Hi there. We covered a lot today, and congrats on getting your (perhaps first) experience with the darkroom. There is a lot to be covered initially, and I apologize for running a little over today. We will get our timing down within the next week. The lab is clean, and I organized it a little more logically - hopefully it will remain that way.
Today we covered lab orientation, the photogram demo, and you had your first experience with creating a test sheet for photograms. To refresh your memory, we set our lens aperture at f8.
- If you found that you reached a maximum black after your initial 3 second exposure, you will change your opening to allow for less light, meaning you will stop down (f11, f16).
- If you found that you reached a maximum black, but still had variations of black and gray, you will leave your aperture set to f8.
- If you found that you never reached a maximum black, even after several 3 second intervals, you will change your opening to allow for more light, meaning you will open up (f5.6, f4, f2.8)
*Remember, the larger the f-stop number, the smaller amount of light;
the smaller the f-stop number, the larger the amount of light.
Once you have a successful test sheet, you will pick the time exposure that looks best, (3 secs, 6 secs, 9 secs, 12 secs, etc...) and make one exposure. After doing this, you will have your first photogram!
Look over what we did today in class, and really think about how the density of objects affect their translation onto photographic paper. Consider that if the object is not flush with the surface, light can get under the object and perhaps make it invisible. Bring objects (new/old) and photo paper to class Tuesday.
Good luck, and be sure to post your entry by Monday, 1/21 by 6 pm.
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for my assignment, i plan on doing something that reflects the logo and the message of my Graphic Design company. Grafix By Halima. the slogan is " My imagination is your Satisfaction" so i am trying to create a fantasy imaginative surreal effect.
For my photogram I plan do do a series of 4 images. They will portray the changes of time over the changing seasons. Each image will hold key themes of different eras in the United States, but will be abstract in their own form.
these are both good beginnings, but you should both try to elaborate more on the way you plan to portray these photograms, i.e. the objects you will use
well i experiece with many tools alredy such as drawings, the glass and the different tipe of light soo i was satisfy with my output i thing that photograms are funn and they can also be very abtract and dificult to acomplish. but is alway good to learn by doing it.
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