multiple exposure

Raymond Lin wrote in post #2231608
The lens cap trick is clever be isn't there is a huge risk of moving the camera as you are actually touching and attaching a lens cap and then taking it off?

Not with the LF lenses. The lens cap just slips smoothly over it -- and keep in mind the camera with lens weighs about 12 pounds, and it was sitting on top of a massive 15 pound Bogen tripod. It would be pretty hard to move.

Cocking the shutter would be more likely to move it, though I could trip it freely with a cable release.

so the bottom line is no you cant multiple expose one frame in camera???

Not with a Canon, no.

Michael.

I love the control when using photoshop.

Seen any ghosts lately?

Mark

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Yes you can, with studio lights or a flash fired manually.

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how did you do that with a digi?

yeoness wrote in post #2281649
how did you do that with a digi?

I would love to know as well

do you mean me or the one with flash?

Mark

I've done it in a way that is probably similar to the way rabidcow did his. I set the camera on a tripod, compose the scene and adjust the focus. Then set the camera to a long exposure, say 5 seconds, and use the timer. I turn off the light. Then I pop the flash as many times as I want, one for each exposure. I've used this technique to create photos of my daughter with 2 or 3 heads.

Here's an example -- nothing special, just playing around one evening.

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Exactly. I have my subject practice the poses several times with me looking through the viewfinder and when I feel that they have the posing down I have them get in the first pose. I then pre-focus and have my assistant turn off all modeling lights. Then I start a long exposure, 20 seconds or so and I fire my light(s) manually via a pocket wizard and then have my subject go to the second pose and then I fire the light(s) off again. This is hard because the subject must pose in total darkness, and I cannot see them, so good communication is required verbally.

The only problem I've had with it is that I am exposing my background twice, so I am working on doing this with rim lights and reflectors.

BTW, a tripod is a must...

I've done a verson of this with a black wool rain hat to drop over the lens between 'shots'. Tough metering job but it can be done.

DOH!! of course long exposure. I remember doing it with my AE1 Prog years ago.
Thanks RabidCow (I have adopted a stray cling on)!!

Houdini would be proud!

Mark

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