Medium-like Full View Featured Image in Genesis. http://sridharkatakam.com/medium-like-full-view-featured-image-genesis/

backstretch-init.js

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

	$(".featured-single").backstretch([BackStretchImg.src],{duration:3000,fade:750});

});

fade-on-scroll.js

jQuery(function( $ ){

	function fade_home_top() {
		if ( $(window).width() > 800 ) {
        window_scroll = $(this).scrollTop();
	   		$(".featured-single .entry-header").css({
				  'opacity' : 1-(window_scroll/300)
	    	});
		}
	}
	$(window).scroll(function() { fade_home_top(); });

});

functions.php

//* Relocate Post Title and Post Info
add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'sk_relocate_post_title_info' );
function sk_relocate_post_title_info() {

	if ( is_singular('post' ) ) {

		remove_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_entry_header_markup_open', 5 );
		remove_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_entry_header_markup_close', 15 );
		remove_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_do_post_title' );
		remove_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_post_info', 12 );

		echo '<div class="featured-single"><div class="wrap">';
			genesis_entry_header_markup_open();
			genesis_do_post_title();
			genesis_post_info();
			genesis_entry_header_markup_close();
		echo '</div></div>';

	}

}


//* Enqueue site-wide scripts
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'custom_load_scripts' );
function custom_load_scripts() {

	wp_enqueue_style( 'dashicons' );

	wp_enqueue_script( 'header-fade', get_bloginfo( 'stylesheet_directory' ) . '/js/header-fade.js', array( 'jquery' ), '1.0.0', true );

}

//* Enqueue scripts on single Post pages
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_singular' );
function enqueue_singular() {

	if ( is_singular('post' ) ) {

		// to add a dynamically-resized background image to .featured-single
		wp_enqueue_script( 'backstretch',  get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.backstretch.min.js', array( 'jquery' ), '', true );
		wp_enqueue_script( 'backstretch-init',  get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/backstretch-init.js', array( 'backstretch' ), '1.0.0', true );

		// if the post has a featured image, send it to Backstretch else use a default one
		if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
			wp_localize_script( 'backstretch-init', 'BackStretchImg', array( 'src' => wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id() ) ) );
		}
		else {
			wp_localize_script( 'backstretch-init', 'BackStretchImg', array( 'src' => 'http://genesis.dev/wp-content/themes/genesis-sample/images/picjumbo.com_IMG_6533-1600.jpg' ) );
		}

		// for smooth scrolling when the down arrow is clicked
		wp_enqueue_script( 'scrollTo', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.scrollTo.min.js', array( 'jquery' ), '', true );
		wp_enqueue_script( 'localScroll', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.localScroll.min.js', array( 'scrollTo' ), '', true );

		// for setting the height of 'Featured Single' section so its background fills the viewport, adding the down arrow, and setting smooth scrolling speed
		wp_enqueue_script( 'singular', get_bloginfo( 'stylesheet_directory' ) . '/js/singular-scripts.js', array( 'jquery' ), '1.0.0', true );

		// for fading away Post title and info when scrolling down and fading in when scrolling up
		wp_enqueue_script( 'fade-on-scroll', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/fade-on-scroll.js', array( 'scrollTo' ), '1.0.0', true );

	}

}

//* Add a ID to .site-inner
add_filter( 'genesis_attr_site-inner', 'custom_attributes_content' );
function custom_attributes_content( $attributes ) {

	if ( is_singular('post' ) ) {
		$attributes['id'] = 'site-inner';
	}
	return $attributes;

}

header-fade.js

jQuery(function( $ ){

	$(window).scroll(function () {

		var yPos = ( $(window).scrollTop() );
		if( yPos > 75 ) { // fade out sticky menu after 75 pixels have been scrolled down from the top
			$(".site-header").slideUp();
		} else {
			$(".site-header").fadeIn();
		}

	});

});

singular-scripts.js

jQuery(function( $ ){

	$('.featured-single .wrap') .css({'height': (($(window).height()))+'px'});
	$(window).resize(function(){
		$('.featured-single .wrap') .css({'height': (($(window).height()))+'px'});
	});

	$(".featured-single .entry-header .entry-meta").after('<p class="arrow"><a href="#site-inner"></a></p>');

	$.localScroll({
		duration: 750
	});

});

style.css

/* Medium-like Full View Featured Image
--------------------------------------------- */

a img {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.site-header {
	position: fixed;
	width: 100%;
	z-index: 999;
}

.single-post .site-header {
	background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.featured-single .wrap {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
}

.featured-single .wrap {
	display: table;
	max-width: 768px;
	text-align: center;
}

.featured-single .entry-header {
		display: table-cell;
	font-size: 20px;
	padding: 200px 0;
	vertical-align: middle;
	width: 100%;
}

.featured-single .entry-header .entry-title {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 60px;
	text-shadow: 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
	/*background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 10px 20px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	border-radius: 3px;*/
}

.featured-single .entry-meta {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 18px;
	/*background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);*/
	display: inline-block;
	/*padding: 5px 20px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	border-radius: 3px;*/
}

.featured-single .entry-meta a {
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #fff;
	color: #fff;
}

.site-header .wrap {
	padding: 10px 0;
}

.single-post .site-title a, .single-post .site-title a:hover {
	color: #ddd;
}

.single-post .nav-header .genesis-nav-menu a {
	color: #fff;
}

.single-post .nav-header .genesis-nav-menu a:hover {
	color: #ddd;
}

.site-inner {
	margin-top: 104px;
}
.single-post .site-inner {
	margin-top: 0;
}

.arrow {
	margin: 0;
	text-align: center;
	width: 100%;
}

.arrow a {
	background: #fff;
	border-radius: 30px;
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 13px 10px 6px;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 1;
}

.arrow a:before {
	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
	color: #000;
	content: "\f347";
	font: normal 40px/1 'dashicons';
	height: 40px;
	width: 40px;
}

.arrow a:focus {
	outline: none;
}