What are Photograms and Rayographs? Photograms are a camera-less images (made without a camera) you can create these by placing objects on photo sensitive paper and exposing it to the light in the dark room . This technique is called camerasless photography. When the object touches the photo sensitive paper it will protect it from light then your left with a white or grey impression but if light gets underneath the objects the surface will change tone.If the no protection then it wont work the paper should go black completely. Rayographs are the same a photograms but Rayographs are given the name by Man Ray. How are they made? First you pick a series of different objects you can arrange these objects on a light sensitive paper. Then you can only expose it to light for a few seconds. Then you can soak the paper in different chemicals.(Developer,Stop,Fix)
Information about Man Ray Man Ray was born in Philadelphia on 27 August 1890 he died on 18 November 1976, Man Ray also did photograms in another name it was called rayograms because he wanted to name it after himself. He produce his photograms in France he lived in France for a long time while creating rayograms. He had a exhibition at exposition Dada Man ray real name was Emmanuel but he changed his first name to Man he did lots of paintings but did more of art by using different media. Some of the objects he uses in his photograms is: Flowers, lampshade with a light bulb, Film tape, Maps, Buttons, and some arts and crafts.
These are some of Man Rays work.
Information about Laszlo Moholy Nagy. Laszlo was a Hungarian painter and a photographer he was born on 20 July 1895 and died on 24 November 1946 he was born in Bacsbarod he studied law before becoming an artist . Laszlo composed his photograms directly on film also as a photographer he mainly worked with light he also used the light from his phone to get his photograms effect he changed his objects to transparent for example: crystal, glass and liquid he was one of the leading figures in Bauhaus. Some of the objects he used in his work: Human parts of the body and metal
This is some of Laszlo Moholy Nagy work.
Contrast between Man Ray & Laszlo Moholy Nagy
Man Ray image.Laszlo Moholy Nagy image. The contrast between these two images is Man Ray uses metal but in Laszlo Moholy Nagy he uses body parts.This make these two artist unique because they use separate things in here photograms and Laszlo use more body parts then objects because maybe he likes to use contact or showing flesh.
Here are some of my photograms.
WWW:I was able to complete photograms I also included a range of object and I used part of my body to complete my photogram. EBI:If I added different range of objects and if I could have created more and maybe done a bigger one photogram and made it a bit darker also if I kept on trying . My evaluation: Overall this task went well now I am able to create a photogram and I know how to make my photograms dark and better next time .