Friday, March 27, 2015

Friday Lens Photo Variety

The photo from the slideshow that best illustrates the principle of variety is photo 15.  The use of lines in the roof, combined with the space behind the man and the texture of the singer's clothes yield the impression of motion, and give the photo a variety of places for the eye to focus.  Each part of the photo gives off a different impression of the overall feel, demonstrating variety.

Top kek.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Movie Monday Part 3-4

1. I define my vision of success as the accomplishment my major goals; this includes, but is not limited to, graduation from college with a degree in engineering, obtaining a commercial pilot license, and employment in NASA as an aeronautical engineer.
2. I have had to sacrifice much of my time in my youth in order to obtain the education I need to accomplish these goals.
3. Parks had to give up time with his family and the opportunity to make money.
4. He was the founder of the UN.
5. He was initially offered 5K, but that increases to 10K.
6. He offered Parks $500 Million.
7. He did not want Muhammad altering the story.
8. It was the first Hollywood film directed by a black man.
9. He was a hero for young African Americans, who could relate to him; he went beyond the limits of society and the boundaries of race.
10. Parks used the camera and the pen.
11. She said she was unable to keep up with Parks' busy life.
12. "12 Years a Slave"
13. He was Parks' son, who became a famous film director as well.
14. My favorite photo is the one of the young boy whom Parks would later rescue.
15. I will remember that Parks is the embodiment of a value system; he fought for what he believed in, and he worked hard to get where he was.  I will remember him not as a photographer, but as a human being.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Principles of Design

Principles of Design Assignment

*Note: this post will be continuously updated as more photos are taken

Balance:

Balance is the even distribution of the objects and elements in a photo.

Emphasis:

Emphasis is the focus of the photo.

Movement:

Movement is how the viewer's eye moves through the photo.

Pattern/Repetition:

Pattern is the repeated use of an object.  Repetition is how the pattern is organized in the photo.

Proportion:

Proportion is the correct relation between the sizes of the elements/objects in the photo.

Rhythm:

Rhythm is the repeated use of elements of art to organize movement in the photo.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Space in Plant Life

Before:


After:


In Camera Raw, I raised the values of the shadows and raised the vibrance.  I also raised the clarity a little.


Monday, March 2, 2015

Gordon Parks - Part 1

1. The doctor saved his life by dunking him in a tub of ice-cold water.
2. He was born in Kansas.
3. She told him very few blacks went to college because they just weren't college material; they mostly turned out as porters and maids.
4. He was 15.
5. He moved to Minnesota.
6. He never passed college, but he received an honorary degree from Princeton.
7. Gordon became cocky from his previous photographs and walked into a clothes store to take fashion photos.
8. It is a repeated exposure of a photo plate to light, which produces ghost images.
9. He was the husband of the woman who told him to go to Chicago.
10.  He played the piano.
11. They worked to document and educate Americans about the hardships of the Great Depression.
12. He told Gordon to put his camera away, go to a nearby store to buy a coat, then go to a fancy restaurant and watch a movie at a cinema.
13. She was the cleaning lady at the Farm Security Administration.
14. The inspiration came from Flemish Renaissance Art, which he studied during his travels in Europe.
15. Gordon learned that photographers couldn't take pictures that were too provocative or radical.