Photogram & Rayographs
What is a Photogram and Rayographs?
A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects 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 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. If there is no protection at all the paper will turn black.
What darkroom chemicals do you need to make a photogram?
Chemicals:
- Developer - I use Kodak Dektol
- Stop bath - I use Kodak Indicator stop bath
- Fixer - I use Kodak Fixer
- Hypo clear - I use Kodak Hypo Clearing Agen
Rayography
The technique is sometimes called camera-less photography. It was used by Man Ray in his exploration of rayograph. Other artists who have experimented with the technique include Laszlo Mohloy-Nagy, Christian Schad (who called them "Schadographs" Imogen Cunningham and Pablo Picasso. Variations of the technique have also been used for scientific purposes.
Who is Man rAY?Man Ray born in 1890 – November 18, 1976 and spent most of his time in Paris France, he used a lot of different types of photographs / photograms. He was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
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My photogram and rayography pictures
I was really pleased becauseI had only just started to make them andI made lots of improvement and I made a lot of rayograms of other objects on special paper, which is cool! What went well was using different types of objects and because of that reason I used the same objects but in different styles.
The name of the paper is light-effect.
The name of the paper is light-effect.