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Photogram - objects placed directly on sensitized paper or fabric and exposed to light. The summer sun is great for this. Photograms can be made many ways. I've explored lumen printing - utilizing old fogged photo paper. It changes colour when exposed to light. Wet cyanotype - vinegar, salt or spices can be sprinkled over newly spread cyanotype chemistry. Leaves or other things sandwiched under glass on the still wet mess and the 'cooking' of it all under the summer sun. Cyano-lumen combines the two - cyanotype chemistry on photo paper. Lots of fun. No camera or darkroom needed.