Melanie Heinrich, Artist
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Fine Art Photography

Carnival Images
Life After Life Images
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Photograms
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What Is Beauty?
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Photograms

Photograms can be made in a number of different ways and by using any number of different materials. I became fascinated by the process while working in the black and white darkroom. I was teaching traditional black and white photography at a university and running the lab. My daily routine of running the lab led me to many experimental processes. Additionally I assigned the project to my students. They came up with the most interesting material selections to use.

I produced several black and white photograms using transparent materials placed on glass, like baby oil, lotion, and clear plastic wrap. Using a small pen light I exposed the paper to light at a 90 degree angle from the paper. (The intensity of the light and the distance of the light from the paper made a difference with the end print.) The transparent material on the glass refracted the light, casting interesting gray values onto the photo paper. I found these images to be rich with tonal details and contrast.

I created images as large as 16" x 20" and as small as 8" x 10" using this process. Those black and white photograms are all original images. Each creation changes because of all of the variables that are involved. I scanned several of these images and added color to them using Photoshop. I also hand painted several of these images.

Black and White - Before

Colorized - After

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If you are interested in purchasing any of my images, please click on the Imagekind link below. Imagekind will print any of my images at varying sizes. They can also matt, frame, and glass the image if you like. If there is an image on my Web site that you do not see on the Imagekind Web site, please contact me by clicking here. I will upload the image to make it available. Thank you.

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