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using the same leaf as I used recently for lumen prints, this time I used it as a photogram, then inverted.
photogram
(A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light.)
Sort of a photogram hybrid. I wanted to improve the sense of space with my photograms. I printed a photo of clouds onto the paper and then made a contact print of a photogram on top of it.
All things have a use, even photographic paper that was long ago expired and is fogged beyond use.
I have used many sheets of such paper to create photograms by placing objects on the paper and letting it sit in the sun for a few hours. The result is then scanned and manipulated with levels and curves in Photoshop. At times the results disappoint, but other times things work out well. In this particular image I moistened part of the paper before exposure.
More examples can be seen at glsmyth.com/Gallery.asp?G=Expired Paper.
black & white photogram - part of a series i did a couple of years ago.
has become a signature piece for me... and great fun to make :)
remember the darkroom? and the smell of chemicals?
I have been doing a little more work with expired paper photograms. For these images I use fogged photographic paper that has been given to me, place items on the paper (in this case, some leaves), and leave in the sun for a couple of hours. I then scan the paper and play around with Levels and Curves to get what I feel to be a pleasing representative color.
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UV-Flashlight Lumen photogram, in some variations using Agfa Multigrade 10x15 cm pieces of paper
Exposure very short about 1 minute by tracing the object
The red color is because I wetted the paper and washed with handsoap exposed wet.
Reasoning is that there may be some developer in the paper present already when alkaline and wet it should darken the paper while exposing, and that is the case it is getting to a chocolate brown very quick ie needs very little exposure.
I think that was a quarter in the middle of the photo paper along with a light bulb in there somewhere. I splattered developer on to the paper with my fingers.
I scraped and distributed residual selenium from a tray in a water solution and took a photogram from it. The result strongly reminded me of galaxy shots, so I changed the color to a bluish tone
Shown here is another expired paper photogram. I explained the process for creating these in my entry “Photogram 19.”
Some fresh flowers from the garden, today is very cold. Since i was having the chemicals all open already, why not do some more traditional photo-grams. Using Agfa Paper, exposed with RGB LED (white color used) for 20 seconds from 1.5m distance giving good sharp contours. Development with dilute bw developer till image a bit too dark, then fix and bleach back and fix repeatedly till I like it.
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Our first assignment for photography class was to make a gray scale and 5 photograms. I hated doing the gray scale, I wasted close to 10 pieces of very expensive photo paper making mine and still it turned out crooked. Ugh. I liked doing the photograms though. This one and the star ones are my favorities.
Ps. The printed pictures are much better than the scans.