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Creation of Plate 22
(See Portfolio plate 22)
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Double Exposure - Projector
Style!
The accidental double exposure happens to most
photographers sooner or later, although perhaps it is not
so common with the newer foolproof cameras of
today. It can be very annoying, when two perfectly
good photographs have both been ruined, by being exposed
one on top of the other.
For some photographers it is a deliberate attempt to
create something interesting, but then so much guesswork
is involved. There is a reliable method using a mask
on the camera lens, that stops first one half and then the
other half of the frame from being exposed, so that two
scenes can be combined in the middle. Otherwise there
is little real control of the end result with these double
exposures.
The better option with the
projector is to mount two pieces of film, sandwiched in
the same mount, and project the combined images on to a
screen. By focusing on one of the images, the one in
true focus will dominate and soften the other. Much
depends on the slide carrier used, but if there is room to
insert more than two mounts in to the carrier, then the
more space between the two films the greater the effect of
one image dominating the other. Should both images
need to be in focus then the closer they are to each other
the better.
When sandwiching films in this manner it is possible to
insert one, or the other upside down, on its side, or the
other way round. Plate 22 (above) was created in
this sandwiched way. The transparency of Debra with
her hair flowing, or so it appears, was actually taken
with her lying on her side and the hair hanging down. By
placing this image horizontally instead of vertically her
hair now appears to be blowing in the wind. The other
picture sandwiched with her is a negative taken of some
rockroses.
There is little more opportunity with this technique of
controlling the end result, so it is only a little bit
better than the camera double exposure, as at least one
can see what the result looks like before taking the
picture.
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