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~*~