Double exposure on film

[behyx]

how can i do double exposure using film? How do we meter and how many stops do we overexpose each frame?

[catchlights]

That’s depend on what camera you use, and what kind of double exposes of multiple exposes you want to archived, if it’s like 2 images overlapping, you underexposure each images by one stop.

if it’s no overlapping, it should be no changing of exposure.

Hope this help.

[behyx]

Originally Posted by catchlights That’s depend on what camera you use, and what kind of double exposes of multiple exposes you want to archived, if it’s like 2 images overlapping, you underexposure each images by one stop. if it’s no overlapping, it should be no changing of exposure. Hope this help.

Probably a scene where there sky (background) is too bright and the buildings (foreground) is normal lit. If i take a single exposure with the buildings correctly expose, the sky will be blown out, if i take a beautifully expose sky, the buildings will be terribly underexpose.

but from what you said, underexpose each image by 1 stop, won't it make the overall picture dark when i put the 2 frames together and print/scan?

[user111]

all i know is that every subsequent frame must underexpose by 1 stop relative to the previous frame.

[user111]

or is it the other way round..that means the first shot must underexpose..lol i havent done it in a long time liaos

[catchlights]

Originally Posted by behyx Probably a scene where there sky (background) is too bright and the buildings (foreground) is normal lit. If i take a single exposure with the buildings correctly expose, the sky will be blown out, if i take a beautifully expose sky, the buildings will be terribly underexpose. but from what you said, underexpose each image by 1 stop, won't it make the overall picture dark when i put the 2 frames together and print/scan?

Most people will use gradual ND filters for this kind of shot if it is daylight scene. You can’t have a double exposure for this kind of scene without masking.

[student]

Originally Posted by catchlights Most people will use gradual ND filters for this kind of shot if it is daylight scene. You can’t have a double exposure for this kind of scene without masking.

Yup, this is the way to deal with such a scene, especially with colors.

If you are using black& white, you may "darken" the sky with colored filters like a deep yellow or orange. Red is usally too dramatic and makes foliage very dark. The sky can then be burned in during printing.

[Teo]

1 stop for both shots will do