Originally posted by blick:
can i do a double exposure with a nikon d1x? i have looked in the manual but did not find the answer, unless i overlooked it. Will photo shop be my only answer?
You can use manual flash, and a long exposure to creat shots that look like a double exposure.
Here is how:
See through subjects and multiple exposure simulation using digital cameras.
There are two popular methods to create see through objects:
1.Long exposure combined with removing/moving an object(s).
2.Multiple lighting techniques (several flashes with a flash gun during one exposure).
Having given away the “secrets”, here are some tips and tricks, which would allow you to achieve the desired results.
1.Choose what you want to have in focus, the see-through object or the background and pre-focus appropriately.
2.Meter of the part of the image that you chose to focus on; if the see-through object is what you're focusing on, meter and lock your settings of that object under the lighting you chose first, then take the shot.
3.If you want the see-through object to appear sharper, put the object in the frame at the end of exposure (the longer the object is in the frame, the less transparent it is going to be)
4.To make the see-through subjects more transparent light it from behind with a low power light (such as a flash set on 1/4th or 1/16th power).
Simulating multiple exposures, tips and tricks
1.Make sure your background is of uniform texture, preferably black/dark.
2.The further from the background your subject(s) are, the less of a bleed-through effect you'll have.
3.Shoot the flash(es) from the sides or above the frame; not directly at the subject(s).
4.When composing the image, make sure the positions you chose for you subject(s) do not overlap (unless that is your intention).
5.If you can not get rid of the ambient light, cover your lens with a dark (preferably black) piece of heavy paper between the firings of the flash(es).
6.Read carefully the recycling time of your flash gun to allow enough exposure time for two or more flashes.
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