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Ryan Chai
 

How To Do a Double Exposure?


Okay, I understand the part about multiple exposures adding density to the film. So I guess that my question is has anyone done a 2 frame mulitple exposure? i.e. The famous huge moon setting over a beautiful landscape?

Do I meter normally for the landscape, take the picture, wait for the moon to rise attach my tele and expose the moon? How do I make sure the moon is going to show up on the right part of the frame since I am changing my compostition?

Any input or tricks?
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March 12, 2004

 
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  Hi Ryan
There was a wonderful article in the jan/feb issue of Outdoor Photogapher about double exposing the moon, also about 'painting' within time exposure.

Maybe try to find this on line www.outdoorphotographer.com. The article was written by Bill Sharpsteen (he does have a web site www.billsharpsteen.com). In the article he gave all sorts of tips and tricks which I can't wait to try soon as it gets warmer. Good luck


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March 12, 2004

 
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  Shoot the landscape and then shoot the moon with it in a spot in the frame where there was empty sky with the landscape shot. I'm assuming that the landscape is at night too.


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March 12, 2004

 

Ryan Chai
  The landscape would be shot during the sunset, then I would wait till the moon was out. Should I use sunny 16 rule or my spot meter?
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March 12, 2004

 

Jordan
  I would think both shots would have be at night, leaving the portion of the sky where you want the moon to be black, then take the shot of the moon with black around it to fit in the picture of the landscape. It would probably look more natural that way. I too have looked into doing double exposure.


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March 12, 2004

 

Bob Cammarata
 
 
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Triple exposure on Provia 100 with red, blue, and yellow filters

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You can create multi-exposures in any light, as long as the total time exposed is correct.

The enclosed example was triple-exposed, with a red, blue, and yellow filter applied during each time the shutter was released. The total time was equal to what it would have been with just one exposure.

For the moon shots, I would expose the moon first, using the sunny 16 rule, (or one stop over, if you like a brighter moon with a little less detail), then re-compose,... making sure that the moon will show up in the frame where there is empty sky.


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