An Introduction to Experimental Photography

... An Introduction to Experimental Photography The Photogram The photogram has a similar concept to that of an X-ray. Usually, objects are placed directly onto a photo-sensitive medium; in most cases this is photographic paper. The paper would be exposed to light and developed to reveal a sort of captured, reversed shadow or silhouette. The result relates to the laws of photography: the areas of the paper that received light appear darker than the areas that did not receive any light. The photogram is a technique of lens-less photography; although in some circumstances the technique is mixed with straight photographic prints. One example of this is the Vignette. This involves the placement of an oval cut out above the print during exposure. A corresponding oval is then laid on the photo and with exposure an image is revealed in the centre with a black background. Hand Colouring Hand colouring refers to the process of

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