A photogram is a photographic print made by laying objects onto photographic paper to create the image. You also need light to help generate the image.
William Henry Fox Talbot:
In 1835 William was taking full advantage of the unusually abundant sunshine and placed pieces of sensitized photogenic drawing paper in miniature cameras. He used this to set around the grounds to record the silhouette of Lacock Abbey’s animated roofline and trees. Talbot said by "Using my imagination, I will be supposed to be some Lilliputian artist."
How are Photograms made?
Photograms are made by placing objects onto photographic paper and then using light to stain the paper to make the shape. We use a room called the dark room to keep it really dark so we don't damage the paper with the light. They get developed by using light-sensitive chemicals. In the dark room we used a special printer that does it for us then playing around with special chemicals.
The Photogram Workshop:
I used different objects to for this workshop to show a pattern. I did a test to see how long i need for the light to imprint onto the paper and it was around 20 seconds. With the first 3 Photograms I experimented with different shapes that i had laying around to see how it would come out. With the last one, i decided to design a face with my Galaxy Buds (ear phones), spar pair of glasses and a couple rocks.
Summary:
In this workshop I liked the way that we could use different objects to use and put on the photogram paper. Such as a light bulb or a shape of a key ring. I experimented that you don't put a see through object onto the photographic paper otherwise it won't show up on the paper. I learnt that we use light to imprint a image onto the paper.
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