{"id":5025,"date":"2016-06-28T18:09:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2016-07-05T07:51:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T12:51:11","slug":"bat-mitzvah-photography-in-the-north-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/bat-mitzvah-photography-in-the-north-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Bat Mitzvah Photography in the North Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of months back I dipped my foot back into the Mitzvah pool.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been awhile since I had an opportunity to photograph one but when I had I really enjoyed my short stint as a Mitzvah photographer.\u00a0 When my friend and fellow photographer Laurie of Soben Studios asked me to photograph her daughter&#8217;s Bat Mitzvah I jumped at the opportunity to photograph her daughter&#8217;s Bat Mitzvah as I really love the fun &amp; energy of these incredibly special days where Jewish families celebrate the coming of age of their Mitzvah child(ren).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not kidding when I say that there isn&#8217;t much that can compare to the energy at a Mitzvah event. The energy level is turned up to 11!\u00a0 Not only that but the kids themselves are pretty great: funny, fun, outgoing, laughing, having a blast &#8211; the vibe of fun is truly contagious and the guests feel it as well.<\/p>\n<p>Typically during these celebrations I&#8217;ve found that the lighting CAN be tricky so I highly recommend having a second set of hands (aka an assistant) that can help the photographer with lighting.\u00a0 S&#8217;s Bat Mitzvah was NO EXCEPTION.\u00a0 This Bat Mitzvah celebration was in the middle of the day but with room darkening curtains throughout and the artificially lit room was filled with (the always fun) black and colored lights &#8211; but this lighting <em>can<\/em> make for some tricky photography opportunities.\u00a0 With a lighting assistant I was readily able to capture the events of the day without every one looking like Oompa Loompas!\u00a0 LOL<\/p>\n<p>Anyway a big thank you to Laurie and her family and all of her guests.\u00a0 Thank you for allowing me to capture this special day for you all.\u00a0 Much love &amp; MAZEL TOV!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5026 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8650.jpg\" alt=\"An example of a photo of a girl in her synagogue for during a North Shore Chicago Bat Mitzvah \" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8650.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8650-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9411.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a fun moment during a Chicago area Bat Mitzvah celebration\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9411.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9411-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5044 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9391.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of siblings wishing a Bat Mitzvah well during the Mitzvah celebration in Chicago's North Shore\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9391.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9391-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9357.jpg\" alt=\"Photo showcasing a happy moment between a sister and brother during a Mitzvah celebration in Chicagoland\" width=\"719\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9357.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9357-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5042 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9309bw.jpg\" alt=\"Group Mitzvah photo during an event\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9309bw.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9309bw-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5041 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9298.jpg\" alt=\"Another Mitzvah group photo of many smiling and happy teens in Chicagoland\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9298.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9298-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5040 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9208.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of celebration and dancing during a Chicago Mitzvah event\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9208.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9208-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5039 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9186v.jpg\" alt=\"The Mitzvah expresses her excitement during the Hora dance in the North suburbs of Chicago\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9186v.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9186v-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5038 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9177bw.jpg\" alt=\"Another fun expressive image of the Mitzvah during the Hora dance at her celebration in the North Shore of Chicago\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9177bw.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9177bw-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5037 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9163bw1.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a father with his daughter at her Mitzvah celebration.  Mazeltov!\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9163bw1.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9163bw1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9141v.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a selfie being taken with some of the guest and the Mitzvah at her Chicago event celebration\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9141v.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9141v-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9139vbw1.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of youth celebrating shadow play and expressing L O V E for the event during a Chicago North Shore Bat Mitzvah celebration\" width=\"966\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9139vbw1.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9139vbw1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9139vbw1-768x386.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5034 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9130.jpg\" alt=\"A details shot of some of the edibles at this Bat Mitzvah celebration\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9130.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9130-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5033 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9098.jpg\" alt=\"This event image is of guests hula hooping during the event celebration in Highland Park, Illinois\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9098.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR9098-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8946bw.jpg\" alt=\"An image of this beautiful Mitzvah outside taken during the celebration of her Mitzvah in Chicago land\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8946bw.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8946bw-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8929v.jpg\" alt=\"A fun dancing shot of some of the teen girls at this Chicago area Mitzvah celebration\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8929v.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8929v-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8755.jpg\" alt=\"The Mitzvah's BFFs shared thoughts and gifts with this beautiful young lady during her party event held in Highland Park, Illinois\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8755.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8755-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8663a.jpg\" alt=\"A quick family photo in the Synagogue before rushing off to the party afterward.\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8663a.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8663a-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5028 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8687bw.jpg\" alt=\"An image in the bus that transported the children and teens to the party from the Synagogue in Wheeling to the event in Highland Park\" width=\"726\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8687bw.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8687bw-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5029 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8733.jpg\" alt=\"Another photo with the Mitzvah and her BFFs at the celebration\" width=\"486\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8733.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/30-5025-post\/1MAR8733-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: 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