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What is a Photogram?A photogram is a print that is made by laying a object on a light sensitive surface (photographic paper) and then exposing it to light, in this process you do not use a camera. The process of photograms goes back to the 1700's it was first reported to be discovered by Johann Heinrich Schulze. The outcome of a photogram shows negative shadows, this is because the portions of the surface that do not get touched by the light remain white. Objects that lack opacity or appear transparent will show up grey.
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Man RayMan Ray, August 27, 1890 - November 18, 1976, was a visual artist, he was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements. His major works covered a variety of media however he considered himself a painter, however he was best known for his photography. Especially for his work with photograms. His photograms mainly consist of everyday objects and metal items. His experiments with photography included rediscovering how to make "cameraless" pictures, or photograms, which he called rayographs
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Laszlo Moholy NagyLaszlo Moholy Nagy, July 20, 1895 - November 24, 1946, had a great influence on post-war education in the US. He liked to experiment and delved into various fields including, design, film-making, photography, art, sculpting and theoretician. His photography is quite abstract and he likes to take pictures of building structures, nature.
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Both Laszlo Moholy Nagy and Man Ray enjoy taking black and white photos, however other than that their pictures are quite different. Man Ray focuses more on taking pictures of everyday items and metal items whilst Laszlo Moholy Nagy's photos focus more on the detail of the item and are quite close up compared to Man Ray's, he takes pictures of nature, body parts, etc. Man Ray includes a larger variety of items in one image, so they're usually taken from a certain distance to fit all the objects in the frame.
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Self EvaluationWWW I liked the composition of my photograms because you can see the different textures of the items that I chose. I like how in one of them I put my planner at the edge of the page because it added a framing to the picture and that made it more interesting.
EBI I think that I should have increased the time that the light sensitive paper (photographic paper) was under the light as my images turned up quite light in colour whilst it was supposed to turn up quite dark. I also could have added more smaller items, such as wires or pencil sharpening's to make my image to make them more eye-catching. In one of my images one of the objects was put on its side and that affected the exposure, laying the object flat would change that. My photograms: (scan them in)
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