Experimenting with Shoot 1

Since as the double exposure was so effective I want to try overlapping my images digitally.

To make this image I have used 4 different images and adjusted opacity levels on every image whilst having a base image at 100%. I dislike this image because the more images I started to add the more it seems to just turn into a 'mush' of greys because of the blacks and whites overlaying each other. Doing it digitally is very different to in camera methods because it uses the black areas to expose the next image whilst digitally it just adds everything together.

Since as using different images didn't work I am wondering if using the same image placed differently will make any difference.

The greyness of the image is quite different as there are very defined whites and blacks however the image isn't the right choice as I think there needs to be more going on.

I have chosen an image with more lines and shapes however it still looks strange because all the main features blend together. To me it simply looks like a dodgy job on taking an image and editing it.

I really dislike using Photoshop for this work because it doesn't produce the appeal that a real double exposure would on film.

I am wondering if I could use several images from this set in an enlarger and create a multiple exposure through to the print.

I am very impressed with this piece as there are whites, blacks, mid-tones and the images match up really well. It looks like the two hands are trying to reach out to each other because the body and arm also looks uncomfortable suggesting that one person needs help. I used img10, img15 and img23 from the contact sheets. It was a 22 second exposure at grade 4 and a 7 second exposure at grade 00. This is called split grade printing. Split grade printing is usually used when a negative is especially hard to achieve blacks, whites and the right mid tones. First expose at the high grade to define the depth of the blacks and then expose the low grade to fill in the mid tones in areas where there should be detail.