Description
The Chemistry of Light
Book Summary
This essay explores the essence of the photographic process through the photogram, an image created directly by light without the need for a camera. Antonio Molinero Cardenal analyzes how this technique reveals the chemical and physical nature of photography, offering a path to a purer and more experimental visual creation. A work for understanding the foundations of the photographic image.
What is it about?
The book focuses on the photogram, a photographic technique that dispenses with the lens and camera to produce images through the direct exposure of objects onto a light-sensitive surface. Through this method, the work examines how light becomes the sole creative agent, stripping photography of its mechanical and optical elements. The author proposes that the photogram is not a simple experiment, but the most authentic manifestation of the photographic process, allowing access to a new visual language based on the direct interaction between light, materials, and chemistry.
Main themes
- Nature of the photographic process and its chemical essence.
- The photogram as a fundamental and pure technique for image creation.
- Relationship between light, matter, and photosensitive support.
- Photography as experimentation and transcending traditional representation.
Who is it recommended for?
Directed at photographers, visual artists, students of fine arts and audiovisual communication, as well as anyone interested in the theoretical and practical foundations of photography. Especially indicated for those who seek to understand the technique beyond the digital camera and explore alternative creative processes.
What this book offers
- A deep understanding of the chemical and physical principles that underpin photography.
- A renewed perspective on photographic creation, freed from dependence on optical equipment.
- Keys to experimenting with elementary and expressive photographic techniques.
- A rigorous analysis that connects photographic theory with artistic practice.
Data sheet
- Author: Molinero Cardenal, Antonio
- Publisher: Casimiro Libros
- Language: French
- Subject: Photography and photographers
- Collection: Casimiro in French
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: February 2019
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 99 g
Editorial review
A concise and specialized essay that invites us to rediscover photography from its foundations. Its focus on the photogram as an essential technique makes it a valuable read for those who wish to delve into the nature of the photographic medium, beyond digital trends. The work stands out for its conceptual clarity and its ability to stimulate creative experimentation.