Study In Contrast

This was an assignment I had to do when I was taking a photography class many years ago. One of the reasons we had to shoot eggs was because of the difficulty of the contrast. I actually developed this photo in the dark room. I used to like working in the dark room. I'd put on my headphones and listen to Tommy and The Wall and develop pictures to my heart's content.

The two colored eggs in the bowl are Pisanky (Ukranian dyed eggs) and yes, I did them myself. The one with flowers is scratched. The egg is dyed and the design is scratched into the color, revealing the egg shell underneath. I think that one was dyed black. The other was red, black and white and was done using a wax resist method.