DARKROOM PROJECT

Here are some photograms I did with Kevin Ji and Laura Alvarez. This first week back in the darkroom, we worked on making large photograms, printing with both RC and fiber paper, as well as printing large prints. 

First off, I really enjoyed making large photograms this week. It was sort of interesting trying to figure out how to actually process them, especially the one with Laura because it wouldn't fit into the trays. I feel like with larger prints it's harder to control every detail of the development process, unlike with smaller prints that you can easily move around. Because of this I noticed a lot of "man handling" marks on the paper. :D Overall though, I really enjoyed making photograms. 

Along with photograms, I also worked on printing super large prints with Kevin Laura. It was easier to burn and dodge the image because it was larger, and there was also a lot more detail in the image compared to smaller 8x10 prints. 

Lastly, I tried out the fiber paper instead of the RC paper. I feel like the fiber paper is a lot warmer in tone compared to the RC paper, however it does take longer to develop. And also instead of drying flat like the RC paper, the fiber paper curls up like a wet piece of paper when the whole development process is done. In my opinion it gives the paper a more "vintage" look. :)