PHOTOGRAPHIC TRUTH

I thought about what photographic truth was and came to the realization that it could be taken at least nine different ways, if not more. For me I chose to see it as a representation as close to the truth as possible. In order to achieve this I eliminated the camera and the film. I worked with the process called a photogram. A photogram is an object placed on light sensitive paper and exposed to the light, this creates an outline of the object. This is usually done in the black and white darkroom but I chose to use the color darkroom. My object of choice was fish and water related things. I incorporated some other elements that either live in or near the water for variety. I also chose to use solid colors. The original photos are printed on Fuji film super color luster paper in an 11x14 size with a one inch border.