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Giveaway: A Necklace by CicadaDesign on Jen Snyder Photography's Blog!

This is my first official CicadaDesign giveaway: http://blog.jensnyderphotography.com/?p=476

I'm so excited to be part of this week of awesome giveaways at Jen Snyder Photography. Please check out her amazing work and then visit her blog for more giveaway information.

Mt. Vernon Photo Walk

I've been away for a while, due to personal reasons. But now I'm back!

Last  Saturday, my friend Jen and I went on a photo walk with a group of photographers in Mt. Vernon. I went to her house last night for an "editing party" and we each selected two images from our walk to enter into the official contest.

Here are my entries:

Image copyright 2009 emilie kleiner


Image copyright 2009 emilie kleiner

Like my cheesy "watermark" in the bottom right corners of each photo? Tee hee hee. These pictures are MINE! I don't remember when the officials decide whose photo moves forward into the national competition, but it's kind of exciting. The grand prize is worth $11,000! I'll keep you posted.

Richard Avedon at the Corcoran

The new Richard Avedon exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art opened this weekend. I am going to go early one Saturday and spend the whole day there if I can. I so admire Avedon's portraits (especially those of Audrey Hepburn, who I just learned was his muse). Definitely go so you can see his portraits of The Family, a series shot for Rolling Stone Magazine during the 1976 dicentennial presidential campaign. There are photos of Ronald Reagan, Senator Edward Kennedy, Rudy Giuliani when he was running for mayor, George Wallace, Donald Rumsfeld, George H.W. Bush when he was the Director of the CIA, and the list goes on.

The exhibit, which runs until January 25, 2009, is $14 for adults, $10 for students, and $12 for seniors/military. Tickets are available for purchase here or at the Gallery.