Miranda’s Bat Mitzvah from Adat Chaim in Maryland

Bat Mitzvah Photography

Lots of fun yesterday with the Markovitz family down at Or Shalom in Berwyn, Pa. Mindy, Marli’s mom, found me through her sister when I photographed her nephew’s Bar Mitzvah down in Baltimore. Everyone was in good spirits yesterday and made the day so much fun. If yesterday was any indication on the level of fun we are going to have Saturday nght I had better bring my helmet to the party on Saturday. =)

Here are a couple from yesterday. See you on Saturday Markovitz family.

Philadelphia Bat Mitzvah Photographer

I had the pleasure and privilege of photographing Kim and her wonderful family this past week for her Bat Mitzvah over at Temple Beth Am near Philadelphia. Kim is such a sweety, always graciously accepting praise, smiling, and allowing me to take her photographs. Her friends adore her and her family loves her very much.

Here is an email I just received from the mother of Kim after the party on Saturday. This was addressed to myself, the DJ and the event coordinator.

“gentlemen,
Words can not adequately convey how much we loved our day! You ALL out did yourselves, providing THE BEST of everything, catering, music and photography. There was NOTHING we would change, and only wish the day did not have to end. I know our memories will last a lifetime. It was a real pleasure preparing for Kim’s Bat Mitzvah, with your help and guidance and we would not hesitate to recommend you to our friends and family!

thanks again and hope we need your services again someday.”

This is what keeps me going. Money is secondary and is only a means to survive and live off of photography but emails like this are what I live for. These are what keep me motivated. I just hope I don’t get too old to do this one day. maybe they’ll find the fountain of youth by then!

Thanks Kramer family!

Here are some portraits from the temple we photographed last Wednesday.

This was unique for me as it is rare I get to photograph two siblings at the same time. They both were from the same family yet their personalities were so different. They rounded out their wonderful family very well. This was special for the entire family. I tried to make sure I got portraits of each of them alone to emphasize their individuality.

The party is tomorrow! This is going to be a fun party!

Bat Mitzvah Photographers Maryland

Dear friends of Josh Barry Photography,

Recently the regular issue of the Baltimore Jewish Times released another Simcha edition featuring articles, ads, tips, how-to’s and guides concerning planning and source-finding for Weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. I had the pleasure and honor of being interviewed and featured in their article “Camera Ready”.

In the article are some very interesting and IMPORTANT tips on choosing your photographer. Although this is largely geared towards the wedding couple searching for a photographer they can easily be applied to Bar/Bat Mitzvahs as well. Click here to read Page 1 and here for page 2 of the article. You will need a PDF viewer to read these. Most computers have them already.

The album pages featured throughout the article are from a recent Wedding client, Patty Hans. Below is a testimonial received from her about her wedding.

“My husband and I used Josh Barry Photography for our wedding in September 2007. He is an outstanding photographer. He not only takes beautiful pictures using a variety of techniques, his approach to photography is very lively and fun while still very professional. He has the creativity and intuition to see something and to envision using it as a prop in his picture and is very comfortable doing so. He makes everyone feel comfortable and relaxed while he is taking pictures. Josh takes beautifully posed pictures as well as pictures where he is capturing the moment. He is able to catch moments so subtly that the subject isn’t even aware of the fact that he’s photographing them at that moment. As a bride, Josh made me feel special while ensuring that I was comfortable and relaxed. He makes every one of the guests feel comfortable too. Our wedding guests all commented on how great the photographer was and how much fun he was. Josh got fantastic shots without being intrusive. The pictures Josh took for us are absolutely beautiful and everyone that has seen them were equally impressed. I highly recommend using Josh Barry Photography for any of your photography needs. He is extremely talented and creative, very personable and also very accommodating. Again, we highly recommend Josh!

Patty & Jim Hollister
Parkville, MD”

So I took some of my images that I used on my website that showcase my Bar/Bat Mitzvah Photography and made a slideshow out of them.

Let me know what you think. Making these are fun.

Bar Mitzvah Photographers
Maryland Photographers