Photograms Photographic images made without a camera. What is a Photogram?

An image created, without a camera, by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material , such as photo paper, and exposing it to the light. What is a Photogram?

The usual result is a negative shadow image that shows variations in tone that depends upon the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white; those exposed through transparent or semi-transparent objects appear grey. Photographers Who Use Photograms

◦ Markus Amm ◦ Laszlo Moholy-Nagy ◦ Anna Atkins ◦ Pablo Picasso ◦ Christopher Bucklow ◦ Man Ray ◦ Susan Derges ◦ Alexander Rodchenko ◦ Adam Fuss ◦ Christian Schad ◦ Raoul Hausmann ◦ Kunié Sugiura ◦ Len Lye PHOTOGRAM EXAMPLES

Photogram Project

Students will scan various found objects for use in a collage, FOCUSING on a selection of Art Elements, Design Principles and Compositional Guidelines. Quick Review

◦ Elements of Art ◦ Principles of Design ◦ Composition Homework

◦ Collect items to use to create your photograms. ◦ Vary your items in size, shape, texture, and density. ◦ In a ziplock bag, labeled with your name, bring in 15 items. Scan Your Objects Creating Compositions

Remember you need 2 DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS, where you are establishing a focal point and creating visual movement; focusing on a combination of the shooting techniques we learned the past 9 months. Setting Up Your Compositions

1. Lift the lid of the scanner and arrange your objects on the glass in your desired composition.

2. Place a piece of white paper over the objects.

3. Open Photoshop File > Import > Images from Device Set the resolution to 300 dpi

Set auto selection to off.

Set scan to desktop.

Press the scan button. Creating Your Photogram Procedural steps to create a digital photogram Open Your Scans in Photoshop

Open your photogram scans in Photoshop. File > Open Click on the adjustment layer icon and choose black and white. Select your image layer. Image > Adjustments > Invert Add an adjustment layer for levels. Move the end sliders closer to the center to get the darkest background possible without losing too many details. Open Both Files in Photoshop

Open your line as design image and a photogram image in Photoshop. File > Open Drag the line image into the photogram file. Press COMMAND T. Hold the SHIFT key and pull the image from a corner to resize. Press the RETURN key to apply the transformation. Click on NORMAL at the top of the layers palette and choose a blending mode that you like. Final Results

Your final image may look something like this. Repeat steps on slides 24-35 to create a second photogram. YOU ARE FINISHED! Save your files and upload them to Dropbox. lastname_firstname_photogram(1, 2).jpg