Double Exposures on 35MM FILM - [Tips and behind the scenes]

How to shoot good double exposure portraits and street shots on your film camera. In this video I'll share everything I've learned so far about shooting double exposures on 35mm film SLRs.

For the record, I mostly shot Portra and Lomo in this video.

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Louis Dazy interview on double exposures:
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Timestamps in this video:
0:00 Some of my favorite double exposures
0:25 Why I love film photography
2:26 How to shoot double exposures on film SLRs
3:52 Camera suggestions
4:32 How to take GOOD double exposures
6:54 Technical tips
9:44 Interview with Louis Dazy
10:20 Outro & future video ideas

Thanks everyone who watches, likes and comments!
#FilmPhotography

[man]

When my dad was a kid, his school taught the class how to develop photos. They did it in groups. They had a set amount that they were allowed develop onto the photopaper. However, one lad in my dad's group started developing one more photo than they were allowed. This would've been a photo of himself.
When they realised this was too many, he stopped early and pretended the paper hadn't been used.

Another group in the class came in and used that same paper. They were horrified when the finished picture turned out with a partially visible, ghost like face in it, that they didn't realise was their classmate 😂

[TerriblyCinemaddict]

I have been doing digital photography for the last several years. I have also like the mechanics/engineering of Analogue cameras, and over the past 2 years started a small collection. This has now pulled me into the world of film, and I more of a film shooter artistically now, and my digital is more for videography or blogging/run and gun photos.

[mat.se]

I just recently got into photography.

Double exposed pictures always fascinated me
besides me having no idea how they were made :)

I just bought a Fujifilm camera and accidentally put it in shooting mode "double exposure".
At first I thought I broke the camera but then realized what was going on.
Lets just say it was an epiphany. :D

I want to learn more about photography but this is something different.
The freedom of creativity with this seems endless to me.

(I mostly enjoy pictures taken straight out of camera
and don't like the idea of editing but thats just me so...)

You showed some beautiful examples of this technique.



Thank you :)

[fishmonkeycow]

Thanks making the video about this! Also the Louis Dazy interview was a great read. Feel a little more confident after hearing the tips from your video & interview to try this out myself.
My random/broken thoughts below about ideas, feel free to ignore lol.
-Bts/pov of shooting/b-roll clips/photowalks
-Breakdowns of your photos as you create them (feelings, what you like/don't like, why you selected it, why you edited it a certain way)
-Breakdowns of locations you visit (Why you wanted to go there, how it relates to your photography)
-Other work that inspires/interests you, maybe interviews (What you like about them, the feeling, how you would like to incorporate it into your own creation)
-Film specific videos. Really enjoyed your ektachrome e100 video. Not many people do "moody" shot film videos on youtube I feel. Alot of over exposed portra & bnw things but haven't really seen anything like your ektachrome/lomo video other then maybe some Anderson Wes style film photographers trying out cinestill once or twice.
-Talking about long term gear can also be useful. Talking about how you use your gear is even more useful :)
But yea good stuff man, your videos & photos keep improving/going up in quality, keep it up!

[spookisghostly]

The Nikon FM2 has a double exposure lever on the winder it's fully mechanical and honestly a great slr

[landesnorm]

Nice intro into double exp. Double exposure has a few different applications. It can juxtapose different subjects in a spontaneous, overlapping way that is sometimes successful, sometimes not. For us commercial guys and gals, double exposure was a bit more planned. The best double exposure photogs I ever saw were Rick Walstrom and Charly Franklin. Rick worked in 4x5 and 8x10 Ektachrome with a Sinar Norma, and Charly worked in 35mm Kodachrome with a pin registered Nikon. Regardless, in either fine art or commercial art, dark areas in your scene can be advantageous for double exposure if you're looking for relative clarity between two images.

[deannedychinco]

Thank you for this! I really love your style and how you do your technique as well because often a lot of people that do double exposure photos look a bit cheesy and cliche. Your way feels a lot more real! 😭

[claupurin]

For more videos I would like to learn more tips for night photography or maybe filters for night photography?

[ncao]

The Petri/Yashica cameras can also perform the Double Exposures as well.
or any old 35mm cameras has the mechanical button to stop the winding for new exposure.

[wowashuwow]

I am so glad I found your channel! So much to learn and I love your style as well!

[LinXXX]

Thank you so much for your beautiful explanations

[ashleyrichardson]

Gorgeous video, thank you for sharing! Just recently got a used Canon EOS 1N and am very excited (nervous/anxious!) to try shoot a couple rolls of film and double-expose them.

[kontraen]

Another Nikon SLR with builtin support for double exposures would be the FM2 ... and a more affordable option which delivers really great picture quality would be the Konica Autoreflex T3 with the superb Hexanon AR lenses

[sljd]

I notice that all the example photos are strictly evening or night photos. Is it a coincidence or do you usually go for the dark light situation with the double exposures photos?

[vagabondsguidetotheunivers]

These images you made are so lovely. Thank you my friend. I really felt them.

[bishopcolenso]

Two other Nikons which support double exposure very easily are the FE2 and I think, the FE.

[jessieg]

Do you underexpose the first photo and then on or meter the first photo normal and underexpose the second?

[exposures]

MX is a great and simple camera. Thanks for the video!

[orionriley]

Nice video, I've always thought double exposures were just Photoshop voodoo which I'm not very interested in (film appeals to me because of the lack of digital editing you can pull off) now I can't wait to experiment, I want to clash the local countryside views with the city. Can't wait to experiment.

[technocurry]

Bro thats actually wild, i have the exact same MX.
I recently shot a whole roll of 36exp colour pro at a festival and found that it only shot 2 slides before it rolled off.
Hence, here i am checking in.
Ive shot a few good live music doubles using the stage lights and drawing with them, but not very consistent.
ALSO THE OVERLAPPING FRAME ISSUE! Thankyou
Really great vid