full of smiles throughout their celebration!

Shot with Stephanie from Steph Lynn Photo.

Camber and Mia's B'nai Mitzvah: The Addison Boca Raton, FL

I really do appreciate how photography has connected me with so many people from my past.  This mama's mama and mine were friends, so we grew up knowing each other.  She even babysat me, and was of course, one of our faves, so I was super excited when she said she'd seen my mitzvah photos on Facebook and was interested in working together to capture her family's upcoming B'nai Mitzvah! 

It was lovely to reconnect as adults, and to share in her beautiful family's simcha.  These two kids are awesome, and totally rocked their mitzvah!  And mom and dad's speech, and all of the video they included in their montage were a lovely peek into the beauty of their lives together. 

Mayah's Bat Mitzvah Pre Shoot at Wynwood Walls

Congratulations to this lovely lady and her family on the celebration of her Bat Mitzvah this past weekend!  A few months prior, we got together for a pre-shoot session.  This is a lovely modern mitzvah tradition and is a great way to develop a rapport with your photographer, and also to create some great images to display at the mitzvah in decor or a sign in book. 

Mayah's photo session was special.  I will always capture the traditional looking and smiling portraits, but then I definitely want to encourage my subjects to be themselves in front of the camera.  Mayah had no shortage of personality for the camera, and it shows in her images.  She just hung out, played, laughed with her family, and the result is a gallery that tells the story of who this spunky, happy, playful, energetic, fun girl is!

Almost Party of Five! Maternity Session at Wynwood Walls

It's so much fun getting to capture families as they grow.  Especially when they are growing another human to add to their family!  I first photographed this family when that spunky little redheaded ball of fun was in mama's belly, and now she's getting ready to become a big sister!  We had so much fun exploring the amazing street art in the Wynwood Walls art district in Miami that never disappoints.  Neither does this family's love for each other!