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1. Camera-less
Photography
How to make a Photogram

2. What is a Photogram?
• A photogram fixes
shadows onto light
sensitive paper
• Also known as
Rayogram after
photographer Man
Ray who claims to
have discovered the
process

3. How does a photogram work?
Light source
Objects
Light
sensitive
paper
Variety of tones created Solid shadow
by areas partly exposed created by object
to light flush to paper

4. Man Ray

5. Laszlo Moholy Nagy

6. Susan Derges
Uses the natural
world as her
darkroom. The
moon provides
light

7. Gary Fabian Miller

8. Adam Fuss

9. Todays Task
Class divided into groups
• One group at a time in dark room. You
will produce 2 photograms of your own.
• Meanwhile, other group are to work in
sketchbooks. Research the given artists
and their practice.
• How do they make their prints?
• Describe what you can see
• What is your opinion? Do you like it?
Why?

10. Homework
• Come back to the Art department to collect
your photograms
• Mount into your book
• Write up the step-by-step photogram process
• Annotate/evaluate your photograms results.
What went well? What woud you like to do
differently?