At 08:30 3/9/01, Thomas Clausen wrote:
In fact, the best double-exposure I think I have seen is the one at
TOPE1. Forgot who the gentleman is, but in his picture he's evidently
gambling with himself over Zuiko-glass.
How many of you guys actually take double-exposures? And how much do you
take?
Gee . . . thanks!
That was my first attempt at it. Took four shots and that one was the
best. There was a bit of a "pizza run" to get into position through
another doorway while a timer was counting down. In retrospect I would do
it a bit differently (unclutter background more).
That's the only one I've ever done, but have had some ideas for others
using masks for split images. One of the more popular involves a subject
looking at themself in a mirror with one set of clothes, usually plain or
ultra-casual, and the reflection showing another set of clothes, usually
formal or wedding attire. This is popular for bridal and prom portraits,
with some graduation stuff. Another I've seen splits the image at a
corner, about 2/3 of the area in the lower half and about 1/3 area in an
upper corner. The larger, lower part is a portrait, usually a profile,
and the upper part another smaller portrait of another person. If the
upper one is done "soft" (meaning slightly washed out and/or soft-focused)
it can create an image of one person thinking/dreaming about
another. There are masks for doing these that fit both the Cokin A and P
series filter holders.
This type of double-exposure uses a fairly tight aperture, normal exposure
setting, and a mask to do each part of the image separately. The critical
part is keeping in one part or the other anything that will not be in both
parts. Other than using a normal exposure setting, the method for cocking
the shutter without winding the film is the same.
This might generate some ideas for others on the list.
-- John
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