Multiple Exposure Film Photography

Captured on portra 160 with a canon elan 7 35mm f 2 this st.

Multiple exposure film photography. A multiple exposure image composed of two or more shots is a flight from reality and a departure into the unknown. In photography and cinematography multiple exposure is a technique in which the camera shutter is opened more than once to expose the film multiple times usually to different images the resulting image contains the subsequent image s superimposed over the original. They offer the option of combining many small stories into one or presenting them side by side in one picture. Double exposure creates a surreal feeling for your photos and the two photographs can work together to convey deep meaning or symbolism.

Double exposure photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image combining two photographs into one. Some cameras also have a setting for single or multiple exposures to ensure a second film exposure is not taken by accident. They are rather unpredictable and use up a lot of film but they are great fun and always good for unexpected results. Double exposures are among the great creative playgrounds in photography.

The technique is sometimes used as an artistic visual effect and can be used to create ghostly images or to add people and. My first experience with double exposure was when i had my first lomography la sardina in. This is a fun thing to try if you have multiple scenes in front of you that you want to combine and ultimately gives you a bit more control and the opportunity to pre visualize things a bit easier. Here are the steps used to make a highlight smoothed image.

While the days of being able to expose the same frame of film multiple times are mostly gone a great many digital cameras do offer that functionality. For some electronic film cameras like the canon eos line or the nikon f3 f6 there are dedicated buttons for multiple exposures. Louis arch double exposure was created by metering for the mid tones for each shot and flipping the camera to create this. I tried doing double exposures with digital camera but i feel that something is missing.

A manual winding film camera is needed for multiple exposure as an automatic will advance the frame before you have a chance to expose it twice. This camera didn t have a multiple exposure setting so the film back was removed before cocking the shutter then put back on for the second exposure. Set the camera on a tripod and set the multiple exposure blend mode to dark. Double exposure can be achieved simply by using photoshop.

Shooting multiple exposures enables you to combine a pin sharp image with a soft out of focus one of the same subject to smooth out highlight details or make it glow with an unusual soft focus effect.