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Posted 10/9/2007 @ 2:09:00 pm by photographyblogger.com
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It may have happened to you- you find a canister of film, and can't remember if you've used it before. After sticking it in your camera and shooting the roll, your pictures appear ruined- they're all jumbled, and completely unrecognizable! Would you believe that some photographers do this on purpose? Done properly, doubly exposing your photographs can create eerie and awesome artistic images.
First, you need to shoot a roll of film. If you'd like, annotate on a piece of paper which photograph is which. (This can be helpful if you are going to be otherwise occupied between photographs and don't plan to shoot them all at a time.) If you're just starting out with this technique, try landscape shots- they're still, and better yet, they provide excellent backdrops for future exposures. Also good to use are city buildings. Once you have an entire roll shot, it's time to wind the film- but this is where it can get tricky. Your camera should wind manually. Listen to it closely as you wind it and watch the number meter to see when it's getting toward the end of the roll. You will be able to hear when the film detaches and is leaving a short tail. You want to just leave a little bit hanging- don't over-expose any shots!
Once you're finished, start all over again. Rewind the film and re-shoot. See what you can come up with! If anything, you can make spooky ghost photographs to give to your relatives on Halloween.
