mitzvah
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The bar/bat mitzvah rehearsal allows us to relax and photograph the family without interruption or time constraints. There are many sweet and tender moments to be appreciated; the perfect opportunity to focus and prepare for the 'Main Event'. Click the Rehearsal Portfolio below.
The mitzvah Ceremony takes place usually on the Saturday morning or evening, and they are very special. I always enjoy watching these young teens make their “rite of passage” into Jewish adulthood by being “Rabbi for the Day” as they conduct nearly the entire service for the congregation. It may bring back memories for you, it will certainly bring back memories for them.
Photos of the families and kids; you can really appreciate the gentle transition into adulthood. No longer a parents’ little girl or boy. Click HERE for an outdoor Family Photoshoot in the Park, click HERE for an urban Family Stroll Down Graffiti Alley, or click below for the complete Portraits Portfolio.
“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” - Paul Caponigro
I thoroughly enjoy capturing beautiful details of the day. No matter how chaotic the scene, I will always make time to capture the details which the parents laboured and deliberated over to choose, create, or purchase, but likely will never remember; the day is usually a blur. “It’s all in the details” is true to life as much as it is to the success of a the simcha. The details fade, the sweet table is quickly devoured, and the centre-piece will quickly be surrounded by bags and cell-phones. Is it not the details that make each simcha so unique?
Nothing like a good party to end the night, and they are wild or mild; dancing, DJ’s, general silliness, and of course the ubiquitous hora. Kids hoisted up on chairs, oh my! My goal is always to capture the pure joy and spirit in the evening. I want you to look back many years from now and re-experience the night; and show your children and grandchildren. Candid shots, most every one of them, but filled with intense celebration. This starts with the details, schmoozing, speeches, candle lighting, dancing, limbo, and more.
Well nothing says we're having a good time like some family dance moves and general goofiness. Check out some of the revelry we get up to after all the serious photos have been done. Bust-a-move, y'all.
Mitzvah Photography Prices
The Rehearsal or Ceremony includes family portraits, photos with the Torah, and any other photos relating to the ceremony.
I recommend photographing a Photo-Rehearsal to get pictures that would be impossible at the ceremony such as the intimate 'over-the-shoulder' photo at the torah, and photos of 'the whole family behind the torah' that I would not usually get during the ceremony.
The Party includes portraits, schmoozing, hora, speeches, details, candle lighting ceremony, general craziness, and any other aspects of the party that need to be photographed, and of course, dancing, celebration, and fun.
Rehearsal and Ceremony often take place on a different day from the Party, and at a different venue.
All HIGH resolution digital files are available to you, ready to print, on a memory stick and are uploaded for viewing in a password protected online gallery.
Set-up and take-down time is not billed, that is my responsibility.
Signing Boards
This is the Mitzvah Signing Board that you have on a stand for kids to sign. I have photographed at ice rinks, parkour gyms, basket ball courts, my studio. You can choose your own photo, or have me take an amazing photo for you. The gallery quality photo is glued to a sturdy sheet of foam-core and will look fantastic (in the basement/bedroom) for years to come. I charge for a half-hour shoot anytime before the mitzvah party and need a few days lead time to get the signing board printed and ready.
36x24: $180
30x20: $150
Photo-booth & Videography Prices
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Photo Albums
A beautiful album tells the story of the day, and becomes an important family heirloom, one that you will cherish forever and take out to show your grandchildren. Most clients choose to purchase an album as part of their initial package in order to take advantage of the 15% - 30% savings on pre-purchased products. The average book is between 18-28 spreads, and many options for COVERS and FONTS available, check them out HERE. To get started on your album, go HERE. To look at some sample albums, go HERE.
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The Reveal: The family's first look
A touching visual story why your wedding or mitzvah photo album is timeless.
Signature Albums: Flush Mount
These are amazing albums; classic and stylish.
Covered in vegan leather, leather, linen, silk, or a photo cover, the album features firm pages with archival printing on the finest photographic paper available. These are ideal for wedding or bar/bat mitzvah albums, and look stunning on the living room table. Pre-paying part of the album entitles you to 10-35% off the cost.
These albums are premium thickness paper, and start at $995 for a 12×12 album with 10 spreads. Additional spreads cost $54 each. A 10x10 album starts at $950 for 10 spreads, additional spreads cost $40 each. An 8x8 album starts at $850 for 10 spreads, additional spreads cost $30 each. The average album is between 18-28 spreads, but can be more or less.
Premium Albums: Flush Mount
Leather or specialty covers, and are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
These pages are firm, and do not bend. A simple black album in the finest soft leather will always be classic. Raised lettering can be used to highlight your names, or date, and give your album a subtle, modern feel. These are ideal for weddings, and will definitely make a statement.
Albums start at $1280 12×12 album with 10 spreads. Additional spreads cost $80 each. A 10x10 album starts at $1090 for 10 spreads, additional spreads cost $60 each.
Press-Printed Books
Press-Printed Books feature thin, flexible pages and silk or photo covers.
These books provide an economical way to display your favourite images, and they are offered as more compact guest books usually one photo to a page or the larger album shrunk down. These are albums that grandparents will love.
Albums start at $810 12×12 album with 10 spreads. Additional spreads cost $38 each. A 10x10 album starts at $780 for 10 spreads, additional spreads cost $35 each.
Acrylic Plexi-Mount Prints
A vibrant alternative to traditional printing; crystal clear acrylic plexi-mount.
These images are printed directly onto precision cuts acrylic substrate or photo paper mounted on acrylic with high-end archival inks and covered with opaque fabric backing. Acrylic prints are like looking out a window! Bright vivid colours with Chris details of you through a glossy, glasslike surface, giving the impression of lifelike depth and dimension. The combination of quality inks and tough acrylic make acrylic print one of the most durable ways to display your photos. Acrylics eventually immune to spills and stains. Prince come either with pre-drilled corner holes and for brushed aluminum space mounts or an invisible bar on the back to hang on the wall. The princess held securely a short distance from the wall as if it's floating.
Artisan Canvas Prints
Turn your photos into painting-like classical works of art, hand crafted and meticulously detailed.
Material is gallery-grade poly cotton – canvas stretched snuggly over a solid wood backing frame. The frames are light but strong, 1.25 inch thick wood. Canvas prints are printed with vibrant colours giclée printed on a textured surface, then laminated to resist moisture and feeding. Canvas prints come ready to hang with stainless steel mounts included. Spaces on the bottom of the frame ensure your prints will hang evenly on the wall.
Professional Giclée Printing (ready to frame)
Art Prints, printed on Epson Enhanced Matte or Epson Premium Luster
For reproducing digitally captured artwork and artistic photographs, high-end inkjet giclée printing on final paper is now the industry standard. We print on an ultra high definition printer on quality archival acid-free textured art paper to produce artistic prints with greater Fidelity, finer detail, and greater longevity. These prints are meant to be framed.
JONNI SUPER PHOTOGRAPHY
TORONTO, COLLINGWOOD, & BEYOND
Jonni Super, a seasoned Toronto photographer, excels in portrait, branding, event, family, and commercial/editorial photography, catering to the GTA and its neighbouring regions. Reach out to Jonni now for a stellar 5-star experience!