New apprentices are introduced to the fundamentals of photography by making a photogram: a camera-less photograph. After placing an object or group of objects directly onto a sheet of photographically sensitized paper, the entire group is exposed to light. Opaque objects block light, leaving the shape of the object in white on the paper. Areas not blocked by an object are black. Partially blocked areas are different shades of gray.  Assignment 04:  Found Object Photogram (PDF) 

OUTLINE: 
Working with your fellow apprentices, brainstorm until you have an entire page of self-descriptive words. Plan a designer symbol to represent yourself by processing all the words you've accumulated, by visualizing their meaning. Through careful arrangement and creative modification of your found objects, create a photogram of the a symbol that represents you.