Still Editing.

It is true, I am still working on the photos from the Southern Fried Sideshow. Here are some photos that I just finished. I love looking through and finding new photos that I did notice on my first quick look. These were misc. moments that made me smile. Not much else to say...I'm still holding out hope that I can go back to school next fall, looking kind of like a no as of right now though. Still looking for call for entries to enter some new work into shows and literary books, and suggestions, let me know. Nothing really happening as of recently, just wanted to share.

Happy shooting!

Hayley

Southern Fried Sideshow

Well, welcome back friends. How is everyone? As you can see, I am back to my old favorite subject....Sideshows. I absolutely love the thrills, the chills, and just the overall atmosphere you get while attending the Southern Fried Sideshow. It comes complete with freaks, geeks, and just all around strange goodness. Ever seen someone eat fire? I have. Ever seen someone swallow a sword? Been there, seen that. Just to prove it, here are a few photos from my last visit to the Southern Fried Sideshow. It was not only amazing to be there and to see the freakery, but editing the photos brings it all rushing right back. The smell of the fire, the warmth of the performers, and the excitement of the crowd...All remembered quite vividly. Sometimes editing the photos bring more excitement and chills. For example, the last image here was quite a surprise to me. If you look closely at the flame, it resembles a dragon going into the performer's, Jay "Sinder" Becker's, mouth. Another great example would be the photo of the contact juggler, Jamie Warner, where you cannot see his face due to his arm yet if you look into his ball you can see him. Quite exciting to see something so unique in what might have been over looked as a failed photo. I hope this post and these photos will motivate more people to step out of their comfort zone and into the world of the Contemporary Sideshow. After photographing this on November 12, 2011 I have decided that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I cannot see myself doing anything outside of the photography world and more specifically the documentary photography world. This is where I belong and it feels so right to be doing it. Let me know what you guys think about the new photos.

~*~Happy Shooting~*~

Hayley Warner

Just another photo from Georgia and JP's wedding

Just thought this was a nice image and wanted to share. :)

Update: October 2011

Hello everyone who still reads this,

I am writing to show a few of my new photos I have worked on. It has happened, I have entered the world of wedding photography. I am assisting the Famous William Company with some weddings this season. I am learning a new style of photography and am improving on my social skills.....slowly......very slowly. This past wedding was a blast! Not only did I shoot an amazing bride and groom, but I got to do so with 2 amazing photographers that I love dearly. Ms. Emma Elaine Dobbs and Mr. William Hogan. Above are a few photos that I took before the wedding began. Two of them are of Emma and the last one is the groom's shoe. He wore the "something blue" and it was just perfect. Outside of weddings I haven't been that active with my photography. I feel my artistic energy building up, but I don't have time to do much outside of sleep, work, and watch the dog. I have decided that I am going to start looking at grad schools. I am ready to go back and get my masters so I can try to get a job as a professor. For any one who says "those who can't, teach." I don't care. I know I can make art, but as a professor I could have some job security and a constant pay with the possibility to make my art since I would be in a semi- conducive environment for art. Where I am now is redundancy. I work 5 days a week at a job that has nothing to do with my degree. I am ready to put those 6 years of college to use. UGA/SCAD/AI, look out, cause here I come!!!! Now in other news, I am trying to get some business from musicians. I sent a message to a musician that I absolutely freaking love saying that if he comes my way to let me know cause I would love to photography him. Here's hoping he heads out this way! I am trying to update and trouble shoot my website some....and doing so unsuccessfully... (thank you wix.com). Now, I believe that is all for now. I am hoping to start updating more often as I shoot more weddings and maybe some more carnies. Well, for now I will leave you with a quote from a friend of mine, Ms. Shannon Martin. "It might take logical minded people to put the lines on the Earth, but it takes artistic people like us to fill them with color."

Happy shooting,

Hayley

Summer update

It has been almost 1 month since graduation and I haven't touched my camera since. :( I have been busy with my new job and have not had a memory card for my Nikon or film for my other cameras. I have the money for a new camera and a few lenses and maybe a flash. I am planning on getting a Nikon d200. I have met some really cool people working at the mall which has given me confidence to continue doing what I love. :) But anyways, I just wanted to update in case anyone ever checks this anymore. Happy Shooting.
~*~Hayley~*~

And another call for entry!

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
New York, NY
Deadline: Rolling Submission
Posted: 3/10/11
	Title:	The Focus Project : Calling All Photographers
	Sponsor:	Artists Wanted
	Awards:	Over $75,000 in prizes and cash awards, a gala reception in New York City and exposure for you and your work, including a Feature in JPG Magazine. Plus, one dozen photographers will be selected to receive $2,500 and a published feature on the JPG blog.
	Eligibility:	You are invited to participate in The Focus Project, a photography competition seeking the most compelling imagery in the world. Over the course of this project, selected photographers will be featured on our homepage and have a chance at life-changing reward and recognition.
	Fees:	$10 per image. Submit 8 or more images for $79 (maximum of 20 images)
	E-mail:	info@focusproject2011.com
	Website:	http://www.focusproject2011.com/?f=asp2
	Prospectus:	http://www.focusproject2011.com/?f=asp2

Call for Entries!!!!

Deadline: August 1, 2011

Exhibition Title: Photography 2011: Portraiture

Awards: Exhibition at the LH Horton Jr Gallery and on the Gallery's website. Best of Show: $600, 2nd Place: $400, 3rd Place: $300

Eligibility: Entry is open to all artists residing in the United States. Work made in all photographic processes, both traditional and digital, are accepted for entry. Representational or non-representational images of the human figure. Fine art images should emphasize unique composition, pattern, shape, and color/contrast. Framed photographs may not exceed 42" width and 60" height.

Exhibition Dates: November 17– December 14, 2011

Opening Reception: November 17th, 5-7pm

Juror: Chuck Mobley is San Francisco Camerawork's Associate Director of Exhibitions, Publications and Programs, and editor of SF Camerawork Publications. He has written for Art on Paper; Contemporary; Camerawork: A Journal of Photographic Arts; and Sculpture magazines, as well as SFMOMA's Open Space blog and Berkeley Art Museum's Blook blog, and recently contributed an essay to the monograph Signal Fires: El cine de Jem Cohen (Punto de Vista, 2010). He has curated (and co-curated) numerous exhibitions, including Traces of life on the thin film of longing; There is always a machine between us; Katsushig Nakahashi: The Depth of Memory; Past is an image we form in the present; I feel from Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also a co-founder of Right Window, an artist and curator's project space in San Francisco's Mission District.

Entry Dates: March 1 – August 1, 2011

Selection Announcement: September 1, 2011

Artwork Received at the Gallery: November 4, 2011

Entry Fee: $30 for 3 work entries. An additional 3 work entries may be purchased for $3 per image.

Call for Entries General Guidelines

Eligibility

1. Exhibitions are open to all artists residing in the United States.
2. Artwork entered for submission must have been executed after December 2008.
3. The Gallery reserves the right to reject works from exhibitions that are deemed extraordinarily fragile, unstable, or potentially harmful to the work or the viewer. Works accepted by the juror may also be rejected due to their content, or inability to be properly installed or returned for shipping.
4. See each individual exhibition listings for art specific eligibility guidelines.

Accepted Works

1. Art must be properly presented and prepared for display. Wall pieces must include all hardware and be ready to hang. Necessary assembly and mounting instructions and materials must be included with accepted works.
2. Accepted artwork that differs significantly from the submitted image will be disqualified.
3. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition.
4. Upon selection, artists will provide the Gallery with a bio, artist statement and the sale price, title, materials, and dimensions for selected work.
5. All accepted work must be available for sale during the show.
6. The Gallery reserves the right to photograph and use submitted image of any accepted artwork in all publicity for the current show and future exhibitions, educational and Gallery promotional materials. Artist will be credited, as well as any photo credit for the reproduction of images.

Shipping

1. Artists are responsible for all shipping and transit insurance costs to and from the Gallery. The Gallery does not insure works in transit.
2. Works MUST be shipped with a prepaid return shipping label. Works without a prepaid return label will not be returned.
3. Shipping packaging and artwork must be clearly marked to identify the artist, must be re-usable for the return shipping, and include re-packing and installation instructions as necessary.

Insurance

Every reasonable precaution will be taken with the handling of artwork. All work shown at the LH Horton Jr Gallery will be insured against fire, theft, and other hazards while in the possession of the Gallery, from the time of receipt through the time of setup and exhibition. San Joaquin Delta College and the LH Horton Jr Gallery cannot be held responsible for damage to work during shipping, and therefore insurance will not cover work in transit. Insurance claims will be based on the documented sale price of the artwork.

Sale of Artwork

All accepted works must be for sale during the show. The Gallery is responsible for all sales, and will retain a 20% commission from the sale of artwork.

Check it out!

~*~Hayley~*~

Boundaries and After

Ok, So here are a few photos of Arsenic and Old Lace taken on Monday night. I feel like the reception went very well. Everyone loved the food, the music, and most of all, the art. I can't believe that it is over and one with now. Time to finish the details and get my last bit of everything in order. It is surreal and kinda bittersweet. I have been waiting to graduate, but now that it is here, I'm going to miss my job and my friends. I had an interview yesterday...to work in the mall...I feel like I am taking a step backwards. I need the money, but I don't want to work in the mall again. After I got out of there 4 years ago I vowed to NEVER work there again. Well, I might have a key holding position at Earthbound Trading Company. Also, I feel like I have no drive to get anything done because I have no time. Everyone wants everything by Friday. My thesis, my internship stuff, the photos for Infinite Possibilities 2...It is a bit overwhelming. I also have to work and then go on Friday for my final interview. Too much all at once! But this seems to be the story of my life. Anyone want to help me out, just let me know. lol So I guess this is the last entry for this class...So I hope every one had a great semester and I hope everyone goes out and produces lots of new work, applies to lots of art shows, and and keeps in touch. So, Happy Shooting Everyone!
~*~Hayley~*~

I love Art Majors and This is Why!

"Hello Ladies!"

So first off, thank you to Ferran, Andrea, Kim, and Dontez for staying after class to help me with POSE. It was a blast, and I hope yal had fun too. So while editing these I realized something, I'm going to miss being around legit art majors. I am moving come August to Athens and as mentioned in earlier posts, it feels like the people in Athens are different. They don't seem as crazy fun and they don't seem as "creative". I love that the majors here are willing to do almost anything in the name of art. The majors actually look like artists, while all of the art majors I have seen out there look like sorority and frat people and kinda act like it too. (not my scene). So this project has kinda become bitter sweet. It is a concept I love with people I love, but in the end, this is my last time doing a project with these people... Well, as I see it right now. So these pictures, though they are quite simple, actually mean a great deal to me. Thank you guys again foe participating and what not. I'm off to get them printed and posted and reactions. Happy Shooting.
~*~Hayley~*~

Pose in Athens, GA

As mentioned in a previous entry, the Athens' Pose sessions was kind of a fail. Not many people took notice of what was going on which made the reaction shots impossible. I have plenty of photos where people are walking by the photos without any reaction to them. Which again mentioned previously, could be another part of this project. I want some feedback before I decide to or not to print any of these for the show. I am also wanting to do some reaction photos to the shoot with Kristen. Hopefully that will happen tomorrow after class. But anyways, let me know what you guys think.
~*~Hayley~*~

Just a fun little link

Check it out. This is another happening in Atlanta. Flux Projects.

Furry Friends for Finals and a Peace Rally

Hey everyone, here are some photos that I did today. Apparently, today is quite the busy day on campus. I was sent to photograph Love Not Litter's "demo" today at the UCC but when I arrived, they were no where to be found. Fortunately, I totally found the adorable dogs with Furry Friends for Finals and got some great photos of them. Towards the end of my being there I did find Love not Litter and they were making jewelry and bags at their booth. After returning to work I am informed of a Peace Rally in front of Humanities. I couldn't resist. I went only to find a few people giving free hugs and some chalk drawings. They were having people that couldn't stay around for the rally trace their hands on the concrete so that they could be there in "spirit". I got lucky and caught a student partaking in this. I also traced my hand. :) Just wanted to share some of my photos from the day with everyone. Hope you guys like them!
~*~Hayley~*~

The Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister DOT(Photography)

Here are some photos of my older brothers and myself, Jamie (left) and Kelley (right). They are my shoulder devil and angel. These was taken at the senior show April 11. We all decided to dress nice and in the same colors (and no we didn't plan this). For those who missed the show, it was a blast. There was music, and art, and food, and of course, jugglers. For those who wonder, that was also not really planned either. Music, art, food, and sideshow performing is what happens when my family and some of our friends get together. It was like a Thursday night at the Warner home. :) Also a nice bit of information, for those wanting to know about the name of my "photography business", DOTPhotography, it is a reference to the Anamaniacs. My brothers and I grew up watching that cartoon and I was always called Dot by some family friends. But now on to more recent workings. I went to Athens this weekend to sign a lease for my new apartment and while I was there, Jacob and I went to the Athens square and worked on Pose. The reaction was less than satisfactory. It seems to me that the people that inhabit Athens are too stuck up and self-absorbed to notice anything around them. I trolled the photos for close to 2 hours and only 2 people looked at them. I missed one of them and got the other person from the back and one of the photos got trashed while I was at another one around the corner. I feel as if I have wasted 3 hours. But this also brings up the question of "what if the people don't notice?" It is like another area of this project. The idea, in my opinion, is to slow down and enjoy the beauty in your surroundings, but not everyone is willing to do that. So this is just another view of the same project. I think I might put a few of these in the show just for a contrast. To be honest, I got more of a reaction while I was taking the initial photos of Jacob, so I might include one or 2 of those. (I got one of a guy giving me the stink eye, hahahaha). But anyways, I hope you guys enjoy the photos of my brothers and myself. (there are not many photos of me in front of the camera, so enjoy it while you can, lol). And BTW, make sure you guys are dressed in a manner which you don't mind being photographed on Thursday, I want a group Pose shot for the show! Just a heads up! :)
~*~Hayley~*~
*PS: If you guys want to see more photos from my senior show, go check out Cristhian Molina's blog entry. And You can check out his Facebook entry. (Like the page while you are there) :)

Promos for Mile Train and Arsenic and Old Lace

I went Saturday night to see Mile Train play and did some promo shots for them and this is what came out. :)
~*~Hayley~*~

College Juried Exhibition

I have joined Dontez in the exhibition! :)
~*~Hayley~*~

Catching up

Well, I just realized that I was behind on posting so here is a small update with what I have been doing. Last week I printed the entire show. I have 3 sizes of frames (16x20, 18x24, and 24x36). I framed and wired everything on Saturday and Sunday. I got everything hung yesterday thanks to the help of my brother. It only took like 3 hours to do. Se I'm a bit worried about space because I had 20 images and space is one print shy of being full. If my show alone is filling the entire space, then I'm a bit worried about 8 people trying to show their work. So for this week, I am going today to hang my labels and my artist statement. I recommend anyone who is having issues writing their artist statement to write a rough draft and then talk to Dave Collins. He helped me a lot with mine. Tomorrow I'm going home to help my mom cook Wednesday night and Thursday morning/afternoon. Also, thanks to Miss Kristen, I have an AWESOME dress to wear and some freaking HOT red heels. (I'm going rockabilly for the show). I hope to see everyone at the show on Thursday! Also, I have printed the photos of Kristen for Pose and will hopefully post them really soon so that I can start trolling them and get reactions. I know, I'm kinda behind with this one, but I was more focused on completing everything for my senior show before I thought about anything else. Now I can dedicate as much as I can to this project. Anyways, that is about all I have going on. Until next time, Happy Shooting!

~*~Hayley~*~

"I know I'll make it, love can last forever"

This song by Smashing Pumpkins has been my sanity the past 2 days. While driving back to Cowtown from Douglasville I had my third mini nervous breakdown this semester and this song came on the radio and it seemed like everything got better. It reminds me of a simpler time and it made me realize that no matter what, I will make it through. So after my 4th mini breakdown which occurred tonight in the printing lab I came home, turned that song on, crawled into my pjs, made some warm apple cider and have completed my artist statement. I feel a little better now that I completed something that I needed to get done. And for those who have waited, here it is. Please give me feedback so that I can continue to improve upon it.

Performers past and present have different classifications for themselves; past performers would be classified by “oddities” or “working acts”, while contemporary performers break off into even smaller groups—sideshow “freaks”, “carnies”, and “circus performers.” Though there are still “oddities” active in contemporary times, most performers would be classified as “working acts” which learn and perfect acts such as juggling, hula hooping, sword swallowing, and fire eating, but within these “working acts” the performers classify themselves further by how extreme their acts are.

The sideshow performers had only two classifications in the past—“oddities” and “working acts.” The oddities were the performers that had physical deformities. Two of the most famous examples of “oddities” would be Joseph Merrick “the Elephant Man” and Stephan Bibrowsky “Lionel.” These men, like most other oddities, were unable to find suitable work due to their abnormalities. Merrick had difficult times moving around and was unfit for salesmanship, like he had once tried, due to his appearance. Bibrowsky was highly intelligent, speaking five different languages, and was considered a perfect gentleman, but due to his appearance, his mother supposedly saw him as an abomination and gave him to the exhibitor “Meyer” at the age of four. Both of these “oddities” had quite lucrative careers, Bibrowsky earning around $500 a week at the peak of his show in the early twentieth. Unlike Merrick, Bibrowsky was able to do some physical activities such as gymnastics, and he did these as part of his performance, but he was not considered a “working act.”

“Working acts” consisted of the performers such as the sword swallowers and the fire eaters/breathers that would do quite dangerous stunts to make up for their lack of physical deformities. Some of the “working acts” would also create their own “deformities” by partaking in body modifications such as full body tattoos. The “working acts” possess skills and talents that can require years of practice to perfect. Some of the more famous of these performers would be Jim Lucky Ball II who earned the title of the youngest sword swallower at age 12 and Melvin Burkhart, the first Human Blockhead. While Lucky Ball II was born to parents that were sword swallowers, Burkhart attempted his blockhead routine after having his nose broken in a boxing fight. “Working acts” allowed physically normal people to step into the role of the “freak.”

The photographic works in “Contemporary Carnie” explore what it means to be a performer, a re-invented carnie—those belonging to a subculture of individuals who possess physical and behavioral abnormalities and generally drives society to ignore, shun, avoid, fear and marginalize. By focusing on the practice space as compared to the performance space, this series is a glimpse into the personal lives and family lives of the carnies as a way to bring a human element to the performers.

Here's hoping for a better day tomorrow in the printing lab.
~*~Hayley~*~

While researcing....

I found that Americans are still the craziest people. I was looking for information on sideshow performers and decided to check out the Sword Swallower's Association International and realized that the majority of legit sword swallowers live in the US. Fancy that, I would have thought that they would live in like Finland or somewhere where the people don't have much to live for... Then again, with our economy right now... And the place with the second most sword swallowers is Australia, makes more sense if you ask me. Just something I found interesting. And in contemporary times, sword swallowers have to be authenticated and accepted into this group before they can officially call themselves sword swallowers...interesting. And there is only 1 who is currently certified in the state of Georgia, Chris "Captain Stab Tuggo" Steele, but Jason "Zolophd" Munger is in the midst of certification. He is actually shadowing Stab Tuggo. After watching these two perform together, I did notice that "Zolophd" needed a little more practice, but still quite impressive. Just something interesting I saw that I thought I would share. I will be posting my artist statement when I finish so keep checking back. :)
~*~Hayley Warner~*~

Printer Color Profiles

Ok, no photos right now. I am attempting to print for my show and it is just not working. I had to get ITS twice because the parental locks on the Macs and because someone paused the pro 9800 and an administrator has to unlock them. So after all that I started printing and the printer is just wanting to print green. I have gone through 4 different profiles and very little changes. I have even manually adjusted things like the amount of cyan and yellow in the prints and nothing changed. Any advice on which color profile working well for COLOR prints? And yes, I am using the STYLUS PRO 9800, not the little baby printers. I am using Premium Luster paper as well, in case that does something to the color. I have tried Adobe RGB(1998), Generic RGB, Wide Gamut RGB, ProPhoto RGB. Generic did the best, but I'm still not happy with it. Also, I tried letting the printer decide, still no luck. Help me out!
~*~Hayley~*~

Large Format Camera

Ok, I know Tuesday's large format camera fun was a fail with the cold, the rain, and then the images not coming out, but here are some photos I did a few years back that show what is supposed to come out of a large format camera. You can see on some of them the bellows created a vignette and you can also see the signature border which is from the film cartridge. These were done around the Coke factory on the square. Just some examples of what should come from a 4x5 camera. Hope everyone has an awesome weekend and happy shooting!
~*~Hayley~*~

Artist

I don't remember where I found this artist, but I just found his website saved to my bookmarks. Check him out! Nathan Vernau. And for good measures, you must have some Keith Harring-Pop Shop.

The Southern Fried Sideshow.

Here are the photos from The Southern Fried Sideshow. It was amazing. Everyone did an awesome job on stage as well as dancing after the performance. This is just 12 of 559 photos. The audience was fun, the show was fun, the band was great, and the beer was cheap. All in all a good night to be shooting. Next time I hope that everyone can make it out to the show. I think every person needs to experience a sideshow in their lives. It is worth it. Let me know what you guys think about the photos. And about the shirts, I got called last minute yesterday to print them so the band helped out. We were in the print shop until about 11:30 last night printing. Sorry I didn't inform anyone about them. I'm certain I will end up printing again at some point, and I will let yal know. Comment about the photos and give me some feedback. Last shoot for the show is this Wednesday (weather permitting). The Imperial Opa will be practicing on the roof with their band for an up coming show. Too exciting to pass up. Meeting with Dave Collins tonight to discuss my artist statement, printing commences abruptly following that meeting. Busy, busy next few weeks. Happy Shooting.
~*~Hayley~*~