Photograms

 

A photogram is a picture made without using a camera; it records not the image of an object produced by a lens but the shadow cast by the object itself i. e. using the photographic printing process but without using a negative. They tend to be strong-silhouetted images. With experimenting you can create a fairly intricate image using marks, shapes and textures. …

PDF: Photograms

 

The only real limit to this technique is your imagination. With photograms you have total control over all the elements and you aren’t dependent on the weather. …

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It’s pants!

Using the age-old technique of photograms, Kirsty Mackay creates images of underwear, from the sensible to the saucy. Sarah Jackson takes a peek. …

PDF: It’s pants!