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The Enthusiast's Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques
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The Enthusiast's Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques

by Alan Hess
September 2016
Beginner
152 pages
4h 47m
English
Rocky Nook
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4. USING A FLASH TO CREATE DOUBLE EXPOSURES

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ANOTHER GREAT METHOD for creating a double exposure look involves using a light painting technique to illuminate multiple subjects in the same exposure. You leave the shutter open and use a light source—such as a flash, a flashlight, or even a studio strobe—to illuminate the parts of the scene you want the camera to record. The “double exposure” part comes into play because you can move or change the subject or add new elements to the image during the exposure and expose the same area to light twice during a single exposure. Back when I was in college, I used this technique to take portraits of people ...

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