Final Exam

4. This is my transformative photo. My view of photography changed through this picture because it made me see how light affects the image. I got to learn how to use the light-box, and it made me see photography differently by how people set up objects for pictures.

5. Shapes are flat and are two dimensional in a picture, while form is three dimensional, which could show depth, height, length and width.

Shape: http://alexjiang11.blogspot.com/2015/02/elements-of-art-shapes.html
Form: http://alexjiang11.blogspot.com/2015/03/elements-of-art-form.html

6. Pattern is repeating a symbol or an object. Repetition is makes the work seem like its active and allows the work of art to have unity.

Pattern: http://alexjiang11.blogspot.com/2015/03/principles-of-design-pattern.html
Repetition: http://alexjiang11.blogspot.com/2015/03/principles-of-design-repetition.html

7. Weebly About Page
    Inspiration About Page (the photo that he used really grabs someone's attention, almost making you read his information)

8. First Commercial Shoot
Presentation/Gallery Project
Final Project

I believe my best work was the final project. It is my best work because I used what I learned about light so I could take pictures of a dark aquarium. I also used Camera Raw to increase the exposure to make sure you can see the fish, but not making it to bright so people can still see the darkness of an aquarium.
This project changed me because I learned to get extremely close if I want to get a good photo, and I also know how to use a camera to get the pictures that I am satisfied with. (shutter speed, focus, depth of field, etc.)
I learned to see things differently by asking myself; how can I take the best picture in a certain situation and how will I make it better after I take a picture?. I can adjust the shutter speed, get closer to an object to get a better shot, and even think about what I need to edit to make the picture look even better on Camera Raw/Photoshop. I sort of set myself a list of things I need to look out for whenever I take a picture, and this method has definitely let me take better pictures.

Final Project - Fish

Weebly Link

Student Website Reviews

Period 1: Michael Shen's Website

His best photo is the second one that he took under the sky tab. The second one is the best because rainbow looks like it goes into the cloud.

Period 2: Hanson Wang's Website

His best photo is the first picture under the gallery tab. The first one is the best because the baseball has depth of field, and the focus on the baseball is really nice.

Period 3: Katherine Lin's Website

Her best photo is the second picture under the gallery tab. The second one is the best because the perspective on Lucas makes it seem like he is riding on a bike, when in reality he is on the ground holding up the bike.

Presentation Project

Weebly Link

First Commercial Shoot

Inspiration is FIFA 15

Taken by Frankie

Taken by Frankie

Taken by Frankie

Taken by Karthik

Taken by Alex

Backdrop 4/29/15

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Poster Edit

Level 7

My Best Picture

1) K.C. Alfred

2) Stephanie Hogue and Steve Munch

3) David Aliaga

4) Chris Chowaniec

5) Nic Coury

Photo Story- Tickets

Waiting in line to buy tickets

Looking at what to buy with tickets

Exchanging food with tickets

Keeping the tickets safe

Recording the amount of tickets

Story with a photo- Enjoying Food

Michael is eating his chow mien and Nathan is eating his sandwich. They are both enjoying the food that is being sold during multicultural week. We usually hang out during lunch and we eat together. Michael is really into his lunch in this picture!

MSJ MCW

The bell rings for lunch to start, and people rush to the horseshoe. Everyone scrambles to find the new ticket booth, and to find friends. After getting the tickets, the hardest part has come; to decide on what to eat. So many different types of food with different types of aromas and looks. There are too many to choose from with only a limited amount of tickets. However, the food can be consumed within four days, so each meal can be different. But the most important part is to enjoy the fact that there can be so many different cultures in one area, and that the happiness can be enjoyed through food. Having friends around also enhance the experience, because enjoying multicultural week with friends is definitely better than enjoying it alone.

Principles of Design- Variety

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I made the picture just a little bit darker so you can see the lines on the bottom. The lines on the bottom have pattern. The colors of yellow and blue on opposite corners causes movement, where the eyes will travel. There is also balance, where the pipe is balancing by two rods.

Principles of Design- Unity

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I cropped the picture to make the tile fit the entire photo. This makes it so that the entire tile makes the picture complete, and it unifies the shape. By making the picture darker and sharper, it looks like the picture would be incomplete without each part.

Shutter Speed and Everything After

My partner is Haroon Rasheed.

1) The shutter speed is fast, because there is motion captured in the photo, but it is not blurry. The trucks on the right are moving on the highway, but they are captured like they have no motion.

2) Haroon's rule of composition that applied to this photo is depth. The trucks in the background are farther away compared to the trucks in the front, and your eyes move from the front objects then to the back.
My rules of composition is color focus, where each truck has its own color, and the viewer looks at each truck because the background is plain, and the color catches the viewers attention.

3) Element of Art-Lines
The lines on the street and the lines on the dividing rail stand out because they have a really bright white, and the picture makes it look like the lines are converging at the back of the photo.

4) Principle of Design-Movement
The colors in the picture stand out, and make your eyes move from truck to truck. The objects seem to be larger in the front, and they get smaller in the back. So the order that my eyes went was from the beginning of the lines in the front, then to each of the trucks, and finally to the last green truck in the very back. 

Tuesday with Farley's Kids

Shutter Speed 1/4000

Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta- Variety

I chose photo #2. I chose this photo for variety because there is balance between the fishermen and the fish they are catching, and there is emphasis on the fish because the men are facing them. The movement in this picture starts off with the man in front, then to the man in the back, and then his facial expression leads you to the fish that they are catching. Lastly, the people in the picture in proportion to the fish net because they are about the same size, yet the fish outnumber the people.

Principles of Design- Rhythm

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I cropped the picture so that the the benches would be the focus. The picture has movement, where your eyes move from the front of the picture then to the back. There is also pattern, which is the pattern of the benches.

Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 3 and 4

1. What is your definition of successful?
   A: My definition of success is being happy while doing something that you look forward to do everyday.
2. What have you given up to become successful?
   A: I gave up my free time to study and get good grades at school.
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
   A: Parks gave up his "black community" and worked with a white company.
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?
   A: A rich business man.
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
   A: He advanced to $10,000 for the first 7 pages.
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
   A: $50,000
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
   A: He didn't believe in the religion and felt that it was wrong. 
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
   A: It was the first movie that was directed by an African American.
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
   A: He was the first African-American super hero that appealed to the black community. 
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
    A: His choice of weapons was his camera that allowed him to publish articles.
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
    A: She couldn't balance her job and her marriage at the same time because it was unpredictable.
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
    A: 12 years a Slave
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
    A: He was also a photographer and a film director. He died in a plane crash.
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
    A: My favorite photo is the one where the black child is crying, and there is a tear on his face. It is my favorite because it is really powerful, and it tells the pain of what they had to deal with.
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
    A: In ten years, I will remember him for being the most famous black photographer when MLK and the black panthers were active.

Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1 and 2

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
   A: The doctor put him in ice cold water and saved his life.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
   A: Kansas
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college?
   A: Black people were not college material.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
   A: 15
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?
   A: Minnesota
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
   A: Yes
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
   A: He went into Frank Murphy's store and asked to shoot models.
8. What is a "double exposure?"
   A: Double exposure is when the camera shutter is opened more than once in order to get subsequent images over the original. 
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
   A: He was the heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
    A: Piano
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
    A: Document rural conditions and promote the programs of the RA. 
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
    A: Go to high end stores in Washington D.C.
13. Who was Ella Watson?
    A: Model in the picture: American Gothic
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
    A: Gordon Park's version of American Gothic.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
    A: Learned how to approach the people who were in front and behind the picture.

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16. When did the FSA shut down?
17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau?
21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
22.Where was Parks' concerto performed?
23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
27. How is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?

Principles of Design- Proportion

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The first thing that I did was crop out Haroon from the picture. Then I made the picture sharper and made the background have more color to bring out the proportions of the three bars. This was taken near the bell tower.

Principles of Design- Repetition

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I made the picture a bit darker so that bars would stand out. With four of them in a row, they show repetition, and the shadows show it as well.

Principles of Design- Pattern

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I made the shadow darker so that you can see the pattern a bit more clear. The shadow gives it a slanted pattern, and is shown on the ground.

Principles of Design- Movement

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I made the picture a big darker so that the colors would stand out. My eyes first moved to the yellow, then in moved up to the sky, and it came back down to the white door. My eyes moved like that because of the different colors in the picture.

Principles of Design- Emphasis

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I cropped the picture so that the bench would be in the middle. I also made the saturation of the green lower and the saturation of orange stronger to show that the bench is the focus of the picture, not the trees in the background.

Principles of Design- Balance

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The picture looks like the three poles are balancing the triangle in the middle. It also looks like the bell in the center is being held by the triangle. I made the picture a bit darker so we can see the poles a bit more clear, and not blend into the background.

Elements of Art- Texture

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I made the picture darker so you can see the grass more clearly. The grass in the front looks sharp, but obviously a picture is smooth. The texture is basically a spiky feeling and having a background that is smooth.

Elements of Art- Color

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I made the black and shadows darker so the green on the bottom right would stand out. The other colors were made a bit less saturated so the green can stand out even more.

Elements of Art- Space

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This picture is about the space between Frankie and the plant that he is taking a picture of. The space in between the two objects is the focus, which is put in the middle of the picture. I made the picture lighter so that there isn't a lot of focus on the shadow, which is also in the middle.