Christian Schad (schadgraphs)
Christian Schad is a photographer who focuses on developing photograms which he calls "schadographs". A photogram is an image made without a camera by placing an object directly on photosensitive paper and exposing the paper to light. When producing his "schadographs" he tends to enjoy experimenting with worn materials such as torn pieces of fabric and scraps of paper which he usually found in trash cans or on the streets. Christian Schad was a unique photographer due to the way his viewed his creations. For example, he would cut a jagged border around the schadographs "to free them" from "the convention of the square".
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Man Ray (rayographs)
Man Ray is a visual artist who enjoys to play around with photograms which he calls "rayographs" in reference to himself. "Rayographs" are images that are produced using photographic paper without the use of a camera. The subject is placed directly onto the photographic paper and is then exposed using light. The image is created using the shadow of the objects which leaves a print on the photographic paper. So photograms or what Man Ray refers to as "rayographs" are created using the silhouettes of objects. I find his work very fascinating because of how he focuses on a surreal theme throughout his work.
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László Moholy-Nagy
Moholy-Nagy was a photographer who was a key part of the development of photograms through his experimental processes and his unique take on the technique. He made his images through the use of photograms which is the process of manipulating light in order to expose photosensitized paper whilst overlaying objects to create an image. Maholy-Nagy enjoyed experimenting when creating his images which led to him having an original take on this technique. He was very keen on playing with abstract forms and highlighting the extreme contrasts between his blacks and whites.
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Developing Black and White Film1. Enter dark room and make sure no lights get in
2. Load the film into the tank 3. Mix the chemicals 4. Develop the film 5. Dry the negatives 6. Scan the images |
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My Photogram
Journey Project-Palace Theatre
During my free time I decided to visit the Palace Theatre which is located in the West end. I documented my journey which involved me taking train starting from New Cross Station. I wanted to capture my journey in motion and by taking photos of each part of the journey helped me achieve this. When I had reached my destination I experimented with taking photos of the Palace Theatre in portrait and landscape mode. Overall, I am satisfied with the outcome of my photos, however I wish I captured more sections from the destination because when I got there I was preoccupied with looking at the different stores that had caught my attention.
The Interview
Interview Thoughts
Whilst I was at Charing Cross I managed to interview a woman named Heloise who was happy to answer questions, however, she was in a rush so I only managed to ask a few simple questions. Overall, I am happy with how the interview went since I was able to get an idea of her perspective of the area which allowed me to see the place in a different light. Next time I want to be able to interview someone for longer so that I can get a real insight of their perspective which will allow me to explore the areas whilst taking someones view into consideration.
Whilst I was at Charing Cross I managed to interview a woman named Heloise who was happy to answer questions, however, she was in a rush so I only managed to ask a few simple questions. Overall, I am happy with how the interview went since I was able to get an idea of her perspective of the area which allowed me to see the place in a different light. Next time I want to be able to interview someone for longer so that I can get a real insight of their perspective which will allow me to explore the areas whilst taking someones view into consideration.
Floris Neusüss
Floris Neusüss is a photographer who produces photograms that focus around the silhouette of a person. He called this set of work 'Nudogramms' which were produced in the late 1960s. He creates his 'Nudogramms' by collecting loads of pieces of paper and placing them in a grid to form a bigger piece of paper then instructs someone to lay down on the paper in a specific pose. Then exposes the layer of paper to natural light, therefore producing a black and white image of a human. Since the subject is resting on the paper their reversed side is what is being recorded, the side being hidden by their shadow. He believes that the real fascination from Photograms is the intimate connection between the subject and paper. I find his work very fascinating because of how it records an unseen side of person through their silhouette. I think that by making the individual a solid black allows for us as viewers to see that a real person connected with the paper.
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Pierre Cordier
Pierre Cordier is a photographer who discovered the 'chemigram' process. Cordier replaces the canvas with photographic paper. Cordier had discovered that using nail varnish created a unique effect on photographic paper so he called this process the chemigram. The idea behind the chemigram was to combine elements of art such as painting with elements of photography such as the photogram process. Cordier went and created lots of different variations of the chemigram which is what became to be known for. His work is captivating to me because his chemigrams feel surreal to me due to the abnormal shapes that are created.
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Garry Fabian Miller
Garry Fabian Miller is a photographer who experiments with using a photographic enlarger that allowed a direct translation between plants and the photographic print.Later in his career he began experimenting with making abstract images in the darkroom using glass vessels filled with liquids, or cut-paper forms to cast shadows and filter light.
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