photograms/rayograms
What is a Photogram/Rayograph?
Photograms or Rayographs are camera-less images created by placing objects on a photo sensitive surface and exposing them to light. Where the object touches the surface it will protect it from the light, leaving a white or pale grey impression. If light is able to get underneath the object the surface will change in tone. If there is no protection at all the paper will turn black. How do you make a photogram? Firstly you choose a series of objects. You arrange these objects on a piece of light sensitive photographic paper. This is then exposed to light for a few seconds. The paper is then taken over to the wet area of the darkroom and soaked in a series of chemicals. The main chemicals used in the darkroom are developer, which causes the silver iodide of the paper emulsion to darken if it has been exposed to light, and fixer, which removes the undeveloped silver iodide from the emulsion. A chemical used to completely stop the development process is called stop bath, and is used between the developer stage and the fixer stage. |
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image 1 - This image didnt work only a few images showed up, the image is really unclear and you cant really see the objects, there unnoticeable. this could of been improved y moving he objects and leaving more space between each object i placed on the paper. and left it to expose for longer.
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Image Two - I prefer this picture because all of my objects came out quite clear and simple. The garden clippers came out very good, without fading, however the film didn't produce the picture it should of. I put the two blocks of wood in the bottom left corner because it has a funny shape to it, very triangle shaped dig in's.
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