Shooting your own double exposures
2/11 - Intro to Double Exposures
2nd Marking Period
2/17 - Portrait photos due (1st exposure on roll) - Exchange rolls
2/23 - 2nd exposures shot - process film
2/27 - Critique of contact sheet (make 2) and 1 darkroom print from roll
3/9 - Individual double Exposure Due (film, digital, a hybrid of the both)
On Workshops Page:
- Your group double exposures contact sheet scanned
- 4 individual double exposures scanned/created
- Your own double exposure contact sheet (the new photos you shoot)
- 4 final double exposures
- Double Exposures rubric turned in
You will shoot a roll of black and white film based on a one word prompt, underexposing the entire roll one stop. You will rewind this roll, then exchange it with someone else who will shoot portraits over top of your photos, also one stop underexposed. You will process, print 2 contact sheets (one for you and one for your partner), and one print from either of the rolls you participated in. A rubric will be completed alone with participation in a critique. You will then shoot another double exposure roll or series of images in anyway you choose: shoot a roll of film twice, use a film camera that allows for double exposure one after another, shoot digitally or with film once and then combine images together afterwards when printing in the darkroom or in Photoshop - the choice is yours.
2nd Marking Period
2/17 - Portrait photos due (1st exposure on roll) - Exchange rolls
2/23 - 2nd exposures shot - process film
2/27 - Critique of contact sheet (make 2) and 1 darkroom print from roll
3/9 - Individual double Exposure Due (film, digital, a hybrid of the both)
On Workshops Page:
- Your group double exposures contact sheet scanned
- 4 individual double exposures scanned/created
- Your own double exposure contact sheet (the new photos you shoot)
- 4 final double exposures
- Double Exposures rubric turned in
You will shoot a roll of black and white film based on a one word prompt, underexposing the entire roll one stop. You will rewind this roll, then exchange it with someone else who will shoot portraits over top of your photos, also one stop underexposed. You will process, print 2 contact sheets (one for you and one for your partner), and one print from either of the rolls you participated in. A rubric will be completed alone with participation in a critique. You will then shoot another double exposure roll or series of images in anyway you choose: shoot a roll of film twice, use a film camera that allows for double exposure one after another, shoot digitally or with film once and then combine images together afterwards when printing in the darkroom or in Photoshop - the choice is yours.
Shooting Double Exposures on film
1.
Set your camera's exposure compensation to -1 or 1/2x in order to underexpose each frame by 1 stop (because a double exposure will be two photos, each frame needs half the amount of exposure)
OR
If your camera doesn't have an exposure compensation dial set your ISO to 800 (instead of 400), this will also trick your camera into underexposing each frame by 1 stop (half the amount of light).
2.
Shoot a roll of portraits. This can be of whomever you would like, in whatever style you would like. Experiment with framing, proximity to your subject, and different kinds of lighting (natural light, backlit to make silhouettes, soft light, harsh light, etc.)
3.
Rewind the film - watch the film counter as you rewind and when it gets back to zero STOP and open the back to still have the leader out of the film cassette (if you rewind it all the way that is okay, I have a tool to pull out the leader).
4.
Exchange the film with someone else
5.
Shoot over top of the other person's exposures based on your word (still underexposing by 1 stop).
6.
Process, contact sheet, print 1
Set your camera's exposure compensation to -1 or 1/2x in order to underexpose each frame by 1 stop (because a double exposure will be two photos, each frame needs half the amount of exposure)
OR
If your camera doesn't have an exposure compensation dial set your ISO to 800 (instead of 400), this will also trick your camera into underexposing each frame by 1 stop (half the amount of light).
2.
Shoot a roll of portraits. This can be of whomever you would like, in whatever style you would like. Experiment with framing, proximity to your subject, and different kinds of lighting (natural light, backlit to make silhouettes, soft light, harsh light, etc.)
3.
Rewind the film - watch the film counter as you rewind and when it gets back to zero STOP and open the back to still have the leader out of the film cassette (if you rewind it all the way that is okay, I have a tool to pull out the leader).
4.
Exchange the film with someone else
5.
Shoot over top of the other person's exposures based on your word (still underexposing by 1 stop).
6.
Process, contact sheet, print 1
Artist Examples
Marcus Yam - triple exposures of Seattle
Dylan & Sara - digital double exposure tutorial
Christoffer Relander - multiple exposure portraits
Dan Mountford - double epxosures and digital collages
Daniel Southard - double exposures on color film
Dylan & Sara - digital double exposure tutorial
Christoffer Relander - multiple exposure portraits
Dan Mountford - double epxosures and digital collages
Daniel Southard - double exposures on color film
Film examples
digital examples
Dubble is an iPhone app that lets you create collaborative double exposures. Get it HERE!