Principles of Design- Variety

Highlights- -56
Shadows +1
Blacks +33
Clarity -22
Vibrance +13
Saturation -10

Variety: New York Times Lens Blog

This photo has the most variety: Otha Turner.

There are so many things going on at the same time in this picture.Stews are boiling in huge pots on top of a wooden fire. Stacks of wood are piled up in the distance. And lastly the farmer-looking man is intently looking for something with a stick in his hands. That's intense. 

Half- Past Autumn 3

1. What is your definition of successful?- Being successful, is being incredibly content with where you at in life.
2. What have you given up to become successful?- I have given up the chance of actually enjoying my childhood in the name of success.
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?- He gave up his family time.
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?- Her father's name was Abassador V.K. Wellington Koo.
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?- He was advanced 10,000 dollars.
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?- He was offered 
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?- He refused the money because he had different ideals thank Elijah.
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?- It was the first movie directed by and African American actor, and his first film.
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?- Shaft defied racism and racial boundaries.
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?-
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?- She had to constantly wait for parks to return, and received phone calls all the time.
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?- 12 Years a Slave
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr? Gordon Parks jr, was Gordon Parks Sr.'s son, and a famous film director.
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?- The parody of American Gothic
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?- He was an influential African American photographer.

Principles of Design- Repetition

 As the picture clearly illustrates, the element of repetition is expressed here with the brown poles repeatedly appearing in a line that extends farther away from us. The same object, or the pole, is recursive, creating a more unified whole.


 As I found the picture quality, and light particularly good in this picture, I did not make any edits.

Principles of Design- Pattern

This photo demonstrates pattern as shown by the plaid blue sweater tied around Kaitlyn's waist. I zoomed in and made half of the picture include pattern, and the other half the background, to enhance the plaid-plain contrast even more. As the different patches of colour come together again and again in the same order, a whole is created.

Contrast: +10

Brightness:+15

Shadow: -05

Principles of Design- Movement

This picture demonstrates movement, in the way that the first thing that catches my eye is the pole nearest me, next Valerie's up-in-the-air foot, and then lastly her face. 

Shadow: -05

Saturation: +10

Brightness: +15

Half Past Autumn- Part 3

How did Parks become a writer?

He was told to write a novel.
How much was he advanced to write his first book?

He was advanced 10,000 dollars.

Who was his editor?

His Editor was Mrs. Young, his third wife.

In the 1960's, what story did Parks create for Life Magazine on Segregation in the South?
He depicted the harsh life of African Americans living in the south at the time, and focused on one African American Family.

What were the two films that Gordon Parks has written?
The Learning Tree, and the Shaft

Principles of Design- Balance

                                        Temperature: -18

                                        Saturation: +08

                                        Shadow: -05

                                        Exposure:-05

This photo was cropped to create a sense of balance with M.C. standing at the center of the bell tower. In addition, the picture was originally much too bright, so I lowered the light exposure, and lowered the shadow as well.

Colour

Temperature +5

Saturation -8

Space- Burning Gas

Pink Lily-Form

Form, includes three dimensions of the object: Length, Width, and Depth. In this picture, the flower that the camera is focusing on, Includes length, width, and depth, in three dimensions.

Half Past Autumn

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
1. The doctor put Gordon in cold ice water and rubbed his back w/ ice.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
1. Fort Scott, Kansas
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
1. She told him not to waste his parents' money going to college, especially since going to college was rare for a black student.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
1. Gordon was 15.
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
1. St. Paul, Minnesota
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
1. He didn't graduate from college; He got an honorary doctorate
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
1. He photographed for a woman's clothing store owned by Frank Murphy.
8. What is a "double exposure?"
1. It is when the photographer layers one exposure on top of another to create a single image. (For Gordon, it was a mistake)
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
1. He was the husband of Marva Louis who told him to move to Chicago.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
1. He played piano.
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
1. The FSA educated the public especially about poverty.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
1. Stryker told him to get himself a topcoat, go to a restaurant for food, and watch a film, which came out to be impossible because Gordon was a Negro.
13. Who was Ella Watson?
1. She was the African American maid whom Gordon photographed. She had glasses and posed in front of the American flag with a mop and broom.
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
1. "Maid in America" by Gordon was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
1. He learned to approach people. Also, the people who were being photographed were more important than the photographer.