Dark Room

Photogram

We firstly produced a photogram, when you place objects on top of some photo paper and expose it 20-30 seconds. Then develop it using the developer(for 1 minute), stop then the fixer and leave it in the water, then finally hang it to dry.
I think it creates a really interesting effect, although I exposed mine for too long and it would have looked better if you could make out some more of the objects. But i especially like the film strip as you can clearly see what it is and the pictures in it.

Pin-Hole Photography

We used tins with a small hole in it as the lens that we covered up, then with photo paper in the tin which created our 'camera'. We then uncovered the hole when we found what we wanted to take a picture of then covered it back up after about 10-15 seconds. We then proceeded to develop our images that came out as negatives, we used the same process of developer for 1 minute then the stop and fixer before hanging it up to dry.
When it had dried we turned the image to a positive by placing the negative image face down over photo paper then exposing it for 20-30 seconds using a contact printer. Then developed the positive image.
I quite liked how my image turned out, even though it was very dark and slightly out of focus due to the tin shaking. I think it has an eerie feel to it with the bright white in the centre behind the tree. This form of photography is very risky as you don't know how your image will turn out which I quite like but the process is quite time consuming if your image doesn't turn out right.

Film Photography

When we started our film photography, after we had developed our film roles and created a contact sheet we choose the images we wanted to enlarge and develop. We used test strips to see how long we should expose our photos for the best results, uncovering parts of the image every 5 seconds to see what amount of time is best for the particular photo. We then went on to doing a test image to see if the time frame worked with the whole image. So we could finally expose our image for the right amount of time for the best out come, to be able to get black, white and all the grey mid-tones.

This was my final image exposed for the specific amount of time I worked out. I think it works well as the sunlight comes through and contrasts with the dark shadows to create an interesting image. I like that the model isn't completely aware/ready for the photo as it makes it have a candid element.
Again this way of taking photos can be risky as you never know what they are going to turn out like until you develop them ad you don't know if they will be over exposed or too dark.

Final Film Image
This is my final film photography image, I found the composition really interesting with the light coming through the trees making them into silhouette. The sun is also central so it makes the whole image look balanced. The different shaped and sizes of the trees make it more interesting rather than it being one tree. I like that the photo was taken in black and white so you get the natural tones which you wouldn't get if it was taken in colour.