WHAT ARE PHOTOGRAMS AND RAYOGRAPHS?!
Photograms or Rayographs are just like cyanotypes for example they are a camera less image created by a light sensitive surface, you put objects on to the light sensitive paper and when it is exposed it creates a negative look. depending on the object for example an opaque object will create a white shape where as if you was to use a transparent object it will leave a pale grey or dark grey shape on the paper. However if there is no protection at all then the paper will be all black.
Anna Atkins used a similar process you can see on my cyanotypes page. However Rayograph and Photograms are used in a dark room the process includes putting the images into a certain chemical. then its washed off with running water Rayographs and Photograms were named after the artist named Man Ray. Otherwise they are exactly the same type of photographs.
(Below are some Rayographs and Photograms) these are not mine but they look really cool and thats the reason why i have chose them.
Anna Atkins used a similar process you can see on my cyanotypes page. However Rayograph and Photograms are used in a dark room the process includes putting the images into a certain chemical. then its washed off with running water Rayographs and Photograms were named after the artist named Man Ray. Otherwise they are exactly the same type of photographs.
(Below are some Rayographs and Photograms) these are not mine but they look really cool and thats the reason why i have chose them.
HOW DO YOU MAKE PHOTOGRAMS AND RAYOGRAPHS?!
Firstly you have to chose a series of objects, then you arrange the objects in any way you want on the light sensitive photographic paper. You then have to expose the photographic paper to the light for a few seconds, with the objects on it. After you then have to take it to the wet part of the dark room and soak it in the chemicals.
The main chemical/s used in the dark room is developer, which causes the silver iodide on the piece of paper to react & darken if it has been exposed to light the other is fixer which removes the undeveloped silver iodide from the emulsion and the final one to completely stop the development is call bath this is used between the development stage and the fixer stage.
The main chemical/s used in the dark room is developer, which causes the silver iodide on the piece of paper to react & darken if it has been exposed to light the other is fixer which removes the undeveloped silver iodide from the emulsion and the final one to completely stop the development is call bath this is used between the development stage and the fixer stage.
MY RAYOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAMS
IMAGE 1 IMAGE 2
As you can see my first image has worked really well My second image has worked, personally, better as the
my shapes have turned out really well and my and photogram feather looks faded underneath the metal rings and the
looks like an x-ray with a lot of negative space. You can make tapes are really bright which gives it a really nice effect and
out the shapes really clearly like the feather or the metal ring. the bottom tape has a 3D effect has the tape has been removed.
As you can see my first image has worked really well My second image has worked, personally, better as the
my shapes have turned out really well and my and photogram feather looks faded underneath the metal rings and the
looks like an x-ray with a lot of negative space. You can make tapes are really bright which gives it a really nice effect and
out the shapes really clearly like the feather or the metal ring. the bottom tape has a 3D effect has the tape has been removed.