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DIYva Designs is having their launch party on August 19 in DC. Sugar, one of the owners, is an extremely talented artist and I’m sure this will be a great event. To learn more and RSVP click here or by clicking on the flyer below.

I was really excited when Signature Theatre contacted me to shoot their annual Stephen Sondheim Gala again this year. I was even more excited when I found out that the 2010 award would be presented to Angela Lansbury. I simply love Ms. Lansbury, so it was quite the honor. Even better, she was as cool as I always imagined she would be. The event was held again at the Italian Embassy and it turned out beautifully.

There’s a new rock venue in DC for all you rock fans. It’s called Mirrors. The venue isn’t new, but after doing go-go music for the past 100 years or something like that (clearly an exaggeration, clearly), the venue is switching to rock. If live music at the 9:30 Club, the Black Cat or DC9 gets you going, definitely give this place a try. Not only is there great music, but the venue is pretty effin nice. Actually, there isn’t a nicer venue for rock music in DC.

For the next few weeks, there’s a battle of the bands to kick off the opening. And the winner gets a photo shoot with Sevan!

Soooo, check it out and let me know what you think.

About a week ago, I had the chance to photograph a great birthday party at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Maryland. I abso loved the theme and the way it was done. There’s no better way to celebrate 50 than to spend time with families and to act like a kid again. The event had over 200 guests and everyone joined in on bingo, croquet, baggo and an indoor arcade. There was a barbecue, popcorn and fries as well as a formal dinner. The perfect merger between youth and maturity…Oh! And how could I forget the bake off! There were more than a dozen different times of cakes and cupcakes made by the guests for the “Jay’s State Fair Bake-Off.” Too cute!

Here are some photos from the evening:

Last night was the launch party for Julianne Smith, the designer of fabulous custom garters (she’s fabulous too!). It was held at Hello Cupcake in Dupont. (Which by the way makes some damn good cupcakes. I need to make a trip back ASAP. Did I mention that they were great?) It was a great event with a great turnout. OH…How could I forget to mention my new favorite item? There was the goodness in a bottle known as sparkling tea. It’s made by the Gold Star Tea Company. Bless their hearts.

Anyway, here are a few photos…

Are you ready? Artomatic 2009 registration begins on March 27.

The tenth anniversary event will run from May 29 to July 5 at Half Street’s 55 M Street, S.E. - blocks from Nationals Park - atop the Navy Yard metro in D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.

Artomatic is unjuried, and all artists are welcome. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and will end when space is filled.

Artomatic.org will have all you need to know by March 27. For registration questions, e-mail register@artomatic.org. To volunteer, e-mail volunteer@artomatic.org.

Artomatic is also having happy hour every first Wednesday. Art + happy hour = Me in love. The first one is at the Science Club today, March 4.

There is a great exhibit coming to Washington, DC on March 5. Congo/Women is an international photography exhibition that works to shed light on the continuing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over five million people have been killed in the past ten years, with women and girls being subjected to extreme gender violence. The bold, evocative work of photojournalists Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv and James Nachtwey is accompanied by several contextual essays. This is very closely related to the work that we are doing on the In the Light project. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by the event.

March 5, 2009
Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Rayburn Foyer
Washington, DC
12-7pm Viewing
5-7pm Public reception

Last Friday, I shot Kenny Kaos and DJ Manifesto at Station 9 in Washington, DC. As I mentioned in a previous post, they are a DJ + drummer duo pretty similar to Travis Barker and DJ AM. Manifesto spins the tracks while Kenny plays the drums live. Pretty cool stuff. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the night. I’m going to work on a quick promo video from the photos so I will post that when it’s done.

Kaotic?

Kenny Kaos on drums

I love the way you can see the rhythm

DJ Manifesto

One day I'm going to wear that outfit. Ok, maybe not, but I will have that much fun.

My birthday weekend was great, although it’s left me a wee bit tired. Both shoots went really well and I had enough time to have some fun.

The first was for Club Relaford. The photos were of Iraq policy maker Secretary Schmirer. Interesting to say the least. I won’t give my personal thoughts. I’ll just link to the article once it comes out.

The second shoot was for a new DJ/Drummer duo–Kenny Kaos and DJ Manifesto. I was actually very impressed. The concept is that DJ Manifesto is spinning records (trance and house this particular night) while Kaos plays live drums. Again I say…I was impressed. I’m still working on those photos, but I’ll post a few when they are all done.

I have quite a few things coming up this week…a reggae symposium at the Jamaican embassy…a dance performance on Friday…headshots on Saturday. Thankfully, I’ve picked up a new sketchbook or else I would be completely lost.

My new sketchbook from Borders!

Yeah, the title to this post makes absolutely no sense. However, when I hear “Twestival,” I want to say “festivus for the rest of us.” Seinfeld? No?

Anyway, last night was Twestival in DC. It was a great event for a great cause. It was pretty cool to meet fellow twitterers. Below is one of my favorite photos from the night. You can see the rest here.

And oh yeah, follow me on twitter!

Twestival, Washington DC

Twitter is my new favorite thing. If you’re not on twitter, do so ASAP (and follow me!). It’s a great way to keep in touch with people and to meet new people.It gives me a place to dump all my random thoughts. Lol.

Anyway, twitterers all over the world are coming offline on February 12th for a great cause. It’s called Twestival and it’s happening in over 175+ cities in the world. Proceeds from the night will benefit charity:water. Check out the list of cities and attend an event. Even if you can’t attend, you can still donate to charity:water through the previous link.

I’ll be the “official” photographer for the DC Twestival. If you’re in the District, join us at Local 16 on U street. Photos will come shortly after, of course.

Tweet.Meet.Give.

Jennifer Connelly in charity: water Public Service Announcement from charity: water on Vimeo.

No, really this time. The quick break turned into a little bit longer than I expected. But I promise not to leave that long again. Even if I’m not here, you can always catch up with me on twitter (my latest obsession).

What’s been keeping “sevan” busy? Quite a bit actually…During the inauguration, we shot an inaugural ball (a few photos below). We’ve also been pretty busy with the In the Light project and we’ve made a lot of progress. The other thing is that we’ve hit wedding season–well, the beginning–so we’ve been working on booking up that schedule.

We have a lot more exciting things planned for this year and we can’t wait to share them with you, until then, enjoy a few of the Hip Hop Summit Inaugural Ball photos.

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The event was a collaboration between Scheme magazine and OTB management. Read more about the movement at their blog. Below is a quick slideshow of some of the photos I took that night. More photos can be seen here.

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I shot the Studio Theatre’s 3oth Anniversary Gala on Saturday. Great event. I’m personally a big fan of the Studio Theatre. The plays I have seen there are great. But more importantly, to me anyway, the building is amazing. Maybe it’s the brick walls, the lounge areas, the urban meets modern feel..i don’t know… but, me gusta.

Back to the event…this was probably one of the most challenging things I’ve had to shoot. Now, I love candles and I’m big on ambience, but for a photographer, at times it screams nightmare. The lighting was so low sometimes. And those were the same times that using a heavy flash would be inappropriate.

Luckily, fast lenses are my friend (and I’m great) and in the end it worked. They were very pleased with the photos and said they were the best gala photos they’ve ever received. Score!

Here are a few from the event… Click on the image to see the larger version. I’ll post more soon.