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Photo Story MCW

The hectic crowd of Multicultural week

The long line to buy tickets.

A booth waiting for students to buy their caramel apple flavored lollipop.

Pho and In-n-Out milkshake

The delicious noodles of pho

Story with a photo - Winter Break

Winter break has finally arrived.  To celebrate the beginning of the break, my friends and I went to Fremont's Pacific Commons to watch a movie and eat lunch.  We were wishy-washy with our decision: to either eat at Blaze Pizza or to eat at The Habit.  After much consideration, we decided to eat at Blaze Pizza.  Here, my friend Iris is gazing at the pepperoni and meatball pizza with heart eyes.  She was excited to eat the hot pizza.

MSJMCW Story

Multicultural week is a week of celebration of cultures all over the world.  Every day when lunch bell rings, students eagerly rush to the horseshoe to buy delicious foods the school clubs sell. Food ranges from cake to burgers to Chinese food, food to satisfy anyone's craving. Unlike the regular lunch time, lunch time during multicultural week is a little more than an hour longer.  Students that can't drive yet, like freshmen and sophomores, spend their time walking around the horseshoe buying food.  However, students that could drive, like some juniors and seniors, drive to restaurants to buy food.  Students are encouraged to dress up according to the color that represents the country. (Asia=red, Africa=green...etc.) At the end of the week on Friday, class time is cut down even more than usual because L2 sets up an assembly to honor all of the cultures around the world.  Streamers and balloons are placed everywhere around the gym, and students perform dances to honor the culture.  To many Mission students, multicultural week is a week to cherish because the stress level decreases due to the festive atmosphere.  Multicultural week is a week to cherish.

Shutter Speed and Everything Else

I worked with Katherine Lin.
Lens Photo Blog

1. Fast or slow - why?

This picture shows a fast shutter speed because the truck on the right is frozen in motion.  

2. One rule of composition per person

This picture uses leading lines.  The lines on the ground and the the railway all go the same direction. 

3. Element of Art - list one with an explanation

An element of art shown in this photo is lines.  You can clearly see the lines on the highway and the railings, and they all go in the same direction.

4. Principle of Design - list one with an explanation

This picture shows movement because the lines on the ground and the railings lead our eyes to the truck in distance.  Then, the green truck in the distance leads us to see the blown truck and the other blue and red truck.

The shutter speed was probably 1/500.

Principles of Design - Unity

I cropped the photo.

Lens blog Variety

We chose this photo because it is a very good example of variety.  Below the person's feet, there is a pole.  Our eyes follow the pole to the three pots of goat barbecue, and the steam from the barbecue leads to the man.  This movement of our eyes show the principle movement.  Not only does it show movement, but it also shows rhythm.  There is an organized movement in the picture.

Principles of Design - Rhythm

Temperature: +3

Tint: -3

Contrast: +3

Highlights: -100

Shadows: +64

Whites: +29

Blacks: +23

Vibrance: +3

Saturation: +3

This picture shows rhythm because the picture shows a sense of harmony.  The posters are align together, creating a sense of  balance.  

Principles of Design - Variety

Temperature: +5

Tint: +4

Exposure: -0.15

Contrast: +15

Highlights: -43

Shadows: +27

Whites: -12

Blacks: +1

Clarity: +17

Vibrance: +29

Saturation: +14

This picture shows variety because there are multiple principle of design shown.  Movement is shown from the palm trees in the distance to the telephone lines to the car coming down into the horseshoe to the parked cars and to the sidewalk.  The yellow bumpy square on the ground shows emphasis because the colors stand out.

Gordon Parks Part 3 and 4

1. What is your definition of successful?         

My definition of successful is to accomplish the things I want to do.  

1. What have you given up to become successful?

I have given up my own personal time to do things I want to do.  I also gave up my family time to work on my school work.

1. What did Parks give up to become successful?

He gave up a stable family life to become successful.

1. Who was Genevieve Young's father?

He was a rich business man.

1. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?

Parks was advanced about $10,000 for the first seven or so pages.

1. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?

He was offered at least $50,000.

1. Why did Parks refuse the money?

Parks refused the money because he could not bring himself to represent a religion he didn't believe in.

1. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?

The Learning Tree was the first Hollywood movie to be directed by an African American.

1. What was significant about the character Shaft?

Shaft was a role model to many African American children.  He was shown as a superhero.

1. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?

Gordon Park's choice of weapons was a roll of film and a camera.

1. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?

She said that she was worn out for taking care of Parks's turmoil.  Gordon was also away from home a lot.  This relationship caused her career to set back.

1. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?

12 Years a Slave

1. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?

Gordon Parks Jr. was Gordon Park's son.  He died in a plane crash.

1. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?

My favorite Gordon Parks photo is the American Gothic photo.

1. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?

In ten years, I will remember that Gordon Parks took the famous American Gothic photo.

Principle of Design: Proportion

Temperature: -0.15

Contrast: +19

Highlights: -100

Shadows: +13

Whites: -28

Blacks: +38

Clarity: +16

The trash cans are in proportion to each other.  They are about the same size.

Principle of Design: Repetition

Tint: +10

Exposure: -0.40

Contrast: +20

Highlights: -15

Shadows: +84

Whites: -100

Blacks: -44

Clarity: +17

This picture shows repetition because the rectangle shapes repeat on the ground.  

Principle of Design: Pattern

Tint: -14

Contrast: +15

Shadows: +1

Whites: -3

Blacks: +2

Clarity: +13

This picture shows pattern because there is a pattern of diamonds. 

Principle of Design - Movement

Tint: -16

Exposure: -0.45

Contrast: +41

Highlights: -67

Shadows: -22

Whites: -34

Clarity: +33

This picture shows movement because the leaves all lead downwards.  The veins on the picture lead the viewer's eyes downward.