Photomontage

What is photo-montage?

A technique by which a composite photographic image is formed by combining images from separate photographic sources.

What does the adjustment knob do?

Adjusts opening of the aperture.

What are the important factors you have to label in your sketchbook for the test strip?

Aperture setting (F-stop), time interval, height of enlarger, enlarger number.

After reading a test strip, what factors can be determined?

Aperture, time, and tonal value.

Who coined the term photo-montage?.

Berlin Dadaists.

What was NOT a purpose photo-montage was created and used?

Book covers.

How does someone determine the best exposure time for their photo-montage?

By creating a test strip and identifying a time interval to use based on which produces the best tonal value quality.

How might someone choose an aperture opening to use for their test strip?

By determining the thickness of the magazine paper and if it is a thin paper a smaller aperture opening should be used.

What easel do you use when making a test strip?

Contact easel.

If the difference in exposure between sections in your test strip are too large, what should you do?

Decrease aperture.

What is the order to go in after exposing your photographing paper to light?

Dektol, stop, fix, then wash.

What aperture should be used when making a test strip?

Depends on the thickness of the paper.

What is the smallest aperture opening?

F16.

What do you do after forming a test strip with an interval you wish to use?

Form another test strip with that setting.

What was Herbert Bayer's viewpoint on photo-montage?

He noted that "the photo-montage has shown itself to be particularly suitable for advertising ..."

When enlarger light is on, where should the test strip(s) be?

In the black bag, under the table.

If your overall test strip is too dark, what should you do?

Lower the time interval.

What does light do to the paper?

Make it darker.

After you take out your strip from the wash, should it go in the dryer?

No, it should not go in the dryer.

How many variable(s) do you change after making your first test strip?

One variable.

When making a test strip, in what order should you place the papers, cardboard, and the glass pane?

Test strip, magazine paper, glass pane, and finally the cardboard.

Why does the amount of time needed to leave a test strip in the Fix chemical decrease when using a test strip rather than a full size paper?

The size of the paper is smaller.

Why would a photographer need to determine the aperture for creating a photographic print?

To determine tonal quality.

Why is it important to create test strips?

To help figure out a good exposure and capture for the image, figure out tonal value quality.

Where does the metal easel go when using the contact easel?

Under the table.

How does the shift from colorful magazines to black and white imaging affect the way we view the photograph?

We tend to focus on the highlights and shadows that shape the composition and the abstraction within the image, rather than being distracted by the colors that puts the focus on the subjects.

What is the first step in making your test strip?

Writing your name/initials.