The good news is, with the right film selection you can pretty much meter normally without blowing out your photos. The best way to master metering for double exposures is simply to go out and try it.
In the end, it all depends on the results you want and the framing of your shots. So the shadows from your first exposure will be filled by your second exposure and the highlights from the first exposure will be pretty much gone. There you have it. All it takes to start capturing some amazing double exposures on film is the right camera, some forgiving film, careful metering, and a creative eye! Below are some double exposure examples with some insight on how they were created.
Try pairing a silhouette portrait, interesting shadows, or a dark object with foliage, a mesmerizing sky, or city skylines. Online Film Developing. Professional film developing and scanning for 35mm, medium, large format, and disposable cameras for over 45 years. The landscape was taken first and was metered for the highlights and the portrait was taken 2nd and was metered for the skin tone. Since the evenly exposed skin tones overlapped with the dark shadows of the first shot the portrait shows really well.
If you want to see the features in a double exposure portrait you should evenly expose the skin tone and overlap it with the dark part of the first exposure. If you want a silhouette double exposure you need to expose for the highlights for the silhouette shot and then evenly expose for the other shot.
The dark silhouette will retain the evenly exposed image and the bright part of the silhouette image will eliminate the evenly exposed image. The first six double exposures were shot all with a double exposure setting but these two examples by Aaron Checkwood were shot at separate times. Meaning, he shot all the flower shots first, removed the film, then reshot all the wave shots, overlapping them.
When doing this technique you need to use the same camera and pay close attention to putting the film in the same way so your frame lines match. I usually shoot the flowers first and try to blow out the background as much as possible which is insanely difficult to meter. Each film stock has a distinct look and feels to it. Some, for example, use a muted tone throughout an image, while others emphasize certain colors more, resulting in a color-popping effect.
Others will maintain quality when using the flash; others will perform best in bright sunlight, and still, others will perform best in the dark shadows! Although there is no right or wrong way to use film in photography, there are some film stocks that are specifically designed to look a certain way and create a certain aesthetic. Consider the subject matter you're shooting, as choosing the right film for the look you want to achieve is critical.
However, there are some good all-arounder films that can achieve a very desirable look on a shoestring budget and with very little filmmaking experience. It does spectacular with skin undertones. Those with green undertones are bound to look neutral, while folks with a more red undertone will look more natural. Best For: Photographers needing a colorful alternative to brighter lighting conditions than the Portra or The high ISO makes photography ideal for lower light shooting, perfect for reception dinners, moody portraits, and blue hour landscapes.
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