How can I use COLOR and VALUE to create an emotional reaction in my audience? 
I used color and value to create an emotional reaction in my audience because i used a black and white background  in the summer picture, with a rainbow gradient colored grass. Then I used spring like colors to fill out the background. This shows the differences in different seasons through color.

What selection SHAPES will best relate to, or react with the image I chose?
The selection shapes i used were mostly flowers because I wanted to use a theme of different seasons, so I used flower shapes to create a pattern, and to fill in the background of the main focal point which is the tree in the picture.

How can I have a FOCAL POINT in all this visual craziness? 
I used the shape and outline of a moon, which coincidentally created a snow globe effect over a summer scene. I then filled the background in with different vibrant colors and the outline of flower shapes. I created a focal point by creating the background in the summer scene with the tree black and white, while the grass was a rainbow colored gradient. These two techniques are so opposite that it makes the image pop. Also, the main image is centered on the page, while the background images are equally symmetrical in the corner of the page, drawing the eye to the center image.