Photograms

Artist statement: For this photogram assignment I wanted to keep my concentration of nature going. So in my collage i used nature magazines to create flowers and the center quote. In the background are articles about nature and animals. Next for this assignment I needed to alter my original photogram. I decided to use a paper template of a lightning bolt and a flower to go with my concentration. I used aperture F8 and has the light on for 4 seconds. I think the original is a little bit dark now that I think about it but my altered one looks so cool with the different layers. The bright white template makes the photogram feel more dramatic.

Overall, I really like the altered photogram the best because of the template shapes and the layers it creates. I wish the patterns of the follow cut outs showed up more because I had some detailed petals. For example, I had two bird eyes as petals and the details were totally muted in my final product which is disappointing. If I were to do this over again I may make the photograms lighter and not use as much light for as long. In my altered photogram I would just use the flower template because the lightning bolt doesn't really go with the theme I am going for. This is a great beginning to our film section but I am excited to see how my work will improve.