multiple exposures - help

[kurtdriver]

These are my first multiple exposures. Didn't quite turn out the way I wanted. In each of these there are three exposures, one at the meter's reading and two at -2 steps. Does anyone know how I might have gotten the main character to be a little more filled out? And maybe the other two as well? Thanks to my model!

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[Mad Aussie]

Hey Kurt.

My guess would be this scene is not as bright as it appears. Therefore I'd say your problem is lack of light on your moving subject? That's my guess anyhow :)

[kurtdriver]

Thank you MA, but how do I do that without using fill flash? I'm going to do some experiments with different exposures, we'll see what happens.

[Marko]

Been a while but In general....you'll weight the exposures differently (NOT 50/50) to get one of the exposures to stand out. Your 2 or 3 exposures should add up to the camera meter's exposure for a normal multiple exposure.

Best if the camera is on a tripod. best if both shots are done in the same light.

Btw - starting off with 2 exposures is much easier (compositionwise) and would have been more effective with these shots imo. Hope that helps - Marko

[Mad Aussie]

Yep ... tailoring the exposures to suit would be my answer.

But I just realised you are using film ... not digital. I wouldn't know how to achieve this properly without using fill light.

[kurtdriver]

Marko, why would two have been easier compostion wise? I'm thinking of the first in particular. It would seem to me, to require three. Thanks to you and MA, Kurt

[Marko]

Very difficult to "imagine" and execute more than 2 and do it well...takes lots of practice IMO. In shot 1 for example I see the faintness of the "ghost bodies" to the left and right of the girl....but they are way too faint.

The more frames you add the more you'll have trouble with exposing frames so that they are the right "density - exposure". Composition-wise also WAY harder with more than 2 though in these shots it's not bad at all.
Hope that helps - Marko

[jlabel]

Well if you are making a 3 exposures if I am correct you might want to meter 3 stops less for each exposure, and if you want that character filled in one xposure then you will need some other light source such as flash, on the right exposure however you still will see some transparency