Katie and Ethan's B'nai Mitzvah Pre-Shoot at Wynwood Walls

These siblings just celebrated their B'nai Mitzvah this past Shabbat and did such a beautiful job during the service, followed that evening with a celebratory reception.  This family was a pleasure to work with from start to finish.  They all have so much love for each other!  And it's contagious.  I don't think it's possible to be in their presence and not feel warm and happy!  I can't wait to process the photos from the mitzvah, but until then, here are some from our Mitzvah Pre-Shoot together a few months earlier in the colorful Wynwood Walls graffiti art district in Miami.

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!  

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!