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Rayograph

  • Completed Project: Rayograph Picture #1
  • Completed Project: Rayograph Picture #2

basic darkroom
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a simple darkroom photograph

(hey guys thanks for telling me I mixed up the steps, I never noticed my error)

:)

and yes, it does go by many names I use rayograph because thats what we called them in design school.

rayograph was named after Man Ray, the dada artist who did alot of them.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    This is a easy project to do(if you have a darkroom, with an enlarger and solution bath)

    you take a sheet of photopaper, lay it on the enlarger.

    You take the item you wish to xray(I used old film)

    and you expose the image for 5 seconds.

    You then take the sheet and place it in the developer solution(about 5 min), then the stop bath. then the fixer.

    Hang to dry.

    (sorry guys I did mix it up a bit, thanks for informing me.)

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Rayograph

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Glitter Pixie

Glitter Pixie

September 9th, 2008 12:10

i love rayographs, great tutorial. just a quick question, do you really do developer, fixer then stop bath? i was always taught developer, stop bath, then fixer! madness!

FoxesinBoxes

FoxesinBoxes

September 9th, 2008 20:06

I love these, but we always called them Photograms.
And yeah, developer 4 mins, stop 2 mins, fixer 3 mins, wash bath for 10 mins.
I think it all depends on the brand and the concentration of the solution.

kaludesign

kaludesign

September 10th, 2008 11:45

It's called a photogram, not a rayograph. You also have your chemicals in the wrong order. Developer, stop bath (stops the developing process) and then fixer (makes the image permanent)

Roma

Roma

September 10th, 2008 20:05

i love photograms! i hope i get to make some in college. yummmm.

Roma

Roma

September 10th, 2008 20:07

also, a little something- they can be either photograms or rayographs. i think they became rayographs after man ray used them a lot- or did i make that up?

try being a little positive once in a while! it's a good project :-)

Glitter Pixie

Glitter Pixie

September 11th, 2008 09:32

yeah they are also called rayographs because Man Ray used them a lot, you're right Roma. Glad I got the chemicals in the right order, i was highly confused. Though we always do 3mins, 1 min, 2mins

michelle G.

michelle G.

September 12th, 2008 12:10

oops sorry guys, I did get that mixed up

Alexis W.

Alexis W.

September 13th, 2008 02:29

I did this in my photography class in school it was pretty cool!