 Melissa A. Coffindaffer |
Double Exposures Is there an EZ way for you to explain to me HOW to shoot DOUBLE EXPOSED shots or have any suggestions on articles or books on how do shoot them? I would really appreciate any and all info. you can give me on this subject ...... Thank You .......... M. Coffindaffer :-)
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Hi Melissa. I'm going to assume that you have an older SLR or at least one with a manual rewind system. If so double even quadruple exposures are possible. To do this you must first take your initial picture. Then, before cocking the camera again, push in the button that allows you to rewind the film. (This will disengage the gears that advance the film). Once this is done, advance the film like normal and take your second picture. The frame of the initial picture should have remained where it was because the film didn't advance. I don't know if this is universal with all manual rewind cameras but it works with my Minolta Srt101.
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Melissa A. Coffindaffer |
Thank You very much for your response. That helps a great deal... Yes, I have a Canon AEI-Program that I use when I want to shoot manual and your explanation is perfect. But, What about film waste??? If I follow the directions and hit the film release after the first shot am I not correct in thinking that those are the only 2 shots I will be able to get on that roll of film because I have released the film advance???
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Morgan W. Bird |
The rewind button comes back out after you press it. After you release the button and take the picture you'll be able to advance as normal. One thing to keep in mind: if you take two pictures on the same frame, you'll have twice the light and end up very over exposed. To fix it you have to compensate manually either by changing aperture or shutter speed. If you did a double exposure, you need half the normal amount of light for each picture, for a quadruple exposure it's a fourth, etc...
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John A. Lind |
Also, On most cameras with manual wind, you need to hold that rewind button down when you cock the shutter. Otherwise it pops back up as soon as you start to wind and it moves the film. Having done double exposures this way, I highly recommend taking a "blank" frame before and after the multiple exposure frame. You could get the frame just before or just after the multiple exposure one overlapping it if you don't. To do a blank frame, put the camera on manual mode, set it at the highest shutter speed, and stop down the lens completely. Then shoot the frame with the lens cap on. If you don't have a lens cap, cover the lens ring firmly with the palm of your hand (but don't press so hard that you leave a palm print on the lens). Before you take the first shot in a multiple (or depress the rewind button), it helps if you crank the rewind knob gently and remove the slack inside the film canister. This helps keep the film from moving slightly when you are winding between the multiple shots. If you can, take several of the same double exposures. There is a slight risk the film will move a little between the multiples. Having more than one will increase your chances that a good one will come out of your effort.
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