Principles of Design- UNITY

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. I see unity in this picture because the similar shape of all the holes in the bench create a sense of completion. Since the shapes are almost congruent, it gives off a very calming vibe. 

Shadows: -100

Whites: +25

Blacks: -67

Vibrance: -18

Variety in Lens

I thought Picture 12 showed the most variety. Picture 12 uses line, pattern, and shape to keep the viewers attention. Although it is a simple picture, the lines of the bed and the patterns on the mattress keep the viewer guessing.

Principles of Design- VARIETY

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. I see variety in this picture because this photo uses line, shape and form to hold the viewers attention. Also the colors on the tower contrast the colors in the sky which make it more appealing to look at. 

Vibrance: +100

Principles of Design- RHYTHM

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. I think this picture shows rhythm because it uses the element of art, line, to create and organized movement. The amount of branches and the different shapes create a calming feeling for someone to look at. 

Exposure: +.9

Contrast: +42

Blacks: +3

Clarity: +68

Vibrance: +80

Principles of Design- MOVEMENT

I did not edit this photo in Camera Raw. I think this picture shows movement because your eyes immediately go to the large plant in the front, and then they go to the bee, and finally to the other plants in the background. 

Principles of Design- EMPHASIS

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. I think this photo shows emphasis because the flower stands out among the leaves because of color and shape. 

Temperature: -17

Contrast: +88

Saturation: +46

Principles of Design- PATTERN

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. This photo shows pattern because the shape of the cactus' leaf is repeated many times, and it is the same shape throughout the picture multiple times. 

Clarity: +38

Vibrance: +10

Saturation: +3

Tint: -32 

Principles of Design- REPETITION

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. This picture shows repetition because all though the shape of the rocks are not congruent, they are similar and that creates pattern, and makes the picture seem intriguing and active. 

Shadows -67

Clarity +43

Vibrance to -18

Saturation to +62.

Half Past Autumn- Gordon Parks Pt.3 &4

Part 3 and 4

1. Me definition of success is being able to do something you love on a daily basis. 
2.  I have given up spending time with my friends and family, to get better at what I do. 
3.  Parks gave up the life he knew and loved to become successful. 
4.  Gene's father was Ambassador V.K Wellington Ku. 
5.  Parks was offered ten thousand dollars. 
6. Parks was offered a large amount of money to do a story on The Nation of Islam. 
7.  Parks did not want the money because he did not believe the ideas in the story; yet he thought it would be a very interesting story. 
8. The Learning Tree was a significant movie because it was the first movie to have a African American hero. 
9.  Shaft was a significant character because he gave other African American men the power to feel like they could do anything.
10.  Gordon Parks' choice of weapon was 35mm camera.
11.  Gene said that the structure of the day was too unpredictable to her, and spending the time far apart was breaking their relationship. 
12. The film 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen and released in 2013 told the same story as Solomon Northrup's Odyssey.
13.  Gordon Parks Jr. was Gordon's oldest son. 
14.  My favorite Gordon Parks photo is this picture.
15.  In ten years I will remember that Parks was the first black photographer for LIFE magazine. 

Principals of Design- PROPORTION

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. I think this picture shows proportion because it compares the size of the bell tower to the overhang and to the tree and pole next to it. 

Vibrance: +8.

Principals of Design in Structures- BALANCE

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. I believe this photo has balance because the dark bell tower and the bright sun behind it even each other out. The clouds and the circle around the sun take some of the focus away from the bell tower to create balance. 

Clarity: +5

Vibrance: -14

Elements of Photography in Plant Life- TEXTURE

I edited this photo in Camera Raw.

Whites to +100

Clarity to +71. 

Elements of Photography in Plant Life- COLOR

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. 

Greens: +17

Clarity +20. 

Elements of Photography in Plant Life- LEAVING SPACE

I edited this photo in Camera Raw. 

Temperature +9.

Elements of Photography in Plant Life- FORM

I didn't edit this photo. 

Half Past Autumn- Gordon Parks pt.1

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life? The doctor saved Parks life by rubbing him on a block of ice, until he started hollering. 
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?) Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. 
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college? Ms. McClintock told Parks that college was not for Negros and he should not waste his parents money on college. 
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died? Parks was 14 when his mother died. 
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died? Parks moved in with his sister in Minnesota after his mother died. 
6. Did Gordon graduate from college? Yes, Parks finished college. 
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career? Parks began his career by taking pictures of migrant workers. 
8. What is a "double exposure?" A double exposure is the repeated exposure of a film to light. 
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis? Joe Louis was a boxer who is one of the all time heavyweight champion. 
10. What instrument did Gordon play? Gordon played the piano and the chello. 
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration? The FSA was an effort during the Depression to combat American rural poverty.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
13. Who was Ella Watson?  Ella Watson was the moper who was the only one left in the theater, the one who Parks photographed. 
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic? The idea of the painting came from the small town of Eldon.  
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?