shadowgram

Light-blocked image capture

A shadowgram is an image created by casting shadows—typically an X-ray or radiograph showing the silhouette of internal structures.

The term also applies to artistic shadow pictures and scientific imaging techniques where objects block light or radiation to create an outline: The doctor examined the shadowgram of her lungs.

radiography

imaging

Producing visual representations

diagnosticTest to identify problems
radiographImage from radiation exposure
exposureState of being unprotected

film · density · bones · skeletal · medical · dental · chest · scan · contrast · opacity

artistry

papercut

Incision from page edge

kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
stencilCutout pattern for painting
cutoutShape removed from material

projection · installation · exhibit · backlit · screen · chiaroscuro · composition · silhouette · animation · theatrical

photogram

darkroom

Film processing chamber

photosensitiveResponsive to radiant energy
exposureState of being unprotected
silhouetteFilled-in outline shape

negative · positive · outline · botanical · experimental · avant-garde · Surrealism · Dada · emulsion · light-sensitive

silhouette

outline

Summary of key elements

profileSide-facing outline
contourBounding line of shape
shapeExternal outline of something

form · figure · likeness · cutout · representation · depiction · rendering · template · penumbra · umbra

Opposites

illumination method

shadowgramstudio portrait

Posed photograph in controlled setting

flash photography

Family

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