Stencil Photogram

Photograms come in all types, your "imagination is your only limitation"! I've even had students use crickets as the subject for found object photograms!

For our second photogram, we will cut a stencil out of black construction paper. Instead of placing objects on the enlarging paper, you will use your paper stencil. We will compress the enlarging paper and stencil together using a contact printer. F-stop and time will remain the same for this project.

Subject:
The subject for this image is "geometric shapes" or a design created out of your "initials".

Objective: 
Practice using an x-acto knife, continued practice with the enlarger and print developing process.

Thins to consider:

• Design your image so the stencil won't fall apart.
• Always cut away from your holding hand.
• If the paper starts to tear, ask me for a new blade.
• Keep your cuts as clean as possible.

Here is an example of a "geometric shape" photogram. Notice the edges are kept intact.