Double exposure with film is one of the many ways you can get even more creative with your film photography adventures. In this blog we will run through all the best tips and tricks so you can master double exposure with film photography in no time. We also talk to some talented film photographers who work with double exposures to get some advice on the process.
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I have tried a bit of double exposure with film (not always intentionally I have to confess) but I have found it a lot of fun and I enjoy the unpredictable results. The below photos were either taken on my Holga camera or a Lomography Diana. These cameras work well for multiple exposure because you don't need to wind on between frames, and with a Holga camera you can even wind on half a frame or less, which gives you this rather messy overlapping effect. But I love it! And I enjoy trying to figure out what each image is. I would love to learn how to make my double-exposed photographs more precise, so have done some research! Keep reading to see what I have learned about double exposure with film.
Double exposure works by exposing your film to light twice. In order to get an image on both exposures you will need to underexpose, by cutting the exposure in half. This will mean that the double exposure shots equal out to a fully exposed image. If you are exposing the film more than twice, you will need to half this measurement again so that the exposure of all the frames equals out to a fully exposed photograph. However, films with a strong exposure latitude can still perform well when they are overexposed, so you will likely still get great results if you shoot each exposure normally.
There are cameras that will make double exposure photography a much easier process, but I am sure any film photographer will have a camera in their collection that can be persuaded into it. Some cameras have a multiple exposure button that allows you to take multiple frames before the film advances. Alternatively, cameras, like the Canon AE-1, Pentax K1000 or Nikon F2, can be tricked by pressing down the film rewind button on the bottom of the camera while simultaneously advancing the film.
Older manual cameras allow you to stay on the same frame between shots which makes it very simple to double expose. But the more modern cameras have a coupled film advance system and a shutter cocking lever, which prevents you from taking more than one shot on a single frame. In order to create beautiful double exposures we can cheat the cameras into doing so by rewinding the film back a frame.
Metering can be an intimidating subject and we can all become a bit reliant on TTL metering or even just sticking to our beloved point and shoot cameras, I am definitely guilty of this. But the best advice is to just go out and try it, once you see the results you will begin to understand how double exposure works.
Correct exposure at aperture f8 would need to be changed to f11 for a double exposure (2 exposures, each 1 stop underexposed) and f16 for a quadruple exposure (4 exposures, each 2 stops underexposed).
My top tip when first trying double exposures is to remember that the darker parts of the first image will be where the second exposure will ultimately be more visible, and lighter parts of the second exposure will superimpose the first exposure. Black and white film is a great way to start, as it makes this a lot easier to plan and conceptualise.
Another tip would be to have fun! There's always an element of surprise to the planned shots, but sometimes the best double exposures are the spontaneous ones. This is a great way to learn about how they work, as you can compare what you thought was going to happen to what the actual result was. This is usually my method to double exposed portrait shots; I'll either get the person to change their pose or move towards or away from them, and let the rest remain a mystery until i get my roll back!
True Dubble Film fanatics will know that Dubble Film originally started as an app that allowed users to combine their photos to give a similar look to a double exposed negative. Adam Scott, founder of Dubble Film loved the double exposure process and wanted to bring it to the digital generation. Since then his brand has grown so much more, now selling special effect films and cameras! Adam answered a few questions for us below:
By superimposing one clip on another, a double exposure video effect offers you a fascinating way of storytelling. With double exposure used in your videos, you can easily create a video montage or a flashback and make your videos look more artistic and cinematic.
As long you have access to the internet, then using an easy-to-use and feature-packed online video maker offers you a great option to make a double exposure video wherever and whenever you want. The tool that can live up to your expectations is FlexClip, with no software download and experience needed.
With FlexClip, you can add a video as a picture in the picture over another video and change its opacity to create double exposure video effects. A bonus is that you have free access to thousands of fully-customizable video templates and royalty-free music and sound effects, and a wide array of user-friendly image and video tools, such as animated texts, dynamic elements, crop masks, image background remover, etc.
Probably, to your great surprise, you may also use Photoshop to create the double exposure video effect and export it as a quality MP4. The secret lies in changing the blending mode of the video layer. Here is how to do it in detail.
Another option is to use Adobe Premiere Pro to create a double exposure video effect with more controls of the details. You can combine blending mode and keyframes to make fancy double exposure videos in PR, recommended for experienced video editors.
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