ames wrote:
What is emes? What’s in the picture or what really exists?
What exists is emes. The picture should reflect what exists.
If the Yeshiva allows boys to wear shirts other than white in the Beis Medrash, then there is no reason to change the color of the shirt. If they allow only white shirts in the Beis Medrash, the boy should have been told to change his shirt whether or not a picture was being taken.
if at points in the day there are empty chairs, the picture should reflect that. It would be nice if everyseat was always filled, however, the picture should reflect the reality.
This is true whether the picture is being used to raise money for the institution or as a promotional guide to draw other young men to their program.