Avi's Bar Mitzvah Reception: My Faves from the Shoot

Sunday December 1 was my first second paying gig, and as I expected, it went great. After photographing the family and waiting for services to end (I did not have permission to shoot the actual service) the reception began, and I shot away. (For you photo nerds, I set up two Speedlite strobes on tall stands to bring in a touch of back- and sidelighting when photographing the dancing.)

I will be delivering the images to the family shortly, but here are my personal favorites. I'm sure they'll want the more standard posed shots, but I love grabbing those moments when people let their guard down. I find that to be much more interesting, purely from a visual standpoint.

So with that in mind, here are my personal favorites from Avi G's bar mitzvah.