Photograms

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===//"Photograms are, quite simply, photographs made without a camera. Items are placed on photo-sensitive paper and the whole setup is exposed to light. After processing, the exposed areas will be dark and the areas covered by the items will appear as negative spaces. The method is popularly associated with the artist [|Man Ray], who called his images [|rayographs]. //===

===//Since the image is produced directly onto paper, there is no negative. Each photogram is a one-of-a-kind work of art. And because of the unique process, the images can come out looking surreal, delicate, alien, ghostly, or just indescribably different than we expect."// (from: weburbanist...see link below) ===

===Using materials that are translucent or semi-transparent can create especially haunting effects. Layering hand-made papers, especially rice papers can also effect the look and feel, since the grain of the paper itself will be part of the exposure. Being creative with your compositions is part of the art. Remember you are doing this in the darkroom. You might want to practice a bit first in the light! ===

Check out these resources on Photograms
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[|http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/06/pinhole-photogram-photography-creative-photographers/?ref=search&utm_campaign=googimages&utm_source=images&utm_medium=other]

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[|Flickr photogram group]

[|Man Ray Photograms]

[|Abelardo Morell]