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PHOTOGRAMS OF NATURE: Cameraless Images Created in the Darkroom

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Last Updated 01/01/21

Three of the Ocean Color Photograms were used to help 
illustrate the Findings Page in the April Issue of Harper's Magazine

 
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It took me awhile to get my hands on it but IT JUST ARRIVED VIA BOAT!  LOL :)  Illuminated Negatives is now International!   The five women exhibition 'Beyond the Image' had a wonderful write up September 2012 in Foto & Video Magazine.  I am soooo excited to FINALLY view it but it is ALL IN RUSSIAN! Thank you Google Chrome for translating the webpage pages.  Click on the images below to link to the magazine article.

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PDN, Illuminated Negatives, Christine Caldwell
Published in the 2011 September issue of Photo District News Magazine, Finalist in The Great Outdoors Contest
 
PDN The Great Outdoors Contest
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PDN 2011 The Great Outdoors Contest
 
Planet Green, Christine Caldwell, Illuminated Negatives
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LENSCRATCH
October 1, 2011

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AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE  Images of the Year 2008 - Nature Category
X-ray & Gold Halo were selected as Honorable Mention and
Published in American Photo Jan/Feb issue. 

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

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Considered one of the 10 Photography-Related blogs you should be reading by Source Review, Wired.com, and InStyle Magazine.

Founded and Edited by
Aline Smithson

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NEGATIVE: A new collection of images by Los Angeles photographer Christine Caldwell offers a twist on the classic darkroom technique.
LA TIMES Arts & Books Section F Page 2

Christine Caldwell's 'Illuminated Negatives'

at Gallery 618E at the Brewery

August 24, 2008

FLORA HAS found a way to flourish in the dark -- a darkroom, to be exact. Los Angeles-based commercial photographer Christine Caldwell has been working on a new twist on an old technique that converts photographic subject matter into negatives, and thus a new, more colorful version. The leafy images can be seen in her first fine art show, "Illuminated Negatives," at Gallery 618E at the Brewery in Los Angeles.

Her chosen specialty is botanical specimens, mainly leaves and flowers. The process exposes vibrant lilac and blue hues that pop against the pitch-black background as if backlighted, creating an almost psychedelic effect.

"I've always loved the outdoors and am attracted to the visual composition and contrast of leaves, snowflakes and plants," said Caldwell of her source of inspiration, "so I brought them into the darkroom to experiment."

The images are an updated version of the classic photogram, which is similar to an X-ray. A shadow-like photograph is made by placing objects between light-sensitive paper and a light source. Once the objects are removed from the paper, that particular arrangement vanishes, creating a one-of-a-kind print. The roots of the photogram process can be traced to the mid-1800s, reaching popularity in post-World War I artist communities in Europe.

Twenty-four limited-edition prints will be on display through Sept. 6.

--Liesl Bradner


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