Reflecting on Gordon Parks

Our next assignment is a follow-up to our previous assignment. Your objective is to write 3-4 paragraphs (the equivalent of at least one page) reflecting on the work of Gordon Parks, and your attempt to re-create it.

You should tell us about the works that you chose to re-create and why you chose them. What sort of personal or cultural resonance can be found in these works? How should the public understand the Parks photograph you chose? Why do these particular images matter to the world today? What were the most important elements to preserve in your re-creation? Where did you take liberties or add your own voice? Speculate on the technical aspects of Parks’ images. What do you think his shutter speed and aperture setting might have been? What is the light source, and from what angle is the light hitting the subject? What rules of photographic composition did Park’s employ for the shots you chose?

You do not need to answer every one of these questions in order, but please cover the major conceptual and technical points in your writing.

Create a new post containing your text, images of the Gordon Parks photos that you chose, and your best color-corrected image.

Remember that the Gordon Parks recreation and this written response are worth a total of 10 points toward your grade for the semester!

*****Also remember that late assignments will be considered on time, and no points will be deducted, if you submit to the COMD Gordon Parks Exhibition.****

Submissions are being accepted through THIS LINK.

The deadline is Thursday, March 25. Work that is not submitted by then will be considered late, and points will be deducted. Remember that you must still share your work-in-progress on Flickr.