Elements of Art - Color

Elements of Art - Texture

Best Represents Variety

Picture 4 was the best representation of variety in "Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta".  I believe this was the best choice because of the different pictures being hanged on the wall.  There's Malcolm X, the great civil rights leader, and then two pictures of scantily clad models next to him. In addition there are numerous sports flags arranged in a row beneath those pictures. All of these elements contrast each other in that they are unrelated and yet all very important to the people in the bar where they are hung.

Principles of Design - Repitition

Increased Saturation. There is a pattern in all the plants and petals.

Elements of Art - Space

Principle of Design - Balance

I increased contrast and cropped the picture. There is balance between the two sides of the building.

Elements of art - Motion

Principle of Design - Emphasis

Increased saturation and there is emphasis on the plant.

Element of Art - Patterns

Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 3 and 4

1. My definition of being successful is to be able to live happily on a consistent basis.
2. I have given up free time to play to dedicate myself to achieving excellence in school, for a better chance for success.
3. Gordon Parks gave up side activities to focus on what he really wants to do.
4. V. K. Wellington Koo, a ambassador for France, Great Britain, and the United States in the UN. Was also a diplomat from China
5. $10000
6. There was a fortune that was offered
7. The ultimate goal was not money but education and awareness
8. It would be written and directed by a black director, and would portray an African American protagonist
9. Despite being a negro, his willpower and the content of his character made him powerful and successful
10. Gordon Parks choice of weapon was a 35 mm camera.
11. Genevieve Young was sick and tired of changing her own lifestyle and sacrificing so much of her individuality for Parks. "You would never know what you would be doing in the next second, that's how fast things changed." - Genevieve Young
12. Twelve Years a Slave told a very close story.
13. Gordon Parks Jr. was Gordon Parks's son, who wanted to follow in his dad's footsteps to become a great director. Unfortunately, a plane crash killed him. Gordon Parks Jr. showed promise and never got to finish the project he was working on.
14. My favorite Gordon Parks photo is American Gothic featuring Ella Watson.
15. I will remember how Gordon Parks was so determined and successful in crossing not only racial barriers but also photography-field barriers to achieve such respect today.

Element of Art - Form

Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks pt 1 and 2

1. Dr. Gordon submerged Gordon Parks, a stillborn baby, into ice-cold water.
2. Gordon Parks was born in Fort State, Kansas.
3. The adviser told him to that college isn't useful for black people, it won't get him anywhere.
4. His mother died when he was fourteen.
5. He moved in with his relatives.
6. He graduated
7. The photography clerk prompted him to pursue fashion photography.
8. Double exposure is the repeated exposure of a photographic plate or film to light, often producing ghost images.
9. Joe Louis's wife encourages Parks to move to Chicago.
10. Gordon Parks played the piano.
11. Farm Security Administration was an effort during the Depression to combat American rural poverty.
12. Stryker told Gordon to attempt to purchase a coat, try to dine at a fancy restaurant, and watch a movie. He failed at all 3 because he was black.
13. Ella Watson was a black person who cleaned the FSA building
14. The picture of Ella watson with her mop and broom in front of the american flag either inspired or was inspired by American Gothic
15. Gordon learned about subjects, how to get closer and more comfortable with subjects, and that the most important matter in the photograph is always the subject, not the photographer.