photogram
Sign in to savethumb|A photogram of a number of photography-related objects thumb|Photogram with soil and plants A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light.
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Nineteenth century
- Modernism
- Christian Schad's 'schadographs'
- Man Ray's 'rayographs'
- Other 20th century artists
- Contemporary
- Procedure
- List of notable photographers using photograms
- See also
- References
thumb|A photogram of a number of photography-related objects thumb|Photogram with soil and plants A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light.
The usual result is a negative shadow image that shows variations in tone that depends upon the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white; those exposed for a shorter time or through transparent or semi-transparent objects appear grey, while fully-exposed areas are black in the final print.