The Marriage Contract
In a Jewish Wedding the Ketuba, the marriage contract, is prepared prior to the ceremony by the Rabbi. Then the bride and groom sign it. Even though the cerem...
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In a Jewish Wedding the Ketuba, the marriage contract, is prepared prior to the ceremony by the Rabbi. Then the bride and groom sign it. Even though the ceremony is yet to come, by signing the Ketuba, they are husband and wife.
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NIKON D300
Aperture f/5.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 700/10 
Williamsburg, New York, US
Oct, 2020Views
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Location
The photo was taken a a Hasidic Jewish Wedding. There were about 500 guests at the catering hall in Williamsburg, New York.Time
It was a Thursday evening. The cocktail hour was drawing to a close. The signing of the "Katuba", the Jewish Marriage Contract, takes place just before the ceremony. Under Jewish Law, once the Bride and Groom sign the "Katuba", they are married. The actual ceremony is a formality.Lighting
The video lights were on so there is a sepia cast on the scene. I used my flash as a fill in, but I did not want to over power the sepia cast of the video light.Equipment
I was using a Nikon 300 with a Nikkor Zoom and a Nikon SB900 flash hand held.Inspiration
The "Katuba" signing is a very important part of the ceremony. I wanted to capture an image which would show the happiness of the occasion and the solemnity of the moment.Editing
To create the happiness of the occasion, I left the background in color. Note the handshake at the top of the picture. It is like the father of the Bride shaking hands with the father of the Groom sealing the "deal". In the mean time, the Rabbi, in black and white, is solemnly concentrating on filling in the "Katuba". So I masked the Rabbi and made him solemn by using B&W, which further removes him from the scene around him.In my camera bag
As of late, I am using a Nikon Z6 II, with a Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR, a Nikkor Z 24-50 mm f/4-6.3, a Nikkor mc Z 105mm f/2.8, A Godox Transmitter and 2 Receivers, a Peak Design Aluminum Compact tripod, 3 Sony 512GB SDXC cards, 2 Sony 200GB QXD cards, one Sandisk 256 cfExpress card, Nikon SB910, light modifiers by MagMod, Spare EN-EL 15 and AA rechargeable batteriesFeedback
When at an affair, look for something symbolic of the entire event which can be communicated in one picture from a special angle or crop or lighting or special effect and shoot it.
