Multi (double) exposure - Maybe Thom Hogan could help ;-)

Hi,

My question will be (I hope) more understandable than the title of the thread (!).

Is it possible with the D100 to take mutli exposed pictures ? I realize that having the possibility to go under Photoshop allows us to do anything we want with the pictures but I'm not sure we can do this with the D100 directly. I've read that it was possible with the Fuji S2 Pro.

Thanks for your help.

Fred.

No way that I know of to do multiple exposures in camera. Why would you want to? Would it not be better to have both images solo for better control?

Dave
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fredaow said:

Hi,

My question will be (I hope) more understandable than the title of
the thread (!).

Is it possible with the D100 to take mutli exposed pictures ? I
realize that having the possibility to go under Photoshop allows us
to do anything we want with the pictures but I'm not sure we can do
this with the D100 directly. I've read that it was possible with
the Fuji S2 Pro.

Thanks for your help.

Fred.

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What for ? I would answer... experimentation !

In fact, I'm keen of trying to do some strange thinks like long exposures, speed effects, ... directly with the camera, with no post-production.

As I've seen it was possible with the S2 Pro, I wanted to know if I had missed something in the D100 manual (because nothing is written about it in this manual).

BTW, thanks for your answer.

Dave Harpe said:

Dave
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fredaow said:

Hi,

My question will be (I hope) more understandable than the title of
the thread (!).

Is it possible with the D100 to take mutli exposed pictures ? I
realize that having the possibility to go under Photoshop allows us
to do anything we want with the pictures but I'm not sure we can do
this with the D100 directly. I've read that it was possible with
the Fuji S2 Pro.

Thanks for your help.

Fred.

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A Canon guy coming in here with suggestions.

I don't think you can do a multi-exposure, but!!! I did see where someone used the 550ex multiflash to create an action image (Wished I had the link)
with their D60 (I think)

I can't see where the CCD would be able to hold two different set's of data, without first dumping to the card. Of course I'm not a tech guy, so I could be wrong.

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Vance.

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I have done shots in the dark or at night painting with light and have had excellent results "stacking" the images in photoshop using the "lighten" feature on the additional layers.

I keep the ISO low, exposure relatively short (10-30 seconds) and paint with a decently bright light source. Subsequent photos are able to remove the image of myself standing in the shot if I move around to a different place for at least one of the images used in the "stack". There's also additional things you can do to individual layers too.

I have stacked up to 50 images in this manner to combine a single pic.

It's fun, give it a try

-b

you can experiment to your hearts content in PS. when you update technologies, the old tricks become commonplace or just don't make sense anymore. you have to find new/different ones to entertain yourself. (hint: try IR & UV!) ...dav

fredaow said:

Is it possible with the D100 to take mutli exposed pictures ?

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Nope.

fredaow said:

I
realize that having the possibility to go under Photoshop allows us
to do anything we want with the pictures but I'm not sure we can do
this with the D100 directly. I've read that it was possible with
the Fuji S2 Pro.

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Yes, it is.

--
Thom Hogan
author, Nikon Field Guide
author, Nikon Flash Guide
author, Complete Guide to the Nikon D100
author, Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1h, & D1x
http://www.bythom.com

Dave Harpe said:

Why would you want to? Would it not be better to have both images solo for better control?

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Actually, there are some techniques that work better in camera than via post production. For example, one common multiexposure technique is to shoot moving leaves/bushes/flowers via a quick multi-exposure burst.

Imagine a big tree in a strong, variable wind. Set the camera to a multiple burst of, say, 8 frames as fast as the camera can shoot (2 fps isn't quite fast enough most of the time). Set the exposure so the 8 frames "stack" up to a single full exposure. Fire away. The tree trunk will be correctly exposed and stationary while the moving leaves/branches will get a silky blur to them (sort of like slow water shots, only much more colorful).

Another technique uses a "roll focus" during the multiexposure burst. But some of these techniques are hard to "assemble" after the fact in Photoshop.

--
Thom Hogan
author, Nikon Field Guide
author, Nikon Flash Guide
author, Complete Guide to the Nikon D100
author, Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1h, & D1x
http://www.bythom.com

I was reading Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant's excellent book "Photo Impressionism".. too bad I can't try those techniques with the D100.. May be I should bring my film camera instead when shooting fall colors..

Michael

Thom Hogan said:

Imagine a big tree in a strong, variable wind. Set the camera to a
multiple burst of, say, 8 frames as fast as the camera can shoot (2
fps isn't quite fast enough most of the time). Set the exposure so
the 8 frames "stack" up to a single full exposure. Fire away. The
tree trunk will be correctly exposed and stationary while the
moving leaves/branches will get a silky blur to them (sort of like
slow water shots, only much more colorful).

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Thom Hogan said:

Imagine a big tree in a strong, variable wind. Set the camera to a
multiple burst of, say, 8 frames as fast as the camera can shoot (2
fps isn't quite fast enough most of the time). Set the exposure so
the 8 frames "stack" up to a single full exposure. Fire away. The
tree trunk will be correctly exposed and stationary while the
moving leaves/branches will get a silky blur to them (sort of like
slow water shots, only much more colorful).

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Can you link to any examples that you have taken or found on the net?

Thanks for your answers !

Regards,

Fred.

Thom Hogan said:

fredaow said:

Is it possible with the D100 to take mutli exposed pictures ?

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Nope.

Thom Hogan said:

I
realize that having the possibility to go under Photoshop allows us
to do anything we want with the pictures but I'm not sure we can do
this with the D100 directly. I've read that it was possible with
the Fuji S2 Pro.

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Yes, it is.

--
Thom Hogan
author, Nikon Field Guide
author, Nikon Flash Guide
author, Complete Guide to the Nikon D100
author, Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1h, & D1x
http://www.bythom.com

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