Jan 22, 2013 - Photo 2 Photograms

Ok - so here we go. Going to try to pull stuff together here in the blog for my Advanced Photo class. Aiming beyond powerpoint and trying new things.

Today's lesson -
Back into the darkroom...
Chemical mixing - in all reality - read the trays or the containers. Measure up and you are good to go. Developer, Stop Bath, Fixer, Rinse, Wash and Dry.

Enlarger Station Set Up...
Enlarger plugs into timer plugs into wall. Do you know these things??? Negative Carrier, Bellows, Focusing Ring, Lens, Aperture, Light Field

And now for the fun part! Photograms :)
You may have had a dry run with the Sun Prints that we created on Photo Fun Day in class. Remember the blue paper + tiny little junk box items + sunlight exposure + water developer = cool positive/negative image!

What is a photogram? Check it out on wikipedia.

One of the most famous photogram creators was Man Ray - who even renamed the photogram the "Rayograph" after himself. Check out some info on his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Want to see some examples before you go start to play? Check out the google image search of photogram!

I know - right! Way to cool! Now - take some time and go create. Your task is to create a series of 3-5 images using the stuff you brought in from home. You can play with exposure times by using test strips. You need to think about subject placement and relationship and how timing could effect the appearance of objects which are translucent or transparent. You have 2 lab days to create.

Have fun! When you are done we will run a quick critique and you should post your image in a reply to the blog so we can all see what you created!