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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Exposure:-.1
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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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Exposure:-.35
Contrast:+52
Highlights:-39
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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.