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High School Photogram Photography Lesson
Photograms are early photographic images created without a camera by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive material and exposing it to light. Henry Fox Talbot, who coined the term "photogenic drawings", was an early pioneer of the technique in the 1830s. In the 20th century, artist Man Ray experimented extensively with photograms, which he called "rayographs", using unconventional exposures and object placements to create surreal images. His rayographs were not fully appreciated during his life but are now considered masterworks of the photogram technique.
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- 7. Henry Fox Talbot • Some of the first photographic images made were photograms • William Henry Fox Talbot called photograms “Photogenic drawings”
- 8. What is aphotogram? • Is a photographic images made without a camera. • The images is made by placing the objects directly onto the surface of the light-sensitive material such as photographic paper then exposing it to light.
- 9. Henry Fox Talbot • He made them by placing leaves and pieces of material onto sensitized paper, and then left them outdoor on sunny days to expose. • THE RESULT? Dark background with a white silhouette of the object.
- 10. The photogram “Rebirth” ManRay a 20th century artist/ photographer used Photograms, later coining the phrase and process as “Rayographs”
- 11. Man Ray • • • • • Real name: Emmanual Rudinitsky Man Ray: born in Philly 1870 Adult life: New york, Paris, & Hollywood Reputation flourished in Paris He became a big part of the Dada and Surrealist movements in art.
- 12. Man Ray’s…“Rayographs” • Hisstyle capitalized on the stark and unexpected effects of negative imaging, • unusual juxtapositions of identifiable objects • variations in the exposure time given to different objects within a single image, and moving objects as the sensitive materials were being exposed.
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- 14. Other photographic works byMAN RAY “Glass Tears” by Man Ray ca 1930-‐33
- 15. Hair photo by Man Ray
- 16. “Le Violon d’Ingres” 1924 by Man Ray
- 17. Man Ray’s continued… • He considered Paris his home, and his artistic reputation flourished there. • World War II forced Man Ray to flee Paris. • He had to leave behind his masterpieces of paintings and photography; in essence, his entire artistic career. • When his boat was safely in the Port of Newark, he “was overcome with a feeling of intense depression”. He knew he had to start over. • HIS RAYOGRAPHS were not fully appreciated in his lifetime, but are now considered great works.