Inspired By... Man Ray's Rayographs

I want to highly credit this landscape for its editing efforts, the distortion here with your surfaces, really suits this direction of abstract photography. The high and low contrast is evident with the hard features, unveiling little detail and keeping a sense of mystery. Great lighting too.

Thank you for submitting this photo to this contest, great layering captured and grey tones with the shadows. If you're interested to pursuing photos like this in a future photoshoot, experiment using a pinhole camera. You'll gain great results like this and appreciate how fun photography is in its most organic approach.

I like the tones used here, and thank you for mentioning the production details behind this photogram. I read that you were interested in using specific 80s iconic objects, you made an excellent choice here and very interesting take on both analogue approaches.

Congratulations! This photo immediately caught my eye, not only for its themes of the contest, but the tones are so reminiscent of Man Ray. You have direct inspirations but have pushed with the edit to make it your own, the sepias were a very good decision. This photo holds references to Sci-Fi fiction, which I’m always appreciative of film visuals within photography. Well done!

I appreciate the angle taken here and referencing Man Ray through his use of strong contrast of lines with a documentary approach. Next time, I suggest you work on the cropping and experiment with angles, as this would shoot well!

This photo is so reminiscent of the great work of Man Ray, using light and shadow on objects within a photogram, but still showing a strong amount of detail. I’m happy you’ve used the gloves and netting together, both textures work very well with the lighting.

I want to credit this portrait for its studio efforts, the poses with your model, really suits this direction of lighting. The silhouette is evident with the highlights of your models’ features, unveiling little detail and keeping a sense of mystery.

I’ve chosen this image to review to further commend your use of layers and maintained detail in this nature landscape. There is much exposure in this, but it doesn’t overcrowd the overall purpose of the image. I feel the movement of the Kelp really connects the view to the landscape, it gives an openness to the visuals.

This is a great tribute to Man Ray and analogue photo practice. This is a successful turn out of a Photogram, the detail is strong in the cord for the film camera. Next time, please include more production details behind this set up, would like to know more!

Thank you for entering this contest! I found your photo very reminiscent of Man Ray's Rayographs. Your tea implements are staged well for this photo. This is a great tribute, and you should be proud of what you have achieved. The silhouettes are marked out very well, this would make a good series with other rituals.

I appreciate the angle taken here, it feels such an interesting perspective of an everyday item. It would be great to push this further in a studio environment and shine lights through the straws. Simple with a great lineage and contrasts.

I really like this! Great references to who Man Ray was in close circles with and the surrealist movement in photography too. To delve into this cut-and-paste aesthetic, research the work of Barbara Kruger and the film, Rocky Picture Show, too.