In my photographic learnings, Duane Michals was one of the most influential teachers of visual storytelling. I mimicked his visual humor and sequences within my own ways of seeing.
great lesson! jerry uelsman is my favourite regarding multi exposure. personally i made multi exposure images in 3 ways: in camera by not advancing the film (some of them accidentally), in a digital camera and in photoshop by layering images. never did it in a darkroom but who knows when opportunity arrises
In the 70’s I got lessons from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes. He started with giving us the assignment to create multi-exposures in a complete dark room using flashlight. I still have a print in my archive.
In oktober we are in Chicago and surely will see the exposition.
Thank you for sharing this! I have experimented with double exposures and really appreciate this historical perspective. Very compelling Chicago images!
Susanne, THIS is a wonderful post and your images of Chicago are superb! I love, love, love, multi exposure photography and my clone who keeps coming in and out of my life loves it too! For a while, I would go out with my Rolleiflex and had a blast making double exposure images. I love that you included Harry C. in this one... Vivian Maier also has a select number of multis - I'd have to find what site posted them. In any case, love this topic!
Thank you, Juliette! Multi exposure are just so magical - especially the in-camera where you can’t quite predict the outcome. I hope you will Share some of yours in a future post!?
These are great. I knew Uelsmann (he's astonishing) but not the others. I really really like the Duane Michals ones, especially the first two you shared. Thanks for doing this!
Wonderful overview! My favorite of yours. Thank you. I thought I knew Iturbide pretty well. I have not seen her multi-exposures. I will ferret them out!!!!
Thank you very much, Mark! Iturbide hasn't used the technique as much as the others I named here. And without knowing, you might not recognise them at all. I heard her talking about it in an interview. This one f.e. was created by layering two negatives in the darkroom: https://www.artsy.net/artist/graciela-iturbide
Had the chance to sit quietly and read/look at the wonderful group of photos and learn the names of the artists who took these iconic pictures. I use ‘pictures’ because it’s as close as I can get to ‘art work’. This is Art.
Thank you for this opportunity to understand the process (as much as I’m able either way familiarity with the cameras.
You stand among these artists, as do some brilliant photographer I follow here.
Great article..the harry callahans are incredible..been doing a lot of double exposures recently…there was one artist Laima Leyton i was photographing at a performance and it just intrinsically felt right to create a multiple image of her (in camera) as one of her key themes was to shown the juxtaposition between being a mother and an artist..and since then I got the bug and have been using the effect a lot to tell different stories..its an old trick but it still packs a punch..
I love when these intrinsical moments happen. It sounds like it is a good technique for what she wanted to express. double exposures are just a great way to see the world differently. I understand your excitement totally!
In my photographic learnings, Duane Michals was one of the most influential teachers of visual storytelling. I mimicked his visual humor and sequences within my own ways of seeing.
Awesome overview in double exposure!
Cheers!
Thank you, Kenneth. So good to hear you enjoyed the read. And yes, I agree with you on Michals. He uses the medium for story telling like no other.
great lesson! jerry uelsman is my favourite regarding multi exposure. personally i made multi exposure images in 3 ways: in camera by not advancing the film (some of them accidentally), in a digital camera and in photoshop by layering images. never did it in a darkroom but who knows when opportunity arrises
Thank you for reading! And do you have a preferred method creating double exposures?
no, i don't have a preferred method, i think it's a matter of the mood that i'm in
You can imagine how much I love this! Thank you for putting this together.
haha! I thought you might like this, although it´s probably nothing new in here for you! Thank you for reading anyway! =)
In the 70’s I got lessons from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes. He started with giving us the assignment to create multi-exposures in a complete dark room using flashlight. I still have a print in my archive.
In oktober we are in Chicago and surely will see the exposition.
Thanks for sharing
That sounds amazing! I love that you still have the double exposure from back then!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for reading, Dan!
Thank you for sharing this! I have experimented with double exposures and really appreciate this historical perspective. Very compelling Chicago images!
Thank you, Sarah! Multi exposures are incredibly fun. Thanks for reading!
Susanne, THIS is a wonderful post and your images of Chicago are superb! I love, love, love, multi exposure photography and my clone who keeps coming in and out of my life loves it too! For a while, I would go out with my Rolleiflex and had a blast making double exposure images. I love that you included Harry C. in this one... Vivian Maier also has a select number of multis - I'd have to find what site posted them. In any case, love this topic!
Thank you, Juliette! Multi exposure are just so magical - especially the in-camera where you can’t quite predict the outcome. I hope you will Share some of yours in a future post!?
Terrific, Susanne! Thank you for such an informative post!
Thank you for reading, Alex!
These are great. I knew Uelsmann (he's astonishing) but not the others. I really really like the Duane Michals ones, especially the first two you shared. Thanks for doing this!
Uelsmann and his vision and technique is truly one of a kind! But Michals and Callahan are amazing too!
Wonderful overview! My favorite of yours. Thank you. I thought I knew Iturbide pretty well. I have not seen her multi-exposures. I will ferret them out!!!!
Thank you very much, Mark! Iturbide hasn't used the technique as much as the others I named here. And without knowing, you might not recognise them at all. I heard her talking about it in an interview. This one f.e. was created by layering two negatives in the darkroom: https://www.artsy.net/artist/graciela-iturbide
Had the chance to sit quietly and read/look at the wonderful group of photos and learn the names of the artists who took these iconic pictures. I use ‘pictures’ because it’s as close as I can get to ‘art work’. This is Art.
Thank you for this opportunity to understand the process (as much as I’m able either way familiarity with the cameras.
You stand among these artists, as do some brilliant photographer I follow here.
Thank you so much for taking the time to immerse yourself in this wonderful technique. And I agree with you, these pictures are works of art!
Great article..the harry callahans are incredible..been doing a lot of double exposures recently…there was one artist Laima Leyton i was photographing at a performance and it just intrinsically felt right to create a multiple image of her (in camera) as one of her key themes was to shown the juxtaposition between being a mother and an artist..and since then I got the bug and have been using the effect a lot to tell different stories..its an old trick but it still packs a punch..
I love when these intrinsical moments happen. It sounds like it is a good technique for what she wanted to express. double exposures are just a great way to see the world differently. I understand your excitement totally!