Steve Maller Photography

Meredith is an old family friend who’s celebrating her bat mitzvah in a couple months. She wanted to do a portrait which reflected her love of dance, and in particular her love of the aerial form of it. I made a series of photographs of her this evening at the ODC Dance Commons with the help of some dramatic lighting, and I think the effect is nice.

Last night was Eli’s bar mitzvah. It was a fun, raucous and elegant affair. But the evening almost began tragically (well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration…) when, after hoisting each of the family members (by far all in smaller packages than him), Rick (the dad) was lifted skyward in celebration. But the seating surface apparently created very little traction with poppa’s trousers, and he unceremoniously slid right off the chair onto his handlers. Fortunately there was neither property damage nor physical harm done to Rick or his well-meaning co-celebrants!