Shape and Composition

       In the first collage of white paper on black paper, my goal was to focus on the directional movement of the shapes. I didn't use a wide variation of shapes, because I didn't want the shapes themselves to be the main focus of the piece. Instead, I used three shapes (a pear and two different leaves) and reduced their size so that there were multiple copies of the same shape, but in different sizes. In the second collage, I focused less on the individual shapes themselves but instead paid attention to the bigger shape that they made together. I tried to show contrast between the white and the black so that the paper looked balanced and equal.

      In this project, I was drawn to focusing on balance and directional movement in the collages/rayograms. My most compelling collage is the first one, with the leaves and the pears. I like this one because I think that I did a good job of balancing the paper, but at the same time I didn't fill up the whole paper and left room for negative space. I think that my most compelling rayogram is also the first one shown here, because I think that I did a good job of making sure that the amount of white space on each side was relatively equal, and that there was not a noticeable imbalance on one side or the other.
     To make a rayogram:
1. Find objects to make the rayogram with.
2. Decide how you want to arrange your objects.
3. Get photo paper.
4. Arrange your objects on the paper, which is positioned under the enlarger.
5. Set the timer to the amount of time you want the light to hit your paper.
6. Turn the light on, and let the light remain on until the timer turns off.
7. Once the light has turned off, take all objects off of the paper and put the paper in the various bins of liquids to develop it.

      I think that I excelled at engaging and persisting in this project. I thought it was a lot of fun to make the rayograms, so it was easy for me to remain engaged and to persist and continue my work until it was finished and I was proud of the outcome. I think that I could improve in stretching and exploring, because it was hard for me to create a rayogram without a preconceived plan, which is something that I could work on.