The Darkroom
Photogram Prints and Processes |
Painting with Developer
(right) To create this painted effect its the same as with any photogram until you use developer. After exposing the paper to the light, don't immediately drop it into the developer but instead dip a paintbrush in the developing solution and paint it like you would a canvas. Wait a few minutes and apply more if you want to. After about 3 minutes, continue as normal with stop and fix chemicals. In this image I used different sized buttons and some string. You can see a contrasting effect is created when you some parts of your photogram is simply left unprocessed. Sandwich Print
(right) A sandwich print is changing the negatives on the image so say any black space on the photogram will turn white. You can use any pre-exposed print you already have or make a new one. After you have one, you will also need a fresh, untouched photographic piece of paper. The exposure time is usually longer, around 4-8 seconds. Before exposing, make a test strip first to get the right amount of light onto the paper, then stack them onto each other and expose, (by stacking them it inverts it). Movement
(right) For this one it's best to use a singular object such as a pair of scissors, pen or some film. For the exposure, it depends how many repetitions of the object you would want. As a normal photogram is exposed for roughly 3secs, if you wanted to repeat the object 6 times, you would expose each time you moved it for 0.5secs. Start on one side of the paper and move across to the other side. Develop the print as normal after. |
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Pinhole Camera
This type of camera is the simplest camera you could probably imagine. Its based on the 'camera obscura', which is a large room/container that's been blacked out except for a small hole of light.
My Attempt at Pinhole Photographs
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Inverted Versions:
Ben Nathan
Ben Nathan works in different areas ranging from painting to photography to film and sculpture. His work is based on the functionality of the city, its urban change and industry.
Process of Using a Film Camera:
All cameras control the amount of light that enters. Similar to a pinhole camera, (which lets light in through a small hole onto light-sensitive paper), a film camera lets light pass through a lens which sharpens the image and controls the aperture. Therefore, light is only allowed to hit the film inside for a certain amount of time. |
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