What are the best settings for a double exposure on film?

Question

I'm getting back into shooting 35mm, and I want to experiment with double exposures.

I understand things like only having one complex/detailed exposure per image and things like that, but I'm still wondering what settings would be best?

For example, would two exposures with an exposure compensation of -1 mix well to create an adequately lit scene, or is it more complex?

I've been trawling the internet but I can't seem to find anything solid, and I can't really afford to waste time and film finding everything out on my own. I'm going on a trip next week and I'm hoping to get some good double exposures while I'm there.

Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

Unfortunately, if this review is correct, you can't make double exposures with your EOS 650. The later model EOS 620 does allow double exposures. Read the review and make your own conclusions.



http://kenrockwell.com/canon/film-bodies/eos620.htm



When making double exposures use -1 EV. For a triple exposure use -1.5 EV. For a quadruple exposure use -2 EV. You can achieve the same thing by simply multiplying the ISO of your film by the number of exposures you want to make. Using ISO 100 and want to make 8 exposures on one frame? Set your ISO to 800. Just don't forget to change it back when you've finished experimenting.

Answer 2

First you need to establish what the correct exposure would be for the lighting where you want to take the picture then step it down one or two stops, depending on the light.



That way they are both exposed with the same amount of light and when put together the lighting will be correct.



If you take both pictures at the the correct light you would use as separate pictures what happens is the first one will be correct the the second will be ghostly. I did it myself when learning how to do double exposures.



I took a picture of myself sitting down then another of myself standing behind myself in a chair the one of me in the chair was the proper lighting and the one of me behind the chair looked like a ghost looking over myself in the chair.



So ultimately it depends on the effect you want to achieve.

Answer 3

Double exposure has no fix rules. You can have some idea in here,

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/double-multiple-exposure-photography-tutorials/

Answer 4

http://www.ehow.com/how_2027506_double-exposure.html