Principles of Design - Proportion

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These traffic cones are arranged in five distinct rows. Much like how they are warnings of accidents ahead and represent order, their arrangement comes together to create a sense of unity.

Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta - Variety

I chose this photo as having the most variety. There are three main elements that make up this photo: the fisherman, the boat and its nets, and the background environment. The fishermen's presence in the foreground highlight them as the subject of the photo. Then the eye moves down towards the fish caught in their nets which balances the position of the fishermen. Finally, the environment which consists of two trees and muddy water, sets the context of the photo.

Principles of Design - Rhythm

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Marked in the dirt are two tire tracks that stand out among all the other faded tracks. Together they lead the eye down the road where they seem to blend in with the other patterns. This synchronized movement is an example of rhythm.

Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 3 and 4

1. What is your definition of successful?

A: Success is accomplishing the goals that you create. For me, there are measurable goals like getting into college and finding a job. There are also intangible goals like improving the ease of which I talk with strangers or in front of large groups.2. What have you given up to become successful?
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?

A: $50,0006. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?

A: It was the first movie directed by Gordon Parks and became an American classic.9. What was significant about the character Shaft?

He was the first prominent African American main character who was virtually a superhero.10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?

Photography, art, music, writing, and film. He believed that nonviolent weapons were, in some cases, more powerful than violent weapons.11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?

A: Their life together was very unpredictable and she could not maintain control of both her job and their marriage.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 followed in his father's footsteps of becoming a photographer and filmmaker. His tragic death in a pane crash would leave an irreparable on Gordon Parks.14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?

A: My favorite photos are the ones from the earliest point of his career with all the fashion models who gave him the opportunity to become a successful photographer.15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?

A: I will remember him first as a photographer and second as a filmmaker, musician, and artist.

Principles of Design - Repetition

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The caution tape is set up around this structure in parallel rows. The unique feature of all the upside-down "cautions" is evident on each side of the cube they form.

Principles of Design - Pattern

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The pattern here is a simple one formed by eight rectangles. Each tile features the same pattern.

Principles of Design - Movement

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The movement here refers not to actual objects in motion but the way the eye moves across the photo. I found that the vibrant caution tape draws the eye first which then moves to the wood pile to the top-left. The third element is the metal beam located in the bottom-left.

Principles of Design - Emphasis

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Located between two marble benches is one wooden bench that stands apart. Its central location and the fact that it is different from the other benches emphasizes it.

Principles of Design - Balance

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These three beams in the bell tower quad exhibit the principle of balance. Together they divide the photo into three separate sections. The roof in the background balances the size of the closest beam.

Elements of Art - Texture

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Elements of Art - Color

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Elements of Art - Space

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Elements of Art - Form

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Half Past Autumn - Gordon Parks

1.On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life? 

     The doctor brought him back by shocking him to life with an ice water bath that made him holler.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?) 

     He was born in Kansas on November 30, 1912.
3. What did Gordon's class adviser, Ms. McClintock, tell him about college? 

     She told him that "Negroes" just weren't suited for college and that his parents shouldn't waste their money.
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died? 

    He was 15 years old.
5. Where did Gordon move after his mother died?

    He moved in with his relatives in Minnesota.
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?

    He did graduate from college and earned a notable achievement.
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?

    He started in a women's boutique that was owned by Frank Murphy.

8. What is a "double exposure?"

    A double exposure occurs when the film records two separate photos, resulting in a blend of two photos.
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?

   He was a heavyweight champion whose wife Gordon took photos of.
10. What instrument did Gordon play? 

    Gordon played the piano ever since he was a child.
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Administration?
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?

     He documented life in black ghettos.
13. Who was Ella Watson?

     She was a cleaning lady in the restaurant who agreed to be photographed by Gordon.
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
     It was inspired by a farmhouse in Iowa done in the Carpenter Gothic architecture style. He wanted it to represent survivors of dislocation in America.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?