Just because...

...it's a puppy. I realized I didn't have an image for my last update, so here is "Ruffles". Enjoy!
~*~Hayley~*~

I thought of something!

I was wanting my performers to transition from practice/ street clothes to performance clothes. I was trying to think of something for my brother Kelley to wear since he is not a full time juggler. It came to me. I am going to ask him to come out next week to do a "Happening" in front of the UCC and I am going to ask him to wear dress pants, a wife beater, suspenders, and his really cool fedora. I'm thinking kinda like a carnie from the 50s and 60s. It would set him apart from the crowd, not be too difficult to perform in, and it would look kinda nice. I'm going to let him know and I'm certain he would be happy to do this. Also, I have my committee meeting today. I feel like I'm gonna get a tongue lashing. I don't feel I am where I should be with all of my stuff since my show is around the corner. My plan is to shoot Kelley next week and find out when I can get Jamie to do a similar thing. Maybe I can take him to like Marietta square or Little Five Points where there are a lot of people. Now, for Jamie's clothing I might do something similar as Kelley's shots. Jamie just got a very nice bowler hat. Have in him a black dress shirt with his hat and black dress pants. Or in another color dress shirt. The basic idea is to show a distinct difference between practice and performance. I might also talk Kelley into being a clown just for fun since he has the clown nose and all. :) I'm going to have to talk to them, but I think this will all be workable and I should be able to pull it off in a matter of days, schedule permitting. Anyways, just wanted to get that out there.
~*~Hayley~*~
**PS: I just emailed The Imperial Opa to ask for their participation. I am ON IT today. lol

And here we go again...

Well, I think I'm ready for a committee meeting. Although I feel like I'm behind, overwhelmed, and completely lost. I have heard that Captain Stab-Tuggo and his lovely performance partner and wife Maybelle are going to be scheduling me a day to come out and photograph them. :) I haven't heard back from Thimblerig Circus. I did a few photos of my brother in the park juggling, unfortunately, I didn't grab my camera fast enough to get the photos of the kids surrounding him. I am ready to have a small "Happening" in front of the UCC. I am gonna see when the next time one of the guys are in town, if they could come and start juggling so I can get reaction shots and what not. I want to get some photos of the guys dressed up in public as well. Maybe I will hold like a small impromptu performance which has the guys dressed up. Jamie said he is getting a zentai suit so he can cover his identity for performances (but he doesn't have it yet). I would like him to wear his Renaissance Festival clothing for a few shots because that is where his first picked up his talent. I will hopefully be able to shoot some more this weekend so that I can have more to show for my committee meeting, if I have it next week. I am thinking that I need to set out specific dates to have specific things completed. Like dates that I will have committee meetings, and have them set up now so that I know that everyone can be there and I am not scrambling around last minute. I also need to work on my revamped artist statement. I have started a little bit and am working it, though I am not a writer at all. I believe I need to hit up the writing center. But for now, this is all I have. But wait, I have just found out that one of my jugglers is in town right now. Maybe I can ditch work for like an hour and go shoot him and buy his breakfast for payment. We shall see... :) But until next time, Happy shooting.
~*~Hayley~*~

From the mouth of the performer.

I received this message on Facebook describing what how a contemporary carnie views his life. Enjoy.
"a little more concise take on "the life", after seeing your photos and reconsidering the "attitude" that might go into creating a person who does these things:

what these photos represent to the majority of you is that "these people don't follow the mainstream"
..."they don't spend their time like we do"..."these people do 'stupid shit' for 'fun'"

...and that's true...we tend to look a little further into life than 24/7 tv...
we tend to watch and study the people around us...
we learn their nervous tics and attitudes....and then we put on display, the same
ideas that you'd rebel against...the reflections of your "self"

"I can hammer a 8in spike up my nose" [claims the performer]

"you're a freak" [claims the crowd]

"anyone can roll a ball around my body" [claims the tv]

"only if you practice..." [claims the performer]

"I can't do that shit..." [claims the public]

"no shit" [claims the performer]

while the disipline is one in the same, the reaction is what seperates us...
though it all rests in the realm of "performance"...

the "carnies" of yester-year were bogged down in a simple situation...how can we make money off of these
people's dis-beliefs...today, we're tasked with "how can we compete with current entertainment?!?"...

WE, as performers are tasked with making folks look away from the [idiot box] and focus on
a truly human element...we are live...we are there...and sometimes, we mess up in front of you...lol...

we are a dying culture...people have too much to worry about than "eating fire, catching a million things,
rolling balls, and shoving shit up your nose...

anyone can do these things that we present, yet we are the ones who take the time to learn why we can do it...
and find a way to present it in a way that makes sense to you, the Audience (or doesn't...that's the beauty of art)...
and to truly appreciate the effect that our time spent, has on you, the people...we are the performers of art in real time...
we are michealangelo under a microscope...his first stroke on a fresco is our final stroke on a performance...we create..."-Jamie Warner
~*~Hayley~*~

I think this will look nice right...

Here.

Just some photos

Just some work I did last night at home. There is three generations of jugglers. I want this set to convey the passing of tradition and the importance of practice. I also want to show how jugglers feed off of each other and practice with each other. And a little humor in the last photo. Just a start with what I'm working on. Next step is to hunt down Captain Stab-Tuggo! So to everyone I say, happy shooting!
~*~Hayley~*~

The Snow-pocolyspe has returned...Well, not quite.

Here are just a few snow pictures I did for work. They are around campus before the snow really started melting. So about my projects, I have talked to my brothers and I am meeting them tonight to do some photos of them practicing together. I have been thinking I want a large print (like almost life sized) of each performer doing their thing surrounded by smaller prints of practice, mingling, and the other little things that lead up to the big performance, then even smaller prints of reactions from the audience members. I'm thinking that I need to get the practice shots out of the way first, then move to the mingling, then to the performance. At the performance, I will shoot half crowd shots, and half the performers to get everything I need. This might include me going to 1 show for crowd shots and another show for performance shots. I have found out that Thimblerig is heading to North Carolina this weekend, which explains why I haven't heard from they yet. But I shall post a couple of photos from tonight when I get them done. I was also thinking that I could have the boys showing my niece how to juggle to convey the passing of tradition. Just a thought. Anyways, keep warm and happy shooting until next time.
~*~Hayley~*~