What its all about?
A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light.
The usual result is a negative shadow image that shows different kinds of tone that depends upon the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white; those exposed through transparent or semi-transparent objects appear grey.
Now this is all new to me, the traditional side of photography so I hit the web to do some research to prepare me for my first dark room session tomorrow.
One word comes to mind WOW
I never knew something so simple could produce something so complex and interesting.
The versatility of one object is amazing. With the form of photogram you are able to add depth or movement or emotion to an image from just one object.
I have added a few links of some of my findings so far
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Below are a couple of photograms that caught my eye:
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| Make Love Not War A simple water pistol with a daisy inserted! |
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| Mark Magnan These images remond with of fairies or elfins, created with large photosensitive papers and a person lay flat or on back with knees up position |
