Final Exam

4. This photo of Deborah is my decisive photo. Through the course of this year, this photo opened me up to the photography world. Instead of just a photo that uses the rule of thirds, its a photo that has great lighting, color contrasts, and simplicity. The light is bright but doesn't turn her face white, and the flowers add a pop of color and excitement to the photo.

5. The Difference between shape and form is that shapes are composed of closed lines. They are flat  and can be squares or circles etc. Forms are the exact opposite, they are 3D and show width, length, and depth. For example, a cube or pyramid. 

6. The difference between patterns and repetitions are that patterns are symbols being repeated all over the artwork. Repetition however, works with patterns to make the artwork stand out and seem active. 

7.

This photo defines movement because it captures the viewers eyes starting with the person on the left side pushing the guy standing second to the left which ultimately leads to a domino affect dragging your eyes from left to right. 

8.http://jessicasdigitalphotos1.blogspot.com/2015/05/comercial-shoot.html

I believe that this was my best work because it really gave me a chance to go out side the boundaries with editing. I was able to be in control of the colors, size and shape of the subject. It also made me think differently as a photographer by forcing me to ask myself " would this picture sell the product?"I knew this assignment was different than the others because we had to persuade the viewers into loving our photo or "product" which made me have to ask for outside opinion and my own research. 

Final Project

This past weekend there was a food truck festival in Milpitas. I have tried to capture the food in angles that show the delicacy and deliciousness of the food. 

Student Weebly Review

Period 2
http://inspirephotographs.weebly.com/

The bowl of soup is the best photo because it uses depth of field, while eliminating and simplifying therefore capturing the soup in a elegant and delicate picture.

Period 3
http://anitayenphotography.weebly.com/gallery.html

The best shot in Anitas gallery was her shot of the pistachio nuts. The picture has an ongoing pattern of green and tan and focuses on every nut very well.

Period 4
http://tellingstorieswithpictures.weebly.com/gallery.html

The best shot in this photo was the shot of the lego pieces. The colors are so vibrant and it makes the picture stand out.

Presentation Project: Fridge

The objective of this project was to capture the eeriness of a " midnight snack". I had to wait till night time to capture these images because I wanted the fridge to be the only thing lighting the darkness. Weebly gallery can be found here. 

Comercial Shoot

Weebly

http://jessicakam.weebly.com/

Backdrop Portraits

Original:

Cropped:

Favorite About Me

http://www.annietaophotography.com/info/annie/

http://www.stephaniecourt.com/moreabout

http://www.rosaurasandoval.com/about-me/

http://www.photomischa.com/about_us/

http://www.iqphoto.com/blog/about-us/

Photo story #3- Multi- Cultural Lunch Thursday

Guess where we are?

Cut the Crab!

Awwh.. its kinda sad but it tastes good!

We're done!

Photo Story #2 - Multi- Cultural Week Photo Story: The Hungry Kim

Where should we go for lunch?

"Yes I have an idea!"

Getting in the car!

Her favorite song came on.

Still dancing....

Finally eating!

First photo story #1 - Homecoming

I 

I'm planning ahead

Nerd day vs. Senior citizen 

Toga party!

Superheroes!

Seniors!!!!

Class of 2015

Story #2

This is the first day of my last homecoming.The theme of the day was nerd/ senior citizen.  Sharon and I were dressed up as nerds. I spent the previous night with my friends trying to dye my hair red but it took so much longer than expected. When we first started, I ran out of dye so my friend had to go out and buy some more but she forgot to take money so then my other friend had to go so what should have been a 10 min pic up turned into 20. In the end I finally got my red hair and enjoyed homecoming as much as I could have.

Multi-Cultural Week

Mufti-Cultural Experience

• Stayed on campus freshmen and sophomore year
• I remember the assembly's
• Its the same every year with all the same dances 
• I waited in super long lines all lunch
• Ate Pho, In&out, and drank Jamba Juice
• Still accepted cash during the time, there were no tokens
• Started going off campus last year
• went to restaurants with my friends 
• On Monday I went out to Basil Leaf, a Pho restaurant
• On Tuesday I went out to Sonics
• I tried the drink with nerds in them
• Today I'm going to La Vicks in Hayward
• I love MC week.

Shutter Speed and Everything After

NY Times Lens Picture-Vedika Iyer
1. I think this picture uses fast shutter speed because the picture is very clear and there are no blurred spots even though the truck on the right is moving.
2. It uses depth and simplification
3. Elements of Art: Lines- the railing and the white lines on the road  along with the straight lines from the three trucks
4. Principles of Design: the intersecting lines from the road and the trucks and the bend in the end of the road come together with a feeling of harmony between all parts of the picture

Principals of Design: Unity

"Documenting the Blues in the Mississippi Delta"

My group chose this photo from the New York Times Lens Blog. This photo documents a lot of variety while using the rule of thirds. My eyes are captured by the struggling fish in the net which may seem like moving water at first.

Principal of Design: Variety

Principal of Design: Rhythm

Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 3 &4

1. What is your definition of successful? My definition of successful is being happy and proud of your own work and while trying the best you could have possibly done. 
2. What have you given up to become successful? I have given up a lot of my free, personal time in order to be successful in school. Schoolwork is extremely time consuming and occupies a majority of my time, but it is something I must give up in order to be successful. 
3. What did Parks give up to become successful? Parks gave up many things in life to become successful 
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father? Her father was Mr. Young
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)? He was very skilled and had ablot of knowledge upon writing his book and eventually selling it. 
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam? 5 million dollars. 
7. Why did Parks refuse the money? He didn't want to be controlled by Muhammad. 
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree? The movie was significant because it was his first movie ever produced. This movie was produced based upon the novel, The Learning Tree. 
9. What was significant about the character Shaft? Shaft incorporated the idea of having an African American superhero in the streets of Manhattan and was used to show how racism could not affect someone who had a passion. This was also Park's second film. 
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons? A Choice of Weapons was an autobiography written by Gordon Parks' that described the life of a young African American man who faced obstacles of resisting weapons along with economic and racial injustices. 
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce? 
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story? 12 Years a Slave told the same story as Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. 
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr? Gordon Parks Jr. was Gordon Parks' eldest son and was also and AMerican film director. 
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo? This is my favorite Gordon Parks photo. 
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years? In ten years, I will remember Gordon Parks as a significant individual who gave up a lot in order to pursue his dreams of photography and film. Parks is a dedicated and strong man who had goals in life and would do anything in order to reach them. 

Principal of Design: Proportion

principals of Design, Repetition

Principals of Design, Pattern

Principals of Design: Movement

Principal of Design, Emphasis

Principals of Design: Balance

Elements of Art: Texture

Elements of Art : Color

Elements of Art: Form

Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 1 & 2

Born November 1912, Gordon Parks was born dead but was given life when a young white doctor dipped him in an icy cold tub of water.

He was born in Kansas.

She told him that black people rarely go to college because they are simply "not college material".

Gordon Parks was 15 when his mother died.

His mother's dying wish was for him to move to Minnesota to live with his sister. 

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He walked into Frank Murphy's store, a high end store for women's clothing, asking to shoot models.

Double exposure is when the camera shutter is opened more than once in order to get subsequent images over the original.

After shooting the photos for Frank Murphy, he caught the attention of Marva Louis, wife of the famous boxer Joe Louis.

Gordon Parks played the piano.

The purpose was to document rural conditions and to promote the programs of the RA.

He assigned Gordon Parks to go to high end stores in Washington D.C. He was smacked with the racial segregation in D.C.

She was the model in the famous picture by Gordon Parks, American Gothic 

Gordon Park's version of the American Gothic inspired Grant Wood to take a similar picture also known as American Gothic

He learned how to approach people as well as that the people in front of the picture are more important than the person behind the photo.

Elements of Art: Shape

Elements of Art: Lines